Police find murder suspect
Police have found the man wanted in connection with last weekend’s murder of a woman in Oistins but sources tell Barbados TODAY he had to be taken to hospital.Details of his condition are not known at...
View ArticleWanted man captured
Carlo Devere Hinkson, alias “Birdman”, is now in police custody after several months on the run.Police PRO Inspector David Welch says the man – formerly described as armed and dangerous – was captured...
View Article‘Let go death penalty’
Barbados has been urged, once again, to seriously consider doing away with its death penalty.The plea from the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Barbados and The Eastern Caribbean, Ambassador...
View ArticlePriest remanded
Head of the Anglican Church in Barbados, the Most Reverend Dr John Holder, has declined to comment on the remand of the Reverend Frank Gill to HM Dodds after lawmen found 60 rounds of ammunition at...
View ArticleUpscale heists
Police have arrested three Argentinians believed to be responsible for stealing millions of dollars in cash and gold from affluent neighbourhoods across the island.Sources close to the probe tell...
View ArticleScientific crime solving
The ad hoc and lackadaisical approach to crime scenes in the region could soon be a thing of the past.Director of training with the Regional Security System Yvonne Alexander gave this assurance...
View ArticleFirearm seized
One man is assisting lawmen with investigations into the seizure of a firearm, the fifth within two weeks.Police say detectives were on patrol duty about 2.45 am on Saturday when they stopped a...
View ArticleFour nabbed
Four Colombians who came into Barbados last month have admitted to going into a number of homes with the intention of stealing, with two of them also pleading guilty to having a stolen VISA card and...
View ArticleSandy Lane robbery fraud
Acting Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith has confirmed that charges will soon be laid against two people who allegedly lied about $35 million in jewellery and cash being stolen from a residence in...
View ArticleTurn of events
Two British nationals will appear in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court tomorrow on a charge of wilfully wasting police time.The two, Tululla Salvatori, 27, and Edward Denney, 41, both residing at Sandy...
View ArticlePolice working with Interpol
Local law enforcement officials say they are working with Interpol to determine the likelihood of visitors to the island coming here solely for the purpose of committing crime.This was revealed today...
View ArticleNEW THREAT
A local magistrate is expressing what he called very, very grave concern over the kind of criminal techniques being imported into Barbados, particularly by non-nationals.District “D” Magistrate Ian...
View ArticleForgive us!
Three Colombians appearing before a local magistrate this morning appealed for leniency and forgiveness from both the court and people of Barbados.Hames Asdrubal Mendoza Arevalo, a 35-year-old taxi...
View ArticleLawmen probing unnatural deaths
Police are investigating two unnatural deaths that occurred within hours of each other.The first occurred around 5:45 pm when the body of Cheryl Bourne-Reifer, 46, was found in the bathroom of a house...
View ArticleJamaican and Bajan fined for drugs
A Jamaican man who brought two and a half pounds of cannabis into Barbados, hidden in his underwear, is behind bars after failing to pay a $30,000 fine while a Barbadian linked to trafficking the...
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Hunt for two wanted men
Police are on the hunt for two men, and are asking the public’s assistance in locating them. Police public relations officer Inspector David Welch said in a release this evening that they were looking...
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Search for missing man results in drug find
What started out as a search for missing 51-year-old Archibald Jones of Malverton, St George, and Deane Pilgrim, 81 years, of Vauxhall, Christ Church, resulted in the find of almost 200 marijuana...
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Colombians still awaiting sentencing
Two Colombians who were expected to be sentenced today on burglary charges will have to wait a little longer to find out their fate.When Santiago Prad Vieda and David Mauricio Botero-Montes reappeared...
View ArticleSecurity systems financially challenged
Two of the most critical security systems that help protect Barbados and the rest of the region, have been adversely affected by financial problems.Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite told reporters...
View ArticleCanadian visitor shot in St John
A Canadian visitor was shot in his chest last night during a robbery at a house in Bath, St. John.Police say 33-year-old Jonathan Hubble was shot around 6:45 pm.He subsequently underwent surgery at...
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