Three charged for Caddle murder
Three men have been charged with the murder of Pedro Caddle who was beaten to death at Jackson, St. Michael on October 28th. The accused are Daniel Forde and Tyrone Roach, who are both 29 years old, as well as 23 year old Nicholas Roach. All three live at Jackson Tenantry Road, St. Michael. Caddle […]
Bdos PM Mottley congratulates Trump
In a post on her Instagram page, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, has offered congratulations to President-elect Trump. She said: “On behalf of the people and government of Barbados, I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on your victory in the United States Presidential elections”. Prime Minister Mottley added that the United States continues to be […]
Major battery storage procurement launched
In a major stride for Barbados’ National Renewable Energy Agenda, a request for information has been launched, inviting suppliers to provide 60 megawatts of battery energy storage systems. This initiative will advance the country’s battery storage capacity a critical step towards a more sustainable and resilient energy system. Speaking this morning during the launch of […]
Sickout at QEH
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been hit by a sickout. Starcom Network News has learned that nurses, paramedics, and some other staff on the morning shift failed to turn up for work in protest over what they claim is non-payment of a promised Covid-19 hazard allowance. In a statement on the matter, QEH Chief Executive […]
Credit union customers hacked
Days after news broke of the hacking of the Barbados Revenue Authority system, some customers of a major credit union have also been hit by hackers. The Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union has informed customers that one of their service providers has brought to their attention a potential security breach. It has affected the […]
City blaze
Fire crews are battling a building fire at Reed Street in Bridgetown. The fire at a large commercial bond of Builders Value Mart started sometime after 9 am. Residents of the area reported hearing several loud explosions. Fire crews have so far prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby homes.
Fatal shooting at Black Rock
A man has been shot dead at Black Rock, St. Michael. Starcom Network News understands the shooting occurred at Clevedale Road. This is the latest incident in a troubling resurgence of gun violence.
Truck crash
A truck driver suffered injuries when the flatbed truck he was driving collided head-on with a construction company dump truck at Lears, St. Michael today. The accident happened around 3:30 PM. The driver of the mangled flatbed truck had to be freed from the vehicle. He suffered various injuries, none of which was considered to […]
Driver dead at scene of overturned car
The police are at the scene of what at this stage is being treated as a fatal accident, even though Starcom Network News understands the exact circumstances remain under investigation. It was a single-vehicle accident at Six Roads, St. Philip where a car went out of control, hit a side walk and overturned. Starcom Network […]
CBC contract workers get delayed July pay averting possible industrial action
Some of the scores of contract workers at the state-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation have started to receive their delayed July salaries, averting what they say was possible industrial action. A statement forwarded to Starcom Network News on behalf of some of the contract employees of the government-operated radio and TV station says that a shutdown […]