Two Injured in Cane Garden Collision

Two people have been injured in a collision along Canewood Road St Thomas. The accident involved a Barbados Water Authority truck and a motorcycle. Vonardo Corbin is at the scene.

Homeless Man Injured as Abandoned Property Burns

A homeless man suffered burns when the abandoned property he had taken shelter in at Mason Hall Street in the city was destroyed in a fire today. Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Henderson Patrick, briefed Starcom Network News at the scene. The injured homeless man, Carl Belle, as he awaited the arrival of an ambulance, told […]

Make Public Transport Free, Urges Senator

An independent Senator is urging government to make public transportation free to commuters as part of a radical solution to what he complains is major congestion on this country’s roads that he expects to get even worse. Realtor Senator Andrew Mallalieu predicts continued economic take-off over the next two to three years, including what he […]

Sugar Sector Predicted to Turn Profit Ahead of Schedule

The new operators of the sugar industry predict the recently privatised sector could turn a profit within two years, well ahead of schedule, making it a money-making enterprise for the first time in decades. The Barbados government recently handed over its interests in the sector to a private sector co-op after declaring its intention to […]

Club Morgan Stabbing Suspect in Custody

A man is being questioned by police about the death of thirty-one-year-old Kemar Weekes who was stabbed during an altercation Sunday night at Club Morgan Road. The incident occurred about 9:30 pm a short distance from the victim’s 3rd Avenue, Club Morgan residence. He was transported in a private car to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital […]

Govt and Opposition Spar in the Senate Over Merits of the Recent Budget

The government side and the opposition have sparred in the Senate over the recent budgetary proposals with the administration insisting the public is seeing the benefits of government’s efforts to restore confidence and stability to the economy. Government emphasised the economic and fiscal progress after what it alleges was the mismanagement of the previous administration […]

Suspect Sought For Fatal Stabbing

Residents of Club Morgan, Church Church are today mourning the stabbing death of a neighbour that they describe as a good and hard-working young man who was employed at a local manufacturing company but who also worked as an air-conditioning technician on his own. Thirty one year old Kemar Weekes was stabbed during an altercation […]

Three Injured in ABC Crash

Three people, two men and a woman, were injured when two vehicles travelling in opposite directions collided on the Coverly section of the ABC highway this morning. The two males were off-duty fire officers and had to be freed from the vehicle in which they were travelling by colleagues who responded to the scene. Both […]

Stabbing Death

A 31-year-old Christ Church man is this country’s latest homicide victim. Kemar Weekes of Club Morgan, Christ Church died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital last night while being treated for a stab wound. The police say that about 9 30 pm, they responded to a report of a man being stabbed as a result of […]

Theft-Accused Prison Officers Released on Bail

Two prison officers accused of theft from the state have been released on bail after appearing in court. Starcom Network News understands that the two, a male and a female, employed at Dodds Prison in St. Philip have been charged with theft of in excess of ten thousand dollars in appliances that belonged to the […]