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 […]
Drought Hits Crops/Some Produce Scarce
This country’s food crop farmers are being badly affected by the current drought which has created a shortage of some produce and price increases are possible. A recent bulletin from Barbados Meteorological Services states that rainfall especially across the southern sections of the island has been extremely low. It notes that parishes such as St. […]
Highway Vendors to be Relocated
Coconut and other vendors operating on this country’s highways are to be relocated to seven zones. This forms part of a national vending policy that was outlined by the acting Chief Business Development Officer, in the Ministry of Energy and Business Development, Anderson Cumberbatch speaking during the estimates presentation in the House of Assembly. The […]
Child Protection Overhaul
Tough new child protection legislation is being taken to parliament that abolishes the offence of wandering and strengthens the state’s powers power of intervention. The announcement was made this morning my Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey. He spoke about the requirement for mandatory reporting.
Parliament Review
This country’s parliamentary system could be in for an overhaul. Attorney General, Dale Marshall, has announced the establishment of a broad-based Parliamentary Commission to review the current structure and operations of parliament and make recommendations within six months. He was speaking at the second in the new series of post-cabinet news briefings. The broad-based Commission […]
No Foul Play in Death of Prison Officer
No foul play is suspected in the death of a prison officer who was reportedly found dead in an area behind the Drill Hall. News of the death began emerging today via social media but the incident reportedly occurred some days ago. Starcom Network News understands the matter is being treated as a sudden death.
Quakes Rattle Several Caribbean Islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled several parts of Trinidad this morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Seismic Research Centre, SRC, of the St. Augustine campus of the University of West Indies, said that quake, which occurred at 6:31 this morning had a depth of eight kilometres. […]