NCF disputes claims in viral Junior Monarch post
The National Cultural Foundation disputes the account of an alleged incident on the sidelines of last night’s Crop Over Scotia Bank Junior Monarch Calypso contest over which court action is threatened along with a possible legal challenge to a contestant’s placing. The alleged incident involved contestant Trinity Clarke and a security guard at the venue. […]
TAP bus program “a nightmare” says Deputy PM Bradshaw
The Transportation Augmentation Program or TAP could be in for a major overhaul. That’s the indication from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works, Santia Bradshaw, who were speaking at last evening’s St. Philip Speaks, public town hall meeting in response to the latest in a series […]
Flow named title sponsor of Grand Kadooment
Telecommunications company Flow has been announced as the sponsor of what is this year the “Flow Grand Kadooment”. Senior Director and Head of Communications at CW Communications Marilyn Sealy says they are pleased to collaborate with the NCF and to sponsor the Crop Over climax event. Senior Director and Head of Communications at CW Communications […]
Hundreds turn up for ferry job fair at LESC
Hundreds have responded to a job fair hosted by the operators of a proposed new Barbados-based regional ferry service that is to commence operations here in November. Chairman and CEO of Connect Caribe Ferry Service, Dr. Andre Thomas, says he’s pleased about the number of people who turned out to the job fair at the […]
Revellers urged not to disrupt Kadooment bands
Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation Carol Roberts, has appealed to the public not to disrupt the Kadooment bands this year. Ms. Roberts was speaking at the media launch of the festival’s flagship event which has been renamed Flow Grand Kadooment, as it has a new title sponsor. She urges support for all […]
QEH denies report of major covid outbreak
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital denies there’s any major covid outbreak at that health institution. Officials of the QEH were responding to the circulation of a message on social media that alleged that there were a lot of people with covid at the QEH and as a result there were no beds available in the accident […]
Private sector wants action on gun violence
The Barbados Private Sector Association, BPSA, is concerned about what it calls an alarming escalation of gun violence in this country and wants action taken to deal with. BPSA Chairman, Trisha Tannis, stated the sector’s position on the matter during a news conference this afternoon. The BPSA is encouraging its members to invest in youth […]
Almost 200 Beryl-hit fishing boats recovered
The Barbados Coast Guard has made significant progress in recovery efforts to salvage a number of vessels damaged or sunk at the Bridgetown Fisheries complex during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Sub Lieutenant Zonay Kellman of the Barbados Coast Guard tells Starcom Network News they have recovered almost all of the boats Despite encountering some […]
Record Pic-O-De-Crop haul for All Stars
AAll Stars Calypso Tent has achieved a record nine finalists in this year’s Crop Over Pic-O-De-Crop calypso competition. All Stars accounts for more than half of the competitors named from last night’s semi-finals to go forward to face off against reigning monarch Ian “I-web” Webster in the Pic-O-De-Crop finals at the National Botanical Gardens. The […]
“Uncaring families” forces more state care for elderly
Government worries over what it considers to be an increasingly uncaring society that’s forcing the state to assume responsibility for care of the elderly and others no longer able to fend for themselves. The situation has been outlined by Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, during the signing of a Memorandum of […]