A plan to allow cinemas and drive-ins to open on Sundays and Bank Holidays has been cancelled. This has been disclosed by attorney general Dale Marshall in an interview with Starcom Network News, as covid-19 directives for the next three weeks went into effect from today. Cinemas are still allowed to operate from Monday to […]
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Barbados has recorded yet another covid death, a 67-year-old Barbadian woman. The ministry of health says she passed away yesterday at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility. She was admitted on May 6th, and spent 12 days in isolation – nine of which were on a ventilator. Her death brings the number of casualties here from […]
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The police have charged several men in connection with recent shootings at Gall Hill and Cane Vale Crescent in Christ Church. Among those arrested is 20 year old Xenico Moore of Vauxhall, Christ Church who is accused of recklessly or unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place, Gall Hill, Christ Church, on May 12th, […]
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Various sectors across Barbados have already started to be affected by hikes in global logistics costs and some say it is only a matter of time before these costs will be fully passed on to consumers. Managing Director of Popular Supermarkets MacArthur Barrow tells Starcom Network News local distributors face price hikes from suppliers and […]
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This country’s Petrol Dealers Association today wrote the attorney general for the second time in three weeks requesting they be allowed to open their convenience stores on Sundays. This development comes as the sector reports that the covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on their business overall. Head of the association, Aldo Ho-Kong-King, tells […]
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On the same day that the tourism minister urged Barbadians to get vaccinated to assist in the tourism restart, the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations has issued a statement warning employers against trying to force workers to get vaccinated. The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) General Secretary, Denis […]
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Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley has announced that the provisions of Emergency Management COVID -19 Directive No.9 now in place will be continued in Directive No.10 which will come into in effect from May 18, 2021 subject to the following modifications: 1. The physical distancing requirement applicable to places of religious worship will be […]
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Members of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union emerged from a lengthy meeting with health officials yesterday still insisting on increasing the social distancing guidelines for schools. BSTU President Mary-Anne Redman tells Starcom Network News that in light of the two recent COVID-19 cases at secondary schools her teachers are convinced current measures need to be […]
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Minister of Housing, Dr. William Duguid, has been defending government’s process for awarding contracts under the National Housing Corporations Hope Premium program. Dr. Duguid called into VOB’s Brass Tacks call-in program after questions were raised about the process for awarding contracts. Moderator Dr. Kristina Hinds asked Dr. Duguid why the project was not put out […]
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CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Wildey branch was robbed earlier today. Starcom Network News understands a man, dressed as a woman, entered the branch, handed the teller a note while pointing a gun, and escaped with an undisclosed sum of money. He was seen running in the direction of Wildey Road. More details as they come to hand.
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