Powda Organisers Say Security Not To Blame for Debacle
The organizers of the Powda J’ouvert fete are considering their options for the holding of the event in the future after a mob of people stormed the venue causing the event to be aborted in the early hours of yesterday morning. Starcom Network News understands the mob comprised about two hundred people of mostly men […]
Man Detained by Police Over Incident at Frederick Smith Secondary
Protest Planned Over Child Protection Bill
A local child and family advocacy group has planned a march and rally to highlight concerns over the structure and content of the recently debated child protection bill. The group called “watch out my children” consisting of several parents and other relatives, held a news conference this morning where they shared their plans to march […]
$100M Dental School & Hotel for St. Lucy
A hundred million dollar dental school and related hotel are to be built on government owned land in St. Lucy. The housing minister says this will provide significant benefits to the country and that part of rural Barbados in particular. The plan was outlined by the Minister of Housing Lands and Maintenance, Dwight Sutherland, as […]
Bdos/T&T Seeking Fishing Solution
Officials from Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago are to meet to discuss fishing rights in the waters between the countries and the leaders of the two states have already had discussions on the matter. This has been disclosed by Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Commissiong, as Tobagonian fishermen continue to complain about what they allege […]
Flooding in the North
The Barbados Metrological Services reports flooding in some areas of the north today as the island continues to be under a flood and severe thunder storm watch. Meteorologist, Cherise Brathwaite, tells Starcom Network News that heavy rainfall is expected to continue into tonight. Meteorologist at the Barbados Met Office, Cherise Brathwaite
Sugar High
The 2023 Barbados sugar harvest is on track to produce up to seven thousand tonnes, well in excess of the roughly five thousand tonnes produced last year. That’s the assessment of Agriculture Minister, Indar Weir, with the harvest due to conclude in just over a week’s time. Mr. Weir credits production improvements for the increased […]
Six Covid Deaths in 2 Weeks
Barbados recorded six covid-19 deaths in the first two weeks of April as the positivity rate remained around 16 percent. The latest covid-19 situation report from the Ministry of Health states that between April 1st and 14th 134 new cases were recorded from 848 test results. This represents a positivity rate of 15.8 percent. Nine […]
Barbados’ PM Mottley Recommends Regional Collaboration to Fight Crime
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for a major deepening of regional collaboration in the battle against crime including the sharing of judges, magistrates and forensic facilities, closer interaction among police forces and putting in place a regional arrest warrant. Miss Mottley was speaking at a high-level regional crime fighting conference being held […]
School Violence Worries Teachers
The Barbados Union of Teachers has again stated its concern over violence in schools, and wants additional resources to properly handle what it sees as an escalating situation. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the BUT’s annual conference this morning, President Rudy Lovell highlighted a need for more psychologists within the school system. He is […]