Delta boosting airlift into B’dos
Delta Airlines is increasing flights into Barbados next year. A news release from Barbados Tourism Marketing Incorporated announces the expanded service from Delta Air Lines during the 2025 summer season. The release says that commencing May 7th, 2025, and running through September 7th, 2025, Delta will offer daily non-stop flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport […]
PSV owners to be held accountable, govt says
Public service vehicle owners are to be held more accountable for the actions of their drivers under strict new regulations for the sector, a revised version of which was to be reviewed by cabinet today. The paper went before the cabinet as both Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Transport Minister Santia Bradshaw again promised […]
Cyber Experts Urge Swift Action After Major BRA Data Breach
Local cybersecurity professionals warn that the data breach at the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is a major cause for concern, and are calling for urgent action to strengthen security protocols. President of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Barbados Chapter, Anthony Harris, commented on the the BRA cyber breach. He believes that the private data […]
IACHR to hear cyber crime bill complaints
A group of concerned Barbadians has been granted a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the Cybercrime Bill. The group, which includes citizens who are resident here as well as in the diaspora, believes that the bill threatens freedom of expression and other democratic rights. Speaking this morning during a news briefing […]
29 charges for accused serial car thief
An alleged serial car thief has been slapped with 29 charges and remanded to Dodds Prison after appearing in court today. Forty six-year-old Richard Alleyne of no fixed place of abode is accused of a multitude of offences, 19 of them being separate charges for car theft committed over five months. His other charges are […]
Shooting death at the Pine
A man has been shot dead at the Pine, St. Michael in the early hours of this morning. The police say their Operations Control Room received a report at about 1:45 am, that a male had been shot while sitting on his step at Newton Crescent, The Pine. Officers from the District ‘A’ Station responded […]
Fire destroys St. Lucy home
A home has been destroyed and another damaged in a fire at Checker Hall, St. Lucy that started just before noon today. The fire service reported a home was fully engulfed in flames while a nearby property suffered slight damage. Fire Service Divisional Officer, Tramelle Perch, says the call came in at about fifteen minutes […]
B’dos warned to expect stronger storms
Barbadians are being warned that the hot and humid temperatures will likely persist until about December and also to expect increasingly strong storms in the future due to global warming. Kathy-Ann Caesar, Chief Meteorologist at the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, tells Starcom Network News the historic nature of the Hurricane’s Beryl and […]
Freight costs pushing up food prices, importer warns
Food retailers say shipping costs continue to trend upwards and this has implications for food prices although some supermarkets have been seeking to delay those price hikes. The World Bank, its recent economic outlook report for Latin America and the Caribbean states that food and energy prices are still elevated relative to their pre-pandemic trend […]
No chicken shortage, says BAS
The Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, insists that there is no chicken shortage contrary to some social media reports. His statement comes in response to public concerns after a fast-food chain announced its temporary closure of two branches due to a lack of chicken. Mr. Paul says some of the […]