Strike at BNOCL
Workers at the state-owned Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOCL) are said to be on strike. The workers have gathered at the entrance to the facility.
Man shot in St. James
A man has been hospitalised with multiple gunshot injuries after an incident at Husbands Heights, St. James in the early hours of this morning. The police say they responded to the scene of a shooting after receiving a report about 1:10 am. It was reported to them that a 42 year man had driven to […]
St. Philip shooting victim identified
The body of a man has been found in a track in St. Philip with a suspected gunshot wound to the back of the head. Starcom Network News understands the body was discovered in what sources described as a cart road at Marley Vale in the rural parish. Starcom’s sources indicate the body was discovered […]
Body found in cart road
The body of a male has been found in a track in St. Philip. Starcom Network News understands the body was discovered in what sources described as a cart road at Marley Vale in the rural parish . Starcom also understands the body had a wound to the back of the head and that the […]
BRA warns taxpayers to file early
The Barbados Revenue Authority urges the public not to wait until the last minute to file their taxes even as the filing deadline expires in a matter of days. BRA’s Manager of Tax Operations, Linda Best, spoke with Starcom Network News, after a taxpayer took to social media yesterday complaining about the long lines and […]
Climate Crisis Triggers Insurance Worries
The General Insurance Association of Barbados warns that severe storms and other events caused by climate change, could drive up rates or make coverage difficult to obtain. President of the Association, Randy Graham, was reacting to comments made by the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Donna Forde, who said […]
Buses from China in the works
Government is to looking to acquire about a hundred electric buses from China that should be on the road by early next year and in the meantime, the public transport system is being overhauled with the framework for the new Mass Transport Authority to be ready by about the middle of the year. This has […]
School girl located a month after going missing
A 14-year-old girl has been traced about a month after she went missing. A statement from the Barbados Police Service says that Donisha Thomas of Alexandria, St. Lucy, who was reported missing on March 27th, has been located and is safe. On the day that she went missing, the second-form student of Daryll Jordan Secondary […]
Lack of business sponsorship a concern for Kadooment bands
The Barbados Association of Masqueraders is concerned over what it says is a lack of sponsorship by the private sector for Grand Kadooment bands. President of the association, Jason Thompson, says they have seen a steady decline over the last three to five years, and have received little to no support so far this year. […]
“No killers on payroll” says peace program
The National Peace Program denies it has killers on its payroll, rejecting allegations made by an activist during an online discussion program. Field Coordinator of the Peace Program, Kevin Watson, contacted Starcom Network News to refute what he says are claims that people are being paid to stop them from committing murders. Mr. Watson, who […]