June 1 UPDATE: Police have identified the man found dead in the car park of the Abundant Life Assembly in Bank Hall, St. Michael, as 33-year-old Daron Devere Elias of Long Gap, Spooners Hill. He was discovered with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical doctor. Investigations are ongoing,…
Read More Homicide #19: Fatal StabbingPolice are investigating a stabbing that occurred on Saturday night (May 24th) at Fairchild Street, Bridgetown. According to reports, the incident stemmed from an altercation between two men, which escalated and left one individual nursing stab wounds. Source: NationNews
Read More Stabbing incident at Fairchild StreetSwift police action led to the arrest of a man accused of staging a bold daylight robbery at the Roy Smith Shop in Ealing Grove, Christ Church. The incident occurred on May 22, around midday, when the suspect — who had reportedly been seen loitering outside the premises — seized the opportunity to strike once…
Read More Repeat Offender Nabbed After Armed Robbery at Christ Church ShopPress Release from Barbados Police Service re: armed robbery at ShopSmart, Express, Six Roads, St. Philip: Police at District C Station are conducting investigations into an incident where a security officer stationed at a business reported that two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm and the other with a knife entered the…
Read More Attempted Armed Robbery in St. Philip66-year-old Jeffrey Barrow was beaten and robbed this afternoon on Belmont Road, St. Michael. He sustained multiple injuries and is currently in stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Videos circulating show him being attacked and robbed by an assailant who fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Residents say Barrow had just left the…
Read More Elderly Man Beaten and Robbed in St. MichaelTwo men were seriously injured in a shooting around 7:45 PM (May 14) on Wharfdale Road in The Pine, St. Michael. Residents reported hearing a barrage of gunfire, prompting a swift police response. The victims were rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment; their conditions remain unknown. The area has been cordoned off, and…
Read More Gunfire in The Pine: Two Seriously Injured in Evening ShootingPolice are searching for at least three men involved in an armed robbery on Sunday morning at the Royal Bank of Canada in Bridgetown. The suspects, driving a silver-grey compact vehicle, targeted armored guards handling cash and escaped with a substantial sum of money around 9:30 AM. No one was injured. The road has since…
Read More Armed Robbery at RBC BridgetownOn the night of Monday, May 5, 2025, around 9:30 p.m., police from the District ‘A’ Police Station responded to a fatal shooting at Whitehall #2, St. Michael. Nicolas Ethan Jordan, a 40-year-old resident known to police, was shot and killed outside his home after arriving in his car. An unknown assailant approached from across…
Read More Homicide #18: Fatal Shooting in WhitehallAt the end of April 2025, Barbados had recorded at least 4 homicides between April 1st and April 30th. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to April 30, the island has had at least 17 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports, as such, numbers may be under-stated. The…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to April 2025Police are investigating a shooting that occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, on St. Michael’s Row in Bridgetown. A man in his late 20s was walking toward the City with a female companion when he was approached by a masked assailant who opened fire, causing the victim to collapse. He sustained multiple…
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