Barbados Lends Further Assistance to St. Vincent
Barbados has dispatched two coast guard vessels to St. Vincent loaded with supplies along with police and military personnel to assist with the relief effort and security. A Barbados media contingent was also onboard when the vessels departed in the early hours of this morning, including our own Akeel Lovell.
Shooting Death
A shooting along Sugar Hill main Road, Sugar Hill St. Joseph has left one man dead. Police are currently at the scene where the 22 year Guyanese national, who resides in the said area was killed. Lawmen say the incident occurred around 7 pm while a group of men were liming in the area when at […]
Blaze In The City Leaves Families Homeless
A fire in the densely populated, Queen Street Nelson Street community earlier this evening has left a number of families homeless … The blaze which completely destroyed three houses and partially damaged two others, happened just after 5pm. A heavy crowd gathered as fire officers from the Bridgetown and Worthing stations, worked to bring the […]
MET Office Advisory
The Barbados Met Office has issued an urgent alert for Barbados as a series of ongoing major volcanic eruptions send plumes of ash this way Starcom Network News spoke to Director of Meteorological Services Sabu Best.
Barbados On Standby
Home Affairs Minister, Wilfred Abrahams, stated at a news briefing that Barbados has pledged its full support to St. Vincent. He disclosed that there has been no formal request for Barbados to house evacuees as yet, but it’s said it’s a developing situation and Barbados stands ready to assist in any way it can. Chief […]
Thousands Being Evacuated In St. Vincent
A highly emotional, even tearful St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gozalves today thanked his Caribbean neighbours for the outpouring of support as explosive eruptions commenced at the La Soufriere Volcano. At a media briefing he disclosed that thousands of residents from the red zone have already been evacuated using boats, cars, […]
Pedal Cyclist Killed In Road Accident
Yet another pedal cyclist has been killed in a road accident, the third such fatality over the past two months. The police confirm a 21 year old man died in a collision with a motor car at Eastbourne, St. Phillip about 9:20pm yesterday.
Barbados Records Another COVID 19 Death
The number of covid-19 deaths in Barbados now stands at 40. The latest covid victim is a 61-year-old Barbadian woman who passed away on Saturday at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. A government statement says the deceased suffered from non-communicable diseases and had been a patient at the facility for 25 days during which time […]
More GIS Horror Stories
Yet another parent has raised serious concerns over what she considers harsh and inhumane treatment of children at the government industrial school, A caller to VOB’s Brass Tacks call-in program said that for more than a decade she has been trying to get attention paid to the conditions at the institution follow the harrowing stories […]
Nurses Pay Demand
The Barbados Nurses Association wants a pay hike for this country’s nurses. President of the association Valarie Francis-Miller, in statement today, said she welcomed some of the announcements from the health minister such as a financing overhaul and a strategic plan for public health as well as restoring the stipend for student nurses. But she […]