No to hangings Barbados Today08/09/20220218 views A resumption of hangings is not the right response to the recent spike in murders in Barbados, two prominent lawyers declared on Wednesday. Past president of the Barbados Bar Association… Read more
Crime worry justified – Atherley Anesta Henry07/09/20220109 views Former Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley is insisting that Barbadians have all right to be and should be concerned about the gun violence in the country, regardless of what Attorney… Read more
Youth activist cautions gang members in schools Anesta Henry06/09/20220121 views Prominent youth activist Roger Husbands says some of the members of violent gangs are among the island’s school population. He has therefore called on law enforcement officials and the Ministry… Read more
Business leader says lawmen must follow intelligence and arrest illegal firearm importers Anesta Henry06/09/2022070 views The spokesman for the business community has called on law enforcement authorities to go after importers of illegal guns, regardless of who and where in society they are, as she… Read more
Saturday’s homicide victim ID’d as Patrick Moore, 51 Barbados Today04/09/20220113 views A man who was shot and killed in St Philip Saturday night has been identified as Patrick Moore, 51, of River Land in the parish. Police say that around 8:40… Read more
Homicide victim identified as Kyle Mayers, 27, of Rices, St Philip Barbados Today04/09/20220130 views A man whose lifeless body was found slumped in a vehicle at Castle Heights, St Philip, on Thursday night has been identified. Police say the victim is Kyle Mario Roger… Read more
Man shot dead in St Philip Barbados Today04/09/20220123 views A man was shot and killed in St Philip Saturday night, police say. Around 8:40 pm, a number of people liming under a street light were playing dominoes when a… Read more
US Coast Guard offloads US$3M in illegal drugs from traffickers in the Caribbean Sea Barbados Today03/09/2022097 views SOURCE: CMC — The United States Coast Guard on Friday said that a crew from the Coast Guard Cutter, Vigorous, offloaded about 22 pounds of cocaine and 1,256 pounds of… Read more
Top cop: Relatives helping to ‘move’ guns from one jurisdiction to another Randy Bennett03/09/2022097 views The trafficking of guns has seemingly turned into a family affair in Barbados. Added to that, the police service has also identified active gun trading activity on the island. The… Read more
AG: Crime situation can’t be solved overnight Randy Bennett03/09/20220104 views Targeted hits! That’s how Attorney General Dale Marshall has described the recent spate of murders which has seen four men being gunned down in 48 hours. And while Marshall has… Read more