IACHR to hear cyber crime bill complaints
A group of concerned Barbadians has been granted a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the Cybercrime Bill. The group, which includes citizens who are resident here as well as in the diaspora, believes that the bill threatens freedom of expression and other democratic rights. Speaking this morning during a news briefing […]
29 charges for accused serial car thief
An alleged serial car thief has been slapped with 29 charges and remanded to Dodds Prison after appearing in court today. Forty six-year-old Richard Alleyne of no fixed place of abode is accused of a multitude of offences, 19 of them being separate charges for car theft committed over five months. His other charges are […]
Shooting death at the Pine
A man has been shot dead at the Pine, St. Michael in the early hours of this morning. The police say their Operations Control Room received a report at about 1:45 am, that a male had been shot while sitting on his step at Newton Crescent, The Pine. Officers from the District ‘A’ Station responded […]
Fire destroys St. Lucy home
A home has been destroyed and another damaged in a fire at Checker Hall, St. Lucy that started just before noon today. The fire service reported a home was fully engulfed in flames while a nearby property suffered slight damage. Fire Service Divisional Officer, Tramelle Perch, says the call came in at about fifteen minutes […]
B’dos warned to expect stronger storms
Barbadians are being warned that the hot and humid temperatures will likely persist until about December and also to expect increasingly strong storms in the future due to global warming. Kathy-Ann Caesar, Chief Meteorologist at the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, tells Starcom Network News the historic nature of the Hurricane’s Beryl and […]
Freight costs pushing up food prices, importer warns
Food retailers say shipping costs continue to trend upwards and this has implications for food prices although some supermarkets have been seeking to delay those price hikes. The World Bank, its recent economic outlook report for Latin America and the Caribbean states that food and energy prices are still elevated relative to their pre-pandemic trend […]
No chicken shortage, says BAS
The Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, insists that there is no chicken shortage contrary to some social media reports. His statement comes in response to public concerns after a fast-food chain announced its temporary closure of two branches due to a lack of chicken. Mr. Paul says some of the […]
“Foul odor” forces closure of St. Luke’s Primary
St. Luke’s Brighton Primary School will remain closed tomorrow while investigations continue into an environmental issue that forced classes to be suspended today. A statement from the Ministry of Education says a decision was taken to close the school in St. George due to complaints of a strong odor that left some people experiencing burning […]
UPDATE: Blaze at former Brancker’s building at Fontabelle
The former Brancker’s Building at Fontabelle has been destroyed by fire.The blaze occurred around 3 p.m. yesterday. Fire officers from the Bridgetown Port, Bridgetown, Arch Hall, St. John and Worthing fire stations responded. Cheffette at Fontabelle and the Rubis service station were forced to close business as officers battled the blaze, which caused significant damage […]
Blaze at former Brancker’s building at Fontabelle
The former Brancker’s Building at Fontabelle, St. Michael is on fire. Starcom Network News understands that the building which previously housed the Brancker’s home fittings and hardware store was recently sold. The property was formerly owned by the late former Barbados and West Indies cricketer Rawle Brancker, who retired in 2018. Brancker’s went out of […]