Petition Demands Action on Barbados Auditor General Report
Accountant Krystle Howell has launched an online petition demanding the Barbados government act on the concerns raised by the auditor general. She says that the 2021 Barbados Auditor General’s Report has raised numerous alarming issues which require urgent address. She outlined her objective.
Bank of England Rate Move Could Affect Barbados
There was a major development in the UK today that could potentially have significant economic implications for Barbados. Britain’s Central Bank, the Bank of England, has made its biggest increase to interest rates in 27 years in a bid to smother soaring inflation and warned the country faces a long recession ahead. The Bank of […]
New Jobs for Ash Clean-Up Workers
Scores of people hired for the volcanic ash clean-up are to be kept on and redeployed as part of government’s job-creation program. That promise has been given by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as he she addressed a town hall meeting in St. Phillip, one in a series being held across the country. She was […]
One of Barbados’ Most Wanted Men Captured
One of this country’s most wanted men has been captured. Twenty seven year old Shawayne Williams, alias ‘Steppy’ was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued on Tuesday of last week in connection with investigations into what the police referred to as several serious criminal matters. A release from the service says he is […]
Food Price Ease
Minister responsible for finance Ryan Straughn has outlined in Parliament a series of measures aimed at trying to bring down the cost of food including widening the list of VAT-free items, reducing the duty on others and cutting the retailer mark-ups. Mr. Straughn was delivering a ministerial statement as a follow up to last week’s […]
Closer Monitoring for Banks/Credit Unions
Government plans tighter regulation of commercial banks, credits unions and other entities offering financial products and services. And it warns Barbadians to be careful where they put their money and to be wary of investment scams. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, as he introduced in the House of Assembly, the Financial Services […]
Almost 4 Thousand Sign Up for Summer School Meals/Deadline Extended
Over 37 hundred students have so far registered for the recently announced summer school meals program. The Summer Nutrition or “SUN” program was announced last week by Prime Mottley as part of a series of measures to assist families. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, tells Starcom Network News the registration deadline has also been […]
Passengers Hurt In PSV Collision
About half a dozen people were injured when a minibus and two route taxis were involved in a collision near Top Rock, Christ Church this morning. The driver of one of the route taxis recounted what happened. A security guard who was passing the area on his way home told Starcom Network News what he […]
Ellis Quits as Covid Advisor
David Ellis has announced he has resigned from the post of government’s covid-19 public advisor. Mr. Ellis made the disclosure at the start of his introductory remarks as he returned to the airwaves as a moderator of VOB’s Down to Brass Tacks call-in program, a role he relinquished when he took up the government post. […]
PM on St. Philip Tragedy: “My Heart Hurt”
Police forensic investigators are trying to determine how and why a St. Phillip family of four perished in their home in the early hours of this morning. The service is appealing for the public’s help in solving the case of the death of a contractor, his wife a suspended attorney at law, and their two […]