Man shot dead at Lears, St. Michael.
One man has been shot dead near Atlantic Marketing at Lears, St. Michael. Starcom Network News understands the victim is reported to be a St. Phillip man in his twenties. Reports indicate he was traveling on a motorcycle when an assailant drove up and shot him in the head.
PSV operator “Preacher Man” dies
Minibus driver Victor “Preacher Man” Walton who was shot in the head and robbed by a passenger last week Wednesday night has succumbed to his injuries. Fifty-six year old Victor Walton of 2nd Avenue, Haynesville, St. James was in the hospital for the past week and a half but died in the early hours of […]
Fatal accident at Black Rock
One person is reportedly dead in a collision between a police vehicle and another car. The accident occurred at the traffic lights intersection near Fairfield, Black Rock, St. Michael by the Sol service station. The deceased is reportedly a civilian who was in the car that was involved in the collision with the police vehicle. […]
“Preacher Man” improves
The family of a minibus driver, Victor “Preacher Man” Walton says he is making good progress as he remains hospitalized. The 56-year-old of 2nd Avenue, Haynesville, St. James, was shot twice in the head as he was robbed by a passenger on his bus last Wednesday night. His sister, Juliet Walton, gave an update on […]
National Credit Bureau coming
Government has gone to parliament with a bill to create a National Credit Bureau. It will allow financial institutions and other businesses to share information on the debt obligations and credit worthiness of people seeking loans. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn today introduced the Fair Credit Reporting Bill in the House of […]
Port couple succumbed to Covid-19
A husband and wife, both of employees of the Bridgetown Port are the latest to succumb to covid-19. They passed away at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility, the husband on Saturday and the wife on Sunday. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, tells Starcom Network News counselors have been brought in […]
Simpson Motors merger deal
The Simpson Motors Group, one of Barbados’ largest and most successful locally-owned businesses is being merged with and international automotive distributor, Inchcape PLC. The announcement was made today by Sir Kyffin Simpson, the founder of – Simpson Motors and its regional automotive distribution arm, ITC. He said agreement had been reached for what he called […]
BERT Monitoring Committee: Slow economic recovery
Government continues to meet its fiscal and monetary targets under the IMF-sanctioned Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) program including the debt ceiling and expenditure limits. This, despite is spending an extra hundred million dollars on the volcanic ash clean-up and battling the covid-19 pandemic. However, the BERT Monitoring Committee set-up under the Social Partnership […]
Man boards flight from Barbados to Miami with loaded gun
A man with a fully loaded gun got on a commercial flight from Barbados and was able to fly to Miami, the NBC 6 Investigators exclusively discovered — a hair-raising incident that caused the TSA to immediately trigger a probe into the security lapse that aviation experts say could have caused a disaster. In a […]
The public warned against holding Christmas gatherings
As the Christmas holiday approaches head of the covid-19 monitoring unit Ronald Chapman warns the public that family gatherings are still banned and urges strict compliance with the protocols, including avoiding crowds as much as possible given the highly infectious nature of the Delta and Omicron variants.