New government Senator sworn in
Attorney-at-Law Gregory Nicholls being sworn in this morning as a government senator by President Dame Sandra Mason at State House. In attendance were Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and Attorney General Dale Marshall. Senator Nicholls who previously served as a Senator from 2003 to 2008 says he’s humbled to be […]
Attorney Gregory Nicholls New Senate Pick
Prominent Attorney-at-Law Gregory Nicholls will tomorrow become the country’s newest Government senator. He is expected to be sworn into office on the recommendation of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, as the Barbados Labour Party’s final representative in the Upper House. This follows the Government’s curtailment of its bid to amend the constitution of Barbados to […]
PM withdraws bid to appoint 18-year-old to Senate
The following is a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Khaleel Kothdiwala will not be a Senator after all…. at least not for the next three years. This is because Prime Minister the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley has opted not to pursue her bid to have the 18-year-old appointed as a senator, in light of […]
Ministry of Education: Use social media for positivity
Chief Education Officer Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw is urging students to use social media in a more positive way. This was her response, after being questioned about a viral video purporting students of a secondary school using a vape pen (e-cigarette) on social media platform Tiktok. Dr. Archer-Bradshaw, was speaking to the media after a tour […]
High Court Rules Parliament Was Not Unlawfully Convened
The High Court today ruled that Parliament was not unlawfully or inappropriately convened. The landmark case brought against the current Attorney General Dale Marshall by former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite was to determine whether parliament was properly constituted in accordance with section 36 of the Constitution following general elections on January 19th this year. Madam […]
Government relaxes more Covid-19 restrictions
Government has announced it will further ease Covid-19 restrictions from Monday due to the continued decline of the COVID-19 situation. The disclosure was made in a statement by Minister of Health and Wellness Ian Gooding-Edghill. Statement below “I am pleased to announce that the current outlook of the COVID Pandemic in Barbados remains optimistic […]
Budget Day set for March 14
At 3 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022, Barbadians as well as individuals and organisations doing business in, or with, Barbados, will get a clear picture of how the Government intends to address critical economic and social matters over the next year or so. That’s when Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mia Amor Mottley, […]
Fatal shooting at New Orleans, St. Michael
Police are investigating two separate St. Michael shooting incidents; one of which was fatal. Police confirmed that a 56 year old man was shot in his chest and back at 7th avenue new Orleans, St. Michael this morning. He was transported to the hospital by private vehicle and while receiving medical treatment, succumbed to his […]
Thieves/monkeys wreak havoc on crops
Food crop farmers estimate that they are losing tens of millions of dollars a year due to crop thieves and green monkeys and want the monkey population culled and stiffer penalties for the people raiding their farms at night. Wayne Clarke, the owner of Manor Farms at Clifton Hill, St. Thomas, spoke to Starcom Network […]
EV sales increasing / car sales overall down
Car dealers and the companies that finance them report a massive decline in new car sales over the past two years as the Covid-19 pandemic severely affected the economy. However, demand for hybrid and electric vehicles is rapidly increasing and expected to grow even more quickly as fuel prices rise. Starcom Network News got an […]