Transport Board Strike Talks Continue
Transport Board workers are still off the job and vow not to return until their grievances are addressed. They went on strike this morning and all of the state agency’s buses are off the road which forced education officials to close schools for the day. Toni Moore, General Secretary of the Barbados Workers Union, which […]
Challenges of Secondary Students to be Assessed Says PM Mottley
Prime Minister Mia Mottley says government intends to assess third to fifth form school students this term to better facilitate their individual needs. Speaking during a Community Mediation Workshop at the Barbados Community College, Ms. Mottley said government will introduce a diagnostic instrument in all schools to assist those impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Ms. […]
“No Bird Flu Here” say Poultry Officials
Top players in the poultry sector deny there’s any outbreak of bird flu in Barbados contrary to a viral social media post as they blame a loss of electrical power for a massive bird kill at a St. John farm. A video has been making rounds on social media showing a large number of dead […]
Insurance Rate Hike
Insurance rates in Barbados are going up from next month by up to ten percent. President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados Randy Graham tells Starcom Network News that overseas re-insurers have significantly increased their rates. Those increases will soon be implemented.
Barbados gets $200 Million World Bank Loan
Barbados is getting a two hundred million dollar loan from the World Bank. The Bank has announced in a news release that it approved yesterday one hundred million US dollars in financing to support Barbados’ low carbon economic development and resilience to climate change. The release quotes Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as saying that […]
Supermarket Robbery Shakes Sugar Hill Residents
Some residents in Sugar Hill, St. Joseph say they have been shaken and scared at a nearby Supermarket over the weekend. Police confirmed that two armed men entered the establishment known as Mumus Supermarket and got away with an undisclosed sum of money. When Starcom Network News visited the area, some residents said that Sugar […]
Driver Dead in Carpark After Collision
A motorist has been pronounced dead after his car collided with another vehicle in the car park of Massy Stores at Warrens, St. Michael. Police say they received a call of an accident between 2 vehicles within the main car park located at Warrens, St. Michael. They are unsure as to whether the deceased suffered […]
Search for Missing St. George Woman Continues
Police, soldiers and a drone have been deployed at Workman’s , St. George to search for an elderly woman who has been missing for three days. Monday was the last time 82-year-old Elmonda Husbands was last seen by her family. Police received a report on Tuesday that Ms. Husbands had left her residence about 12:45 […]
Former Chief Education Officer Laurie King Passes
Former Barbados Chief Education Officer, Laurie King, has died. His son Hayden Brathwaite tells Starcom Network News that Mr. King who was appointed as the education chief in 2012 died this morning at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. He was sixty five years old. Mr. King had taken early retirement some years […]
VAT-Free Day Wednesday
For the second successive year, government is granting Barbadians a Christmas ease with a VAT-free shopping day in the week before Christmas. Starcom Network News has confirmed that government has approved Wednesday of this week as a value-added tax holiday. A similar initiative was implemented in the days leading up to Christmas last year with […]