Two men, charged with serious bodily harm get bail
Forty-one year old, Roland Layne has been placed on $5,000 bail after appearing in the District “D” court on a charge of serious bodily harm. Layne, a regular caller on VOB’s Down to Brass Tacks programme under the name, “Mr. Agriculture”, along with his Great uncle, David Tyrone Layne, were jointly charged with committing serious […]
Nurses demand stop to sporadic salary payments
The local association representing nurses across Barbados says there must be no return to the inadequate treatment of nurses in a post-COVID-19 environment. The position from President of the Barbados Nurses Association, Joanna Waterman , comes as the sector celebrates International Nurses Week, from today. She told Starcom Network News that the COVID-19 pandemic has […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: NO POSITIVE CASES TODAY
No one tested positive for COVID-19 in Barbados yesterday out of the 64 test results returned by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. No one will be released from isolation today, so the numbers in isolation remain at 20, and the number of recovered persons at 57. Eighty-four persons have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since […]
UPDATE: Victim identifed in fatal accident
The victim in the fatal car crash along Coral Ridge Road, Christ Church has been identified as Britney Griffith, 18, of Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church. Police said the one-vehicle collision occurred around 4:45 pm. Griffith was a passenger in the vehicle but police have not released the name of the driver.
Police make million-dollar drug bust
Police have made a million-dollar drug bust in St. George. Police said members of the Suppressing Criminal Activity Threatened Society (SCATS) yesterday, based on information received, went to a bushy area along 2nd Avenue Greens, where a number of marijuana fields were discovered ranging from seedlings to 18ft in height. The lawmen disclosed that assistance […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: One new case
A 32-year-old man is the latest person to test positive for COVID-19. His positive test result was among 138 returned by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory yesterday. All of the others were negative. The source of contact for this new case is under investigation by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Meanwhile, four persons […]
APTO: PSV operators being unfairly targeted
Minibus and route taxi operators report they continue to struggle, as a result of the COVID-19 fallout. And now , President of the Association of Public Transport Operators (APTO), Kenny Best, says they now have an additional problem, what he considers to be unfair treatment over compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. Police Public Relations Officer […]
Abrahams: Government finances take major hit
The COVID-19 shutdown is not only hurting some businesses and the self-employed but government also reports its finances continue to be negatively impacted. The matter highlighted by Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Wilfred Abrahams, as he thanked a number of companies who donated thousands of face masks and bottles of hand-sanitizers to various government […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: ONE NEW CASE TODAY
A CARICOM national, resident in Barbados, is the 83rd person who has tested positive for COVID-19. The 72-year-old woman was the only new positive case among 89 tests conducted yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that she has no recent travel history, and investigations into the […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: SIX PERSONS RECOVERED, NO NEW CASES
Six people will leave the isolation facility today after receiving their second negative test result for COVID-19. Their results were included in the 70 test results returned yesterday by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There were no new positive cases. The number of confirmed cases in Barbados therefore remains at 82. Fifty-three people have […]