Pine shooting victim in critical condition
A young man remains critically ill in hospital as residents of Meadow Road, the Pine voice their concern over the shooting that occurred there last night and call for action to deal with the gun violence in the country. Starcom Network News understands that a group of young men and women were liming in the […]
Oistins fisher folk rush to save boats from Ernesto’s rough seas
Rough seas churned up by Tropical Storm Ernesto reportedly submerged at least one fishing boat off Oistins today and forced boat owners to pull their vessels out of the water to prevent them being damaged or lost. One of the fisher folk at Oistins tells Starcom Network News that her family lost a boat during […]
Earthquake felt in some Eastern Caribbean islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was felt in several Caribbean countries today. The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) says the quake occurred at 1.55 am at a depth of 125 kilometers and was centered 68 kilometers east north east of […]
Sound of gunshots scare Risk Road residents
Residents of Risk Road, Fitts Village, St. James want more to be done urgently to address gun violence. Their concern is heightened after the sound of what appeared to be gunshots was heard in the area around 10 last night. When Starcom Network News visited the area today a resident confirmed hearing the shots and […]
DLP annual conference on this month
The Democratic Labour Party has promised to resolve its internal conflicts and also pledges to take on the government on a number of issues. The party held a news briefing today to outline plans for its annual conference which takes place from August 23rd to 25th. The DLP’s acting President Andre Worrell believes the party’s […]
TAP bus operators to meet with Minister over concerns
The private bus operators in the Transportation Augmentation Program are to meet soon with Transport Minister, Santia Bradshaw, over a number of issues as a spokesman for the group confirms that several operators have dropped out of the program. Under the TAP program privately-owned buses operate out of Transport Board terminals to augment the state-agency’s […]
CWI CEO Departing
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced that Johnny Grave will be concluding his tenure as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of October 2024. CWI said in a statement that it extends its deepest gratitude for his dedicated service and leadership throughout his term. Cricket West Indies says it will be initiating a comprehensive […]
T-20 cricket to be Olympic sport
Cricket is set to be an Olympic Sport at the 2028 games in Los Angeles. It will be just the second time cricket will be featured at the Olympics, having being played more than a hundred years ago. A statement on the Olympic website states that the International Olympic Committee approved cricket among five news […]
$90M in renewable energy projects stalled
The business sector warns that up to 90 million dollars in renewable energy projects remain in limbo due to a lack of battery storage and sees a need to urgently address the matter. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce, James Clarke, tells Starcom Network News, that with Middle East conflict threatening to send oil […]
New court procedures to speed up gun/homicide cases
Government is developing new criminal procedure rules to speed up the trial process in the criminal courts. This has been disclosed by Attorney General, Dale Marshall, during the opening here in Barbados of in-country sensitization meetings of the Crime Gun Intelligence Unit of the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security. Mr. Marshall voiced specific […]