Fire victim dies
Janice Mitchell, one of the victims of last weekend’s house fire in the city, has passed away. The police say she succumbed to her injuries sometime between 9 and 11 this morning. Ms. Mitchell, her daughter and her one year old granddaughter were burnt in the blaze which occurred Saturday around 2.35 am at 1st […]
‘More sex workers since pandemic’
Head of the local Adult Industry Association Charles “Charlie Spice” Lewis says he has seen a significant increase in both women and men getting involved in sex work as a result the covid-19 pandemic. He tells Starcom network news that given the economic challenges many of them face, they have resorted to various forms of sex work […]
Appeal to church goers
With a church linked yet again to a covid-19 outbreak, two prominent voices in the local religious community are appealing to churches to comply with the covid-19 protocols. This comes against the background of the announcement by health authorities that a cluster at a St. Michael church is one of the developments that has led […]
Night-time curfew to be re-imposed
Night-time curfew along with other restrictions are to be reimposed for the next two weeks following a spike in covid-19 cases. This was announced by Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffery Bostic this evening during a press conference. KEY POINTS Restrictions will be reimposed from Tuesday 13th of July for two weeks. The curfew is […]
Covid-19 Update: 40 new cases
Forty people, 20 males and 20 females, were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday, July 10, out of the 908 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of persons in isolation is 60. Since March 2020, confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 4,176 (2,020 females and 2,156 males). There have been 48 deaths […]
B’DOS RECORDS DOUBLE ROAD FATALITY AT BANK HALL
Barbados has recorded three road fatalities in the space of 24 hours, including a double fatality in the early hours of this morning. Two people have died as a result of a collision involving two cars at the junction of Bank Hall Main Road and Bank Hall Cross Roads St. Michael at 12 minutes to […]
Fatal accident on ABC Highway
Barbados recorded a fatal accident this afternoon after a two-vehicle collision along the Tom Adams section of the ABC Highway. The accident involved a car and a truck. The driver of the car, a man, died at the scene. The collision took place on the stretch between Gildan and the Barbados Bottling Company.
Three people injured in house fire
Three people, including a baby, have been badly burnt in a house fire in the city in the early hours of this morning. The blaze occurred about 2 35 am at a residence located at 1st Avenue, Chapman Lane, St. Michael. The police say three people, all occupants of the house, suffered severe burns about […]
De Caires resigns as CBC chair
Chris De Caires has resigned as Chairman of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation just nine months after he was appointed to the post. Mr. De Caires, who has a well regarded background in accounting, finance and business generally, was expected to help turn-around the state agency which has over the years been beset by financial and […]
UK couple attacked
The police are on the hunt for the perpetrator or perpetrators who staged an armed robbery at the residence of a UK couple in which the female was sexually assaulted. Starcom Network News has learnt that the attack took place sometime around 8pm last Sunday at a property on the west coast where the couple […]