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Gun violence casts a pall over Gall Hill
There is a general sense of dread among residents of Gall Hill, Christ Church, following a spate of gun crimes in their community and the neighbouring Cane Vale. It comes on the heels of Sunday...
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Keep BDF out
A top criminal lawyer is objecting to Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite’s announcement that Government plans to draft the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) into helping police combat the worrying spike in...
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Inniss: Crime a threat to international business
Minister of International Business Donville Inniss is concerned that if not quickly brought under control, the crime situation gripping the country could threaten the vital international business and...
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‘Merciless beating’
A St Michael mother has accused some members of the Royal Barbados Police Force of brutalizing her son and has even threatened to take legal action. While at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) this...
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UPP: Get to the source of illegal guns
The United Progressive Party (UPP) is advising the Freundel Stuart administration to get to the source of the illegal weapons that make their way onto the streets of Barbados if it wants to get a grip...
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Call for discussion on gun violence
The United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for St Michael East Paul Forte has called on the Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Carrington to convene a special sitting of the Chamber to discuss...
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Crime will worsen
A former Barbados Government criminologist is predicting that the crime situation will get worse if the authorities fail to adopt a different approach to crime fighting. Declaring that she was not...
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UPP charges that politicians protecting criminals
United Progressive Party (UPP) leader Lynette Eastmond has charged that some politicians are protecting people involved in crime, making them untouchable. And she has called on Barbadians to reject...
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Double murder
The dark and cloudy skies – along with light drizzles – that covered Marley Vale, St Philip today aptly captured the gloom of a community staggered by the shocking slaughter of two of its own. The...
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Brathwaite under fire in the wake of double homicide
Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite is facing intense political pressure following last night’s double homicide at Marley Vale, St Philip. The man shadowing Brathwaite for the Opposition Barbados...
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Harsh justice
A Cabinet minister whose constituency includes one of the island’s crime hot spots, is calling for “harsh justice” for those behind the influx of illegal guns into the country, complaining that those...
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Real estate market untouched by crime
The troubling increase in crime has not had an impact on the real estate market, although there is the potential for trouble if the violence continues, according local estate agents. Managing Director...
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Marley Vale mourns
The memories of the last tragedy to fact the Gittens and Burgess families of Marley Vale, St Philip erupted back to life as they were forced to deal yet again with the violent deaths of two of their...
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‘Slow justice system partly to blame for rising crime’
Supreme Court judge Carlisle Greaves is suggesting that the court system is to be partially blamed for the increased levels of crime gripping the country. Addressing a Rotary Club of Barbados South...
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IWEB stands against gun violence
Reigning Pic-O-De Crop monarch Ian iWeb Webster is worried about the possible impact of the current upsurge in gun crimes on future generations. Speaking this morning at Courtesy Garage in Wildey, St...
View ArticlePolice report progress in case of missing Brit
Police have made significant progress with their investigations into the disappearance of Briton Steven Weare, according to lawmen. Sources close to the investigation told Barbados TODAY law...
View ArticleRobin Hood gangs
In what could be described as a reprise of the Robin Hood practices of former Jamaican drug lord Christopher Dudus Coke or Pablo Escobar, the former head of the dangerous Medellín drug cartel in...
View ArticleNot in this port!
Amid growing concern over the importation of illegal guns here, the luxurious Port Ferdinand is insisting it ought not be blamed for the entry of illegal weapons into the country. The operators of...
View Article‘State-sponsored murder’ not the answer to crime
The local Roman Catholic Church is not about to embrace eye-for-an-eye justice as a means of tackling crime. In fact, the head of the church here Bishop Jason Gordon dismissed capital punishment as...
View Article‘Multi-faceted approach needed to tackle crime’
The women’s advocacy group, the National Organization of Women (NOW) is recommending a reengineering of the education system, the family and community in order to successfully tackle crime. Public...
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