BWU Takes Issue with BHTA Pay Hike Announcement

The Barbados Workers Union insists there is no agreement on a pay hike for hotel workers as announced by the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association. Chairman of the BHTA, Renee Coppin, stated at the association’s general meeting today that workers in the hotel sector are to get a ten percent pay hike over three years. […]

Study Clears Way for Classes to Resume at Lester Vaughn

The findings of an environmental study have given the all clear for classes to resume at the Lester Vaughn Secondary School in St. Thomas but a final decision is to be made today after an inspection by officials of the Ministry of Health. This has been disclosed by Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, who […]

Highway Vending Health/Safety Hazard Says PM Mottley

Government is pressing ahead with a plan to relocate vendors off the highways with Prime Minister Minister Mia Mottley describing the road-side selling as both a health and a safety hazard. Prime Minister Mottley was speaking at the St. Thomas speaks town hall session. She says the coconut piles left at the side of the […]

Pay Hike for Hotel Workers/Bumper Jan/Feb Arrivals

Workers in the hotel sector are to get a ten percent pay hike over three years. This has been disclosed by Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association Renee Coppin who says this follows months of discussion between the association and trade unions over a number of matters affecting workers in the sector. She […]

Two Injured in Cane Garden Collision

Two people have been injured in a collision along Canewood Road St Thomas. The accident involved a Barbados Water Authority truck and a motorcycle. Vonardo Corbin is at the scene.

Homeless Man Injured as Abandoned Property Burns

A homeless man suffered burns when the abandoned property he had taken shelter in at Mason Hall Street in the city was destroyed in a fire today. Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Henderson Patrick, briefed Starcom Network News at the scene. The injured homeless man, Carl Belle, as he awaited the arrival of an ambulance, told […]

Make Public Transport Free, Urges Senator

An independent Senator is urging government to make public transportation free to commuters as part of a radical solution to what he complains is major congestion on this country’s roads that he expects to get even worse. Realtor Senator Andrew Mallalieu predicts continued economic take-off over the next two to three years, including what he […]

Sugar Sector Predicted to Turn Profit Ahead of Schedule

The new operators of the sugar industry predict the recently privatised sector could turn a profit within two years, well ahead of schedule, making it a money-making enterprise for the first time in decades. The Barbados government recently handed over its interests in the sector to a private sector co-op after declaring its intention to […]

Club Morgan Stabbing Suspect in Custody

A man is being questioned by police about the death of thirty-one-year-old Kemar Weekes who was stabbed during an altercation Sunday night at Club Morgan Road. The incident occurred about 9:30 pm a short distance from the victim’s 3rd Avenue, Club Morgan residence. He was transported in a private car to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital […]

Govt and Opposition Spar in the Senate Over Merits of the Recent Budget

The government side and the opposition have sparred in the Senate over the recent budgetary proposals with the administration insisting the public is seeing the benefits of government’s efforts to restore confidence and stability to the economy. Government emphasised the economic and fiscal progress after what it alleges was the mismanagement of the previous administration […]