Major battery storage procurement launched
In a major stride for Barbados’ National Renewable Energy Agenda, a request for information has been launched, inviting suppliers to provide 60 megawatts of battery energy storage systems. This initiative will advance the country’s battery storage capacity a critical step towards a more sustainable and resilient energy system. Speaking this morning during the launch of […]
TRUMP WINS
Donald Trump has won the US election and will make a historic return to the White House. The Republican told jubilant crowds in Florida: “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate” Of the seven crucial swing states, Mr. Trump won North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and is ahead in Michigan, Nevada, and […]
CMO: No deaths from West Nile Virus in Barbados
The Ministry of Health is assuring Barbadians that there are no deaths from the West Nile Virus in the country. This is according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth George as he addressed claims that a child had died from the virus. Dr. George dismissed the reports as inaccurate and encouraged Barbadians to continue to […]
Homicide number 45
Barbados has recorded yet another homicide. Starcom Network News understands that a man was stabbed to death at a bar in St. Philip in the early hours of this morning. Sources tell Starcom Network News the incident happened at about a quarter to one at the M and M Bar at Waveland, St Philip. The […]
Shooting suspects captured
Two suspects have been taken into custody for the shootings at Sheraton Centre and Silver Sands, Christ Church Acting Commissioner of Police Erwin Boyce tells Starcom Network News that his officers intercepted the two men and that two firearms have been recovered. Earlier he told journalists during a news briefing that two masked men on […]
Shooting at Barbershop Near Sheraton Mall
Police investigations are ongoing into a shooting that occurred at King Fades Barbershop near Sheraton Mall just around midday today. Starcom Network News understands that a group of men came on a motorcycle and a car, entered the shop and opened fire. We were told that three people were injured, among them a female customer […]
Fatal stabbing
Barbados has recorded another homicide. Starcom Network News understands a man was fatally stabbed at Green Park Lane in the City, St. Michael last night. The victim was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Barbados has recorded more than forty homicides so far this year compared to half that number […]
Vigilante justice a concern
A UWI professor is warning that vigilante justice must be confronted to prevent an escalation of violence in this country. Professor Corin Bailey, Director of the Center for Criminal Justice and Security at the University of the West Indies remarks follows the country’s latest homicide, where a man was reportedly beaten to death by a […]
Barbados Economy Grows By 3.9%
The Central Bank of Barbados reports a 3.9 percent increase in the country’s economic performance with a further 3.8 percent growth by year end. Central Bank Governor Dr. Kevin Greenidge highlighted this, as he delivered his review of the economy for the first nine months where he also stressed that the reserves reached a record […]
Barbados has recorded yet another homicide
A man has been killed at Jackson Tenantry Road, St. Michael. The victim is said to be Pedro Caddle. He died at the scene in a track between several houses. Our Vonado Corbin is on the scene.