Men shot in Porters
Police are investigating yet another shooting. In the most recent incident of gunplay last night, two young men in their 20s were shot as they rode on a motorcycle along Porters Road, St James around 9...
View ArticlePolice make headway in burglary probe
Police were reporting progress in their investigations into recent aggravated burglaries. They said three persons were assisting in their probe, which had also recovered a firearm and a quantity of...
View ArticleSecond man charged in July murder
Police have charged a second man in connection with a July 30 murder. Kemar Leacock, 23, Buckingham Road, St Michael has been charged with the shooting death of 26-year-old Jermaine Harper of Wilkinson...
View ArticleShooting in Halls Road
Lawmen are investigating a shooting incident that occurred this afternoon. Roger Pilgrim of Roberts Gap, Halls Road, St Michael was shot in his chest around 1:30 pm while in his neighbourhood. He was...
View ArticleNation trio to wait until 2015 for trial
Despite pleas for a speedy start to the preliminary inquiry (PI) in the sex photo case involving three senior Nation Publishing Company employees, a magistrate yesterday adjourned the matter until...
View ArticleShooting in the Pine
Police are carrying out investigations into an early morning shooting at Golden Rock, the Pine, St Michael in which a 17-year-old resident was shot in his abdomen. Acting police public relations...
View ArticlePolice issue public appeal in wake of robbery
A daylight robbery has led a man to seek medical treatment and police to issue prevention tips to members of the public that should be followed when carrying out banking transactions. Police are...
View ArticleJamaican faces court on drug charge
Another Caribbean national is facing the court in Barbados after being caught allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the island. Jamaican Sian Thompson has been charged with possession, possession with...
View ArticleRobbery accused remanded
The woman and two men charged with robberies and other serious offences have been remanded to prison. The three Christ Church residents – Jehron Connolly, 27, of Enterprise Gardens; Jamar Rasheed...
View ArticleWatch out for identity thieves, Barbadians told
Identity theft is big business around the world and Barbados has not escaped unscathed. This warning from former acting director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Guyson Mayers, who has further...
View ArticleShooting death in St James
Lawmen are investigating a shooting death in a St James neighbourhood. Police public relations officer Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police David Welch has confirmed that 33-year-old Gregory...
View ArticleSt James man wanted by police
Police are seeking your assistance in locating Aaron Francisco Joseph of Yearwood Road, Mount Standfast, St James, who is wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. The 22-year-old is about...
View ArticleGuyanese woman pleads guilty to drug charges
A 23-year-old Guyanese national has pleaded guilty to a series of drug charges after she was nabbed on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Saturday. Rochelle Amanda Gibson, who...
View ArticleBarbados taking steps to arrest human trafficking
Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite says human trafficking has now reached the stage in Barbados where potential victims were seen to be in need of help and an overall transformation in terms of...
View ArticleThree plead guilty to drug charges
Three men pleaded guilty to drug-related charges when they appeared in the Oistins Magistrate’s Court today. Barry Jefferson Sealy of New Orleans, St Michael was charged with possession of 2.28 grammes...
View ArticleWanted man captured
Police have captured wanted man Aaron Joseph. Days after issuing a bulletin for 22-year- old Joseph of Yearwood Road, Mount Standfast, St James, lawmen say he was nabbed at Barbarees Hill, St Michael...
View ArticleMurder accused remanded
Thirty-six-year old Hammond Tennyson Hinds has been charged with murdering Martin Greaves of Half Moon Fort, St Lucy. The 49-year-old was stabbed to death on Saturday at Half Moon Fort. The accused...
View ArticleOne dead, 5 injured in drive-by shooting
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Danesbury, Black Rock, St Michael that has left one man dead and five others injured. The incident occurred just after 9 pm on Saturday night. Lawmen are...
View ArticleShock over deadly drive-by shooting
Lawmen were this morning back at the scene of last night’s deadly drive-by shooting in Danesbury, Black Rock, St Michael, combing the area for evidence. Eyewitnesses told Barbados TODAY a car with a...
View ArticleShooting victim was visiting friends
Ricardo “Rickey” Francois He went to visit friends with whom he grew up, but never made it back to his Upper Carter’s Gap, Christ Church home. Instead, Ricardo Rickey Francois was killed last night by...
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