Crime

A 31-year-old of Bawdens Hill, St Andrew, is scheduled to appear in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Saturday in connection with drug-related charges. Justin Tevin Archer has been charged …

Jefferson Tremayne Brome has been granted $10 000 bail after appearing in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court #1 on Friday. The 34-year-old of Hannay’s Village, St Lucy, appeared before Chief …

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) on Tuesday called for quicker government action amid what it described as a full-blown crime crisis requiring urgent intervention.    DLP shadow legal affairs minister …

The government is set to reopen its long-dormant national forensic laboratory in July and introduce anti-gang legislation as part of a sweeping criminal justice overhaul, Michael Lashley, the legal affairs …

A management and behavioural specialist is echoing calls for stronger and more targeted policing in hotspot areas, as concerns increase about the economic and social impact of crime.   University …

In the wake of two fatal shootings over the Easter weekend, Senator Karina Goodridge has urged Barbados to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to homicide and to urgently implement a proactive …

Moments before being remanded to Dodds Prison, a 54-year-old man charged with murder and arson asked the court to provide him with an attorney through legal aid. Ricardo Okella Stanford, …

A 54-year-old man from Bank Hall, St Michael, has been charged with arson and the murder of 51-year-old Shanell Smith.  Her body was discovered after a house fire at Bank …

A 16-year-old has been granted $5 000 bail after being charged with robbery and wounding with intent. Jaheim Remere Holder of Licorish Village, My Lords Hill, St Michael, appeared before …