Barbados has recorded its third murder for 2019.
Senior Investigating Officer, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, Victor Forde said lawmen responded to a report of a shooting about 8:48a.m. on Tuesday January 15 at Barbarees Gardens, Barbarees Hill, St Michael.
On arrival they found 42-year-old Daryl Harris of the same address injured.
Harris was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital under police escort where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police investigations are continuing.
Anyone who can provide any information that can assist in the investigation is asked to contact Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1800-8477 (TIPS) or any police station.
As murder #3 is in the books, so to speak, and no clear plan from the Guvment leaders or the people as to how we are going to seriously address this most serious of issues, we seem to be just floating along waiting for murder #4. There is a deep sense of loss of the “old Barbados” and almost everyone (except the criminals) are hunkering down in fear.
We get pat phrases from Mr. Hinkson like “deviant behavior” and “There is an inextricable link between illegal drug use and criminal activity, guns and violence.”(DUH) but no serious plan as to how we are going to solve the violence.
There is a systemic cause to all this violence as I stated earlier and that is no fear of God and the consequent “deviant behavior” including murder (no fear of man). If we are going to have a remote chance of solving this problem, we have to address the root cause and symptoms simultaneously.
We need the PREACHERS and the POLICE to step up, because I would hate to have to extrapolate the final tally of murders if we cont the present trend.
So far JA at 20 for the month
Fellas hey trying to catch-up.
Stay tuned.
that is why i keep saying this is not a blp dlp blame game…people need a radical heart transformation…God help us all. No govt can stop crime fully…however political leaders need to acknowledge that instead of trying to get people to look to them..we need God…
@PATTY: Yes we need God, we always needed him, the very generations since the Jews exited Egypt under the guidance of Moses needed God. Yet they were murders, rapes, robberies and all sorts of crime for centuries.
We are now in the 21st century and the people of this world still needs god. We also need strong, level headed, impartial leadership as well. We need leaders who will put the people first, if you are the christian minded blogger you appear/ wish to appear to be, you would realize that our greatest leader was prepared to lay down his very life for his people.
Where will we find that character of leadership today? No LP, whether ‘B or D’ will play such a tune, so those who expect anything close to that from our leaders are fooling themselves.
If we simply go from B L P, to D L P continuously can we really expect anything to change? The theory that states, ‘if we do the same things, the same way every time can only yield the same result is very true.’
@GREENGIANT. So true.
green giant..i agree with u..men and women of strong integrity…love for people and who will stand up for right
Run, run for your freedom
Better run, run, you don’t wanna see the kingdom
Run, run if you wanna see the sun
We don’t wanna lose another one
Run, run for your freedom.. live people
Some people seem to think that God is a coolie man. Used when needed.
“POLICE INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN NEW ORLEANS, ST. MICHAEL
Two St Michael men are nursing gunshot injuries following a shooting incident at Hinkson Gap, New Orleans, St Michael around 12:40 p.m.
According to police, Daryl Harris, 43, of Barbarees Gardens and Adrian Todd, 48, of Rock Gap, New Orleans were shot by an assailant known to them.
Harris suffered injuries to both feet while Todd suffered injuries to his right hand. Both men were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by private vehicle.
Police say there are also unconfirmed reports that a third man was shot.
Lawmen are asking anyone with information that can assist investigations to contact Police Emergency at 211, Central Police Station at 430-7169 , Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 or any Police Station.””
BARBADOS TODAY
Article by
Sandy Deane
Published on
December 11, 2018
@PATTY,all wright thinking Bajans know that this is not a political blame game,but who in goverment is trying to alleviate the gruesome fear that these black thugs are instilling in the psyche of law abiding citizens?As you say we need God and we need him every minute of each day and not just in times of trials so leave God just where he’s at.Try talking to those who had the masses marching in the hot sun looking like a shot out of some ZULU film sometime last year,tell them we know they would never eradicate crime but if methods are put in place you could possibly slow down or deter these murdering black hooligans.If their rivals butt up on them first and blow them away so be it,the undertakers are always on call and if they could contain the shooting at a personal level like in this case better still.Let those that call themselves mothers and fathers live with the image of the thug they gave life to and probably never try to correct at an early age or more to the point in their eyes he was a cool,kind and a good boy because he was looking after every body needs but was never seen doing an honest day’s work yet.So PATTY our goverment by not raising the issue of murder is like dismissing us because the have more important matters to deal with.And as for Hinkson and his weak nonsense at that church service,well he spoke as though it was the murders of 2018 he was referring to and not the two in a matter of days in 2019.Not a voice of authority for the position he is paid and it does not fill you with much hope that he has anything to contribute when sitting at the table as a matter of fact it’s as though the men have been set tasks to complete and can only speak when told to,a pretty poor show considering all the criticism levied at the previous bunch by Hinkson,the AG and the PM.Talk is cheap!!!!!
And the BLP continue to make Mock Sport at Crime and Violence
honestly i certaonly dont disagree with u..the authorities are painfully silent…when people are voting into office we expect them to be accountable.. that is what contributed to the last govt demise..mr A G you had a lot to say now u mire silent than stuart..no regard for those who elected u…open ur mouth be honest peak up or Resign
speak up
@PATTY,good on you,that’s what we should be asking for these people’s heads,they should just come out tell us what the score is and if it is that they can’t get the job done get out we house you can’t sit there as an underachiever and be rewarded with a fat salary.We want action PATTY,when do we want it? We want it now!!!.It has gone pass serious it’s DIRE !!!!! By the way I heard the AG on Brasstax Sunday and he reckons that he tap into social media to get the feel of the public,he mentioned Facebook,Twitter so i hope he views this site as well.
So how are we going to stop someone from shooting at someone ?how are we going to stop stealing ?how are we going to stop fraud ?how are we going to stop murders?how are you going to stop white collar crime?
NOBODY ON EARTH CAN STOP CRIME…yet we have NERDS and below the belt experts here blaming the GOVERNMENT.
CRIME in Barbados 20 years ago was not like this and 20 years from now it will be not like this.
PATTY says…”.this is not a BLP DLP blame game…No govt can stop crime fully”;
Lower down in another comment this same PATTY says…”.the authorities are painfully silent…when people are VOTING into office we expect them to be accountable.. that is what contributed to the last govt demise..Mr.A G you had a lot to say now u mire silent than STUART..no regard for those who elected u…open ur mouth be honest peak up or Resign’….now it IS A POLITICAL thing it seems…had to release it sooner or later,right?… TWO MOUT? PATTY?
Pessimistic much, Harry?
Well, they have to do a study. The study should take a couple of years. They need to find the root causes of these shootings. This is what happens when you have intellectuals trying to fight thugs. The intellectuals are study how to respond while the thugs shoot anything that moves.
Anyone seeing anything wrong with this picture?
Hopefully some of us would be alive to see them finally concluded the study and still not do anything to stop the guns.
dont trouble harry my boy..isnt he the same one who curses the dlp and blames them for everything under tge sun..now he recognises that it isnt that easy..two mouted harry…now u feeling the pinch…the truth is the A G needs to speak up or Resign
@HARRY TURNOVER,I take it that you are very excited with the prospect that one day you might have your head blown off,if not you,your mother or whoever by one of those black hooligans.Who are the people of Barbados to question if not the PM& AG.We can’t go to Putin or Trump so we are saying those that are pocketing our monies each month needs to explain how they intend to address the DIRE situation in Barbados.If you call that blaming the government then so be it.But from where I sit wright next to PATTY I was made to believe by the AG,the PM and Hinkson when in opposition that Stewart and his crew had the place in a mess and they were deserving of the opportunity to make things right.O.k here we are only eight months in all the huffing and puffing done they are where they persuaded people to put them.Now the murdering hooligans cleansing program has gotten worst than before,the AG/PM and Hinkson have all taken out their hearing aids,they have all got cataracts and to crown it all they found the extra large tube of super glue that Freundel left behind and they have mistakingly used it as lip gloss.So here we have it three blind mice who are also deaf and mute.So H.T if you call it blaming the goverment then so be it.They have no magic wand,we do not exspect crime to disappear but we would appreciate those that is tasked with the duty of care for its people to at least discuss it let us know you are feeling where we are at.Post election we were bombarded with much information irrespective to whether or not we understood it,Murders we are seeing it,feeling it eating and drinking it but a boot licker like HARRY.T obviously thinks we are out of place and shouldn’t tell those in our house that if they can’t stand the heat in the kitchen to get out .
Man wunna YARD FOWLS and YARD FOWLS look alikes….we in going back to that CROOKED DEMOCRATIC LABOR PARTY…put that in wunna pipes and smoke it.
That 30 to NOUGHT DRUBBING was but just the first phase of WIPING all ya off the POLITICAL LANDSCAPE for good.
42 years old with 13 kids? I can bet he didnt use to support all of them. Barbados soft on crime, soft on all this neighborhood lawlessness.
PEDIPAC..if you would READ and UNDERSTAND what I said you would realize that there is NOTHING to suggest I am a pessimist…those are FACTS….maybe,in your haste in an effort to be an OPTIMIST you labelled me a pessimist.
NO ONE in the WORLD can stop crime,all they can do is to TRY to MINIMIZE it….and HONESTLY speaking where in the world in my comment did it suggest to you that I am excited about my head being blown off ? after I have previously said on MORE THAN ONE OCCASION that ALL one can do is to hope and pray that NOTHING happens to them and their family.
If you are that EXCITED to dispute FACTS ,tell us how YOU WILL STOP CRIME.
EVERYBODY knows CRIME was at its PEAK during 2008-2018 in the HISTORY OF CRIME in BIM,yet people are of the opinion that because the BLP won ALL 30 seats that they should have SOLVED the CRIME situation in BIM after 8 months.
As for PATTY..CLEARLY readers would have seen see her NAKED HYPOCRISY