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Two men foil RBC robbery
One man remains in police detention following a foiled robbery at the RBC Royal Bank at University Drive this morning.The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m., as several customers were carrying...
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DRUG LINK
Barbados’ murder toll has risen to 19 in eight months, a situation police are blaming on the illicit drug trade that continues to fuel execution-style killings.The murders, 12 of which were...
View ArticleChrist Church man killed
A 24-year-old man is now dead after being stabbed by another man in the wee hours of this morning.Police say Darren Browne of Coverley, Christ Church was at the Oistins Bay Gardens at around 12:30 when...
View ArticleMan shot by police during drug raid
A man has been shot by police after reportedly attacking a lawman during a drug eradication exercise.Members of the Drug Squad and the Special Services Unit were conducting the operation in the Cliff...
View ArticleBodybuilder injured by stray bullet
A 21-year-old bodybuilder was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this evening after being shot in his left ankle on Brownes Beach.Jamar “Tiger” Alleyne of Farnum’s Land, Chapman Lane, St Michael...
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AMNESTY?
Authorities are giving consideration to introducing a gun amnesty in a bid to get illegal firearms off the streets and reduce gun crimes.Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite...
View ArticleRBPF assures island is safe
In a rare, if not unprecedented move, the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) today addressed a meeting of high-level tourism authorities from across Latin America and the Caribbean to assure them that...
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SHOOTING UPDATE: Man shot on ZR van
Police say the victim in the shooting incident on Lower Collymore Rock, St Michael was in a ZR van when he was shot in the back. Public relations officer Inspector David Welch said the man, whose name...
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Shooting on ZR
Police were up to late this evening not releasing the name of a man who was shot in the back during an altercation on a ZR van this morning. The country’s latest shooting victim was in a Route 10 ZR...
View ArticleShooting victim in stable condition
The 33-year-old man who was shot yesterday while travelling on a ZR van is now in stable condition after undergoing surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Police today confirmed his identity as...
View Article21-year-old charged with murder
Kadian Romaine Chase, 21, of Silver Hill, Christ Church has been charged with last month’s killing of Darren Browne of Coverley. The 24-year-old man died from a stab wound after being involved in an...
View ArticleMorning robbery at gas station
Lawmen are investigating an early morning robbery at the ESSO service station in Payne’s Bay, St James. Police public relations officer Inspector David Welch told Barbados TODAY that three masked men...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fitts Village shooting victim in critical condition
The man shot on the beach at Fitts Village, St James this morning is in critical condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The country’s latest shooting victim, whose name is still being withheld, was...
View ArticleFitts Village shooting victim succumbs to injuries
Less than 24 hours after being shot while on the beach at Fitts Village, St James with his son, Nepaul Trotman has died. He succumbed to his injuries last night at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)...
View ArticleFined over sea eggs
Three St John men will have to each pay $1,000 in the next three months or spend a month in prison for having 350 sea eggs outside the season. Deon Norville, 23, and Anthony Payne, 41, both of Martins...
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Family destroyed
Yesterday morning, Danielle Brathwaite was in the process of planning the 32nd birthday party for her boyfriend Neipaul Trotman. Hours later, she had to rush him to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)...
View ArticleTrinidadian charged
A Trinidadian man appears in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today after being slapped with four drug-related charges. Thirty-six-year old Marlon Leonard Waldron has been charged with possession,...
View ArticleTrio charged for Esso robbery
Three young men will face the court today for last week’s aggravated burglary at Esso Service Station in Payne’s Bay, St James, in addition to two other aggravated burglary and three robbery charges....
View ArticleMan shot in Bank Hall
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that occurred around 3 o’clock this morning at Happy Cot Road, Bank Hall, St Michael. A man in his 20s was reportedly shot...
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Crime worry
While another shooting victim clings to life following a gun attack in the early hours of this morning, the Barbados Christian Council has expressed concern that too many young men appear to be...
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