Crime

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for the creation of community-based parenting clubs and a national support hotline, warning that Barbados risks losing young people to an emerging gang culture …

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the assistance of the general public in locating Shane Anthony Greene, alias ‘Thuggy’ or ‘Shaney Poo’, who is wanted for questioning in connection with …

St James resident Justin Jamar Maynard has been fined $5 000 after pleading guilty to wounding, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault. The 27-year-old of Block 7C, Haynesville, appeared …

The Mottley administration will shortly reconstitute the National Advisory Council on Citizen Security, which has not met since February’s general election, as gun-related killings continue to rise, Barbados TODAY has …

As violent crime continues to rise across Barbados, the Democratic Labour Party is calling for the return of youth engagement programmes, warning that too many young men are left vulnerable …

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) wants the government’s proposed anti-gang legislation strengthened to better target criminal networks, gang financing and youth recruitment. The Criminal Gangs (Prevention and Control) Bill, which …

Just over a month after the Haynesville police outpost reopened amid promises of stronger community presence and crime prevention, a fatal stabbing directly behind the facility has left residents questioning …

A man has died after a dispute between two men escalated into a fatal stabbing in Haynesville, St James, on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a police appeal for witnesses. A person …

Another violent attack, this time involving a tourist near Carlisle Bay, St Michael, has renewed calls for urgent action to address crime and public safety concerns in Barbados. Sarah Taylor, …