Barbados to get Pfizer vaccine on Friday

Barbados on Friday gets a shipment of more than seventy thousand doses of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine from the United States government. The United States today announced the shipment of the Pfizer doses to Barbados and five other CARICOM countries saying its part of its commitment to provide “safe and effective vaccines to as many […]

Uphill battle for Hewitt

Reverend Guy Hewitt may have to choose another constituency other than Christ Church East Central if he hopes to run for the Democratic Labour Party in the next general election. Reverend Hewitt yesterday announced his intention to seek the party’s nomination to contest the seat formerly held by Ronald Jones and which is currently represented […]

Kadooment payout

The National Cultural Foundation has commenced payments to Kadooment Band leaders as compensation for the cancellation of the Crop Over Festival for a second straight year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister in the Prime Minister’s office with responsibility for Culture John King confirmed that the payments are being made and said he’s very pleased […]

Weir intervenes

Government is intervening as a major increase in the local price of animal feed is set to trigger a hike in the price of meat and poultry produced here. Minister of agriculture Indar Weir tells Starcom Network News he will be meeting tomorrow with management of Pinnacle Feeds, the lone local manufacturer of animal feed. […]

BAS: Price hikes inevitable

The Board of the Barbados Agricultural Society meets this afternoon to consider the options in the face of a twenty percent increase in the price of animal feed, but it appears clear Barbadians will soon have to pay more for local meat, eggs and poultry. The only question is how soon prices will go up […]

Met office monitoring area of disturbed weather

The Barbados Meteorological Services is currently monitoring an area of disturbed weather associated with an elongated area of low pressure located some 480 miles or 770 kilometers to the east of Barbados at 7:00 a.m, 8th August, 2021. KEY MESSAGES: There are no Watches or Warnings in effect for Barbados at this time. This system […]

Gonsalves undergoes head scans in Barbados

St. Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has arrived in Barbados for head scans to determine the extent of his injuries after he was struck during protests yesterday in his country’s capital Kingstown. Sources here tell Starcom Netwoork News that due to the lack of certain medical equipment in St. Vincent that’s needed to carry […]

Fatal accident along Pilgrim Road

One person has reportedly died in a two vehicle smashup at Pilgrim Road, Christ Church involving a Ministry of Health vehicle and a bus. The incident occured around 11 this morning. Several passengers in the bus have also reported injuries at are being treated by medical personnel at the scene.

Injured PM Gonsalves to fly to Barbados for head scan

Protest broke out in the capital Kingstown, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines where citizens marched through the city to voice their displeasure at government’s proposed changes to the Public Health Act that would make the covid-19 vaccine mandatory. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was left bloody after he was struck in the head with […]

Fire destroys house at Bush Hall

A fire has destroyed one house and damaged another in a blaze at Savannah Road, Bush Hall St. Michael. Starcom Network News understands the house destroyed was unoccupied. Acting divisional fire officer Patrick Edwards says they received the report of the fire around 1 pm.