Security tightened at school after threat
The police were summoned and a safety officer was assigned to the Workman’s Primary School in St. George after a parent allegedly entered the compound and threatened the teaching staff. A source familiar with the situation tells Starcom Network News the incident seems to have been triggered by a case where a child at the […]
Gun crisis, says Willoughby
Director of government’s Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit, Cheryl Willoughby, believes the level of gun violence perpetrated by young people in this country is now at crisis proportions. She wants a system put in place to spot and address these tendencies while the youngsters are still in school. Miss Willoughby was speaking during a […]
Albert John’s death due to gangrene/sepsis says Police Commissioner
Police Commissioner Richard Boyce says street character Albert John was involved in an altercation prior to his death but that a postmortem discovered an unrelated condition that led to internal gangrene and sepsis which killed him. Mr. Boyce was speaking at a news conference at police headquarters which follows significant public outcry over the death […]
Fatal Shooting
Barbados has recorded yet another fatal shooting, homicide number 48 for the year so far. Starcom Network News understands that the police received a call sometime after midday of a shooting at Belfield Black Rock, St. Michael. It was subsequently confirmed that a shooting victim had been dropped off at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in […]
Police probing an apparent murder at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex
Barbados has recorded yet another homicide, the 47th for the year so far. Starcom Network News understands that a man was stabbed to death at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex last night, and his body ended up in the water. According to Starcom’s sources the police received a call from the Barbados Ambulance service about 10 […]
Robbery victim traumatized by attack
Police are on the hunt for the assailant who attacked and robbed a St. George woman last Saturday morning in an incident that was captured on video that has been circulating on social media. The woman, who asked us not to publish her name, was on her way home from work after an overnight shift […]
Accident rate a concern
Insurance companies are pleased with the process in the new Road Traffic Accident policy. President of General Insurance Association of Barbados Randy Graham tells Starcom Network News drivers involved in collisions have been cooperating with insurance agents since its rollout on September 15th this year. The policy no longer requires the police to attend to […]
Gas station robbers charged
Two men were due to appear in court charged for a rural gas station burglary. The Police say their Criminal Investigations Department Northern Division and the Major Crimes Unit have arrested and formally charged 26-year-old Jaleel Eversley, of Sobers Lane, St. Michael, and 39-year-old Jamel Welch, of Joes River, St. Joseph, with burglary with intent […]
Gov’t condemns “malicious” flyer about We Gathering
Government has condemned what it says is misinformation being spread about the We Gathering series of events planned for next year. Special Advisor on Culture and Cultural Heritage in the Division of Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator John King describes as mischief posters being circulated on social media purporting to represent schedules and […]
Weir wins major libel suit
Government Minister, Indar Weir, businessman Ricky Narine and his company Tarico have been collectively awarded more than than 400 thousand dollars in damages after winning a defamation suit against former MP Anthony Wood and the two local newspapers, the Nation and Barbados Today for salacious allegations that were published. Attorney at Law Zahidha James, who, […]