Fuel price reduction
Consumers will get some relief at the pump as petroleum prices have been reduced for the first time in over a year. The prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene were last adjusted on September 13, 2023. Effective midnight Friday, December 13th, gasoline will now cost three dollars and 88 cents per litre, a decrease of […]
New garbage trucks cleared from the port/hit the road Monday
A dozen new garbage trucks were this afternoon being cleared from the Bridgetown Port and should hit the streets on Monday which the Sanitation Service Authority says should have a significant impact on its service delivery. SSA Chairman Ramon Alleyne spoke to Starcom Network News as the SSA staff were preparing to drive the new […]
Hit and run road fatality
A pedestrian has been killed in a hit and run traffic accident in the early hours of this morning. A news release from the Barbados Police Service says that at about 1:20 am officers responded to the scene of a road traffic fatality where a 64 year old male pedestrian was struck and died on […]
Police closing in on suspects in St. Philip dual murder
The Barbados Police Service is reported to have made a number of arrests in relation to the deaths of two St. Philip men whose remains were recently discovered at Henley in St. John. Starcom Network’s sources indicate that as many as four people have been taken into custody. Last Thursday, police officers, acting on a […]
Elderly man homeless after Black Rock blaze
One house has been destroyed and another extensively damaged in a fire at Boyce Road, Free Hill, Black Rock, St. Michael. The blaze has left an elderly man homeless. The Barbados Fire Service said they received a report about the fire just before 8:30 this morning. They responded promptly, and brought the blaze under control. […]
First batch of new garbage trucks arrives/SSA to increase frequency of collections
The first dozen a shipment of 26 new garbage trucks have arrived in the island as the Sanitation Service Authority promises more regular garbage collection by January with plans for even further improvement in service by the end of the first quarter of 2025. Chairman of the SSA, Ramon Alleyne, tells Starcom Network News a […]
Skeletal remains are those of two men, police say
Skeletal remains found in St. John have been confirmed by the authorities to be those of two men but the identities of the deceased are yet to be officially established. A news release from the Barbados Police Service states that medical experts visited the scene at Henley and have confirmed that the skeleton remains that […]
Electoral list clean-up a routine matter, says EBC Chairman
Chairman of the Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Ramon Alleyne, says a notice of planned deletion of names from the electoral list is a routine matter and is to meet a requirement under law. He was responding to a notice being circulated that gives notice of the planned deletion and giving the public the opportunity […]
Chicken shortage over, says Minister Weir
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir, reports that a poultry shortage of the last several weeks has now been resolved and products are again filling supermarket shelves. Climatic conditions and challenges with feed had been blamed for the shortage of chicken and eggs that forced this country’s major supplier to important a million […]
Friends of suspected murder victims want justice
Friends and relatives of two men whose suspected remains were found yesterday say this development should help bring closure to the grieving family but also hope perpetrators are found and brought to justice. Starcom Network News understands that acting on a tip-off police yesterday found two skulls in a bushy area at Henley, St. John. […]