Police are investigating an early morning shooting incident that occurred around June 21, 3 a.m., on Peterkins Road, Bank Hall, St. Michael. Reports indicate that multiple gunshots were heard near the corner of 5th Avenue Peterkins and Peterkins Main Road. Acting Inspector Ryan Brathwaite confirmed the report but noted that no further details are available…
Read More Early Morning Shooting in Bank hall, St. MichaelRetired physical education teacher and sports official Janita Austin was seriously injured in a robbery near Heywoods, St. Peter on Saturday night (June 14th). The attack occurred after she got off a bus in Speightstown, when she was reportedly approached by a man with a machete. Austin sustained a serious leg injury and underwent surgery…
Read More Retired PE Teacher Injured in Speightstown RobberyPolice are investigating a shooting that occurred around 7:30 p.m. (June 18) at 4th Avenue, Cane Vale, Christ Church. Multiple shots were fired, but no one was injured. A video circulating on social media claimed a house in the area was riddled with bullets. Police confirmed the incident but reported no casualties. Source: NationNews
Read More Shooting in Cane ValePolice are searching for two masked gunmen who broke into an apartment at Wanstead Heights, St. James, last night (June 15), holding two couples and two children hostage. The intruders used a saw to breach the door, demanded cash, and escaped with an undisclosed sum. One man was injured after being struck with a firearm,…
Read More Masked Gunmen Hold Family Hostage in Wanstead HeightsPolice have identified the victim of an early morning (June 16) shooting in The Ivy, St Michael as 39-year-old Anderson Calderon of North Close, Wildey. Calderon was fatally shot around 12:03 a.m. on Skeetes Road, where a medical doctor later pronounced him dead at the scene. This marks Barbados’ 25th homicide for the year. District…
Read More Homicide #25: Fatal Shooting in The IvyA group of 14 nurses at the St Philip District Hospital in Barbados are calling for immediate action after a Ghanaian colleague was violently stabbed in the neck just outside the hospital compound on Friday night (June 13). The unprovoked attack has left the nursing team traumatized and furious over years of unaddressed safety concerns…
Read More Nurse Stabbed near St. Philip HospitalBarbados has recorded its 24th homicide for 2025 following a fatal shooting at the Constitution River Van Terminal early this morning. The victim, reportedly a long-time stall owner at the terminal, was gunned down on the scene. Police have cordoned off the area as investigations are underway. More information will be provided as it becomes…
Read More Homicide #24: Fatal Shooting in River Van TerminalCameron Elcock, a 22-year-old from Rendezvous Gardens, Christ Church, has been identified as Barbados’ 23rd homicide victim for 2025. He died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after being shot during a robbery at Six Roads, St. Philip. Elcock and a male relative were securing a business when they were confronted by two armed assailants demanding…
Read More Homicide #23: Six Roads Robbery Turns DeadlyA man was injured in a drive-by shooting around 7 p.m. (June 12) in Venture, St. John, according to the Barbados Police Service. He sustained a single gunshot wound after multiple rounds were fired and was transported by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. Source: NationNews
Read More Man Injured in Drive-By Shooting in Venture, St. JohnClasses at Frederick Smith Secondary School were disrupted after a female teacher was hit in the head with a rock thrown by a student (June 12). She sought medical attention and reported the incident to police. This marks the second recent case of student-on-teacher violence at the school; another teacher was previously injured by a…
Read More Teacher Injured by Student at Frederick Smith Secondary