Car rental company not renting to male drivers
At least one company is temporarily banning male drivers and another is threatening to blacklist some clients after reckless stunts surfaced in a viral video on social media. A recent road fatality also involved a hired car. Andre Foster, Managing Director of Easy Cars Limited believes the reckless drivers are a minority but the situation […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: New case
Yet another visitor who arrived here by air has tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the country’s total cases to 157. The 27-year-old British woman arrived on a British Airways flight yesterday, and is now in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy. She was the only positive case of COVID-19 among the 304 tests done by […]
BUT rejects Santia’s invitation
Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw is pressing ahead with a consultation forum with teachers next week. This despite the President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), Pedro Sheperd, rejecting the invitation. Ms. Bradshaw tells Starcom Network News the sessions are still on and she looks forward to meeting with the teachers of this country. […]
BHTA & Union to meet to discuss future of laid off tourism workers
The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association reports the covid-19 pandemic continues to take a massive toll on the sector with revenues having declined by 96 percent, air traffic into the island at 5 percent of what it should be and only 15 hotels currently open. Chief Executive Officer of the BHTA Senator Rudy Grant says […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: NEW CASE
A Grenadian visitor who arrived on a British Airways flight on Tuesday is the latest COVID-19-positive patient in Barbados. The 38-year-old man was in transit to Grenada when he was tested for the viral illness on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport. He is now in isolation at Harrison Point, St. Lucy. No one […]
Newborns suffocated
Two-week-old twin babies have died after reportedly being suffocated by their mother who fell asleep while breastfeeding at a Christ Church residence. The police say that last night after ten o’clock they responded to a report at Rendezvous Terrace and on arrival discovered the bodies of two babies. The newborns lived at the residence with […]
Elderly man dies after fall from balcony
An elderly St. James man has died after falling from the balcony of his home this morning. The police say they received the report about 8 46 am. The 70-year-old man resided at 9th Avenue Durants Village. He was said to be trimming some trees from the upstairs balcony of his house when one of […]
Companies bidding to take over GAIA operations
Thirteen companies or consortia are bidding to take over the running of the Grantley Adams International Airport. A statement from Chairman of the airport’s board of directors, Vic Fernandes, said that entities vying to take over management of the airport have significant experience in the aviation sector and have received the go-ahead to bid on […]
PSV operator re-arrested after granted bail
A public service vehicle operator was immediately re-arrested after being granted bail during a court appearance on a long list of charges today. Paul Alleyne alias “Bashment Monkey” pleaded not guilty to 9 charges connected to an incident at the Transtech Complex at Kendall Hill, Christ Church last weekend. A video of the incident went […]
Family wants justice for Demarco
Residents at Richmond, St. Michael are demanding justice following the death of 10-year-old neighbour Demarco Gibbs who had been in a coma for more than a month after allegedly being beaten by other children. Wendy Burke reports.