18-year-old remanded
An 18-year-old St Michael resident will remain behind bars until July 4, at least, after being charged with drug and firearm offences.Rashaad Brian Bostic of Savannah Road, Bush Hall has been charged...
View ArticleTwo charged for cannabis found at port
Two St Michael residents have been charged in connection with the discovery of cannabis hidden among foodstuff at the Bridgetown Port four days ago.Cecilia Cynthia Clovis, 26, of Jones Gap, My Lords...
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Suspected robber shot dead
A suspected robber has been shot dead by police in the vicinity of Chefette Fontabelle.Police were, at the time, responding to reports that an armed assailant had robbed the business place of an...
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Homicide victim identified
The man shot by police, who were responding to a robbery at Chefette, Fontabelle, is Carlisle Peter Jones of Boarded Hall, Christ Church.Police say the 52-year-old was identified by a family member...
View ArticleJamaican to answer drug charges
A 46-year-old Jamaican is due to appear in the District ‘B’ Magistrates Court tomorrow in connection with four drug-related charges.Linton Hugh Grant has been charged with possession, possession with...
View ArticleMetal dealer faces court
A metal dealer will face the law court tomorrow on charges related to transacting business with a minor.Prashant Beepak Nebhani, 26, who operates from Solid Gold Jewellery in Trafalgar Street,The City,...
View ArticleSt George man held for shooting
Police are questioning a man in connection with a fatal shooting in Ellerton, St George last night.Shamar Ifill, 28, of Crawford Road, Ellerton, St George died today after being shot in the mid-section...
View ArticleCanadians charged with theft
Two Canadians have been charged with theft of close to US$3 million.Barry and Barbara Dueck, 63 years and 59 years respectively, are also facing charges of committing an act preparatory to buying and...
View ArticleYouth charged in connection with death
A 21-year-old has been charged in connection with the death of Shamar Ifill earlier this week.Tremaine Raheem Barrow of Blenman Road, Ellerton, St. George appeared in District “A” Magistrates Court...
View ArticleBarbadian on drug-related charges
Barbadian Richard Jamar Dupres, 31, appeared in the District “A” Magistrates Court today in relation to four drug-related charges.The Eastmond Land, Gunsite Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael resident is...
View ArticleBritish man killed
A British national is dead after being stabbed around 5:30 this morning.Lawmen say the man, whose name is being withheld, was involved in an altercation with a local man in St Lawrence Gap, Christ...
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Crime link
The increasing lawlessness in The Ivy, St Michael, cannot be simply blamed on the abuse of illicit drugs and alcohol by the district’s youth.This was the contention today of the parliamentary...
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Cyberjustice
Local businesses reportedly losing thousands of dollars to theft every year are taking crime prevention into their own hands, turning to social media to shame alleged shoplifters and thieves.But a...
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Stabbing suspect in police custody
A man on the police wanted list is the suspect in the stabbing death of British national Brian Mulligan, a former Iraqi war veteran, who was fatally stabbed in Dover, Christ Church, last weekend.Police...
View ArticleAlarming statistics about child sexual abuse
Crime Stoppers Barbados has revealed alarming statistics about child sexual abuse.It says 20 per cent of students –– both male and female –– in Forms 1, 2 and 3 in nine secondary schools have admitted...
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Living in fear
Residents in The Ivy, St Michael, say they are living in fear and are anxiously awaiting a promised police plan to arrest crime in their neighbourhood. A Barbados TODAY team visited the district today...
View ArticleCrime against tourists will hurt everyone
A top official with Crime Stoppers Barbados is warning of the far-reaching impact that crime against tourists will have on the country’s tourism-dependent economy.Director and head of business...
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AG: Media to blame
Attorney General and Minister and Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite is insisting that the recent spate of violence is not an indication of any increase in crime, or the emergence of new trends; and he...
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AG and CBSI one on security laws
Despite the delay in passing legislation that would allow authorities to seize the property of those involved in criminal activity, Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite today gave the assurance...
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Fear not!
A senior police official tonight sought to reassure residents of The Ivy, St Michael, that lawmen would leave no stone unturned in ensuring their safety in the wake of several reports of shootings,...
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