Incident

Police responded to an incident at Belair, St. George around 8 p.m. on Monday night (June 23). According to reports, a group of men armed with machetes were seen approaching a house in the area. At this time, there are no reports of injuries or further incidents. The situation is still developing, and official details…

Read More Police Respond to Machete-Wielding Group in St. George

A robbery occurred at Colombian Emeralds inside Bridgetown Duty Free around 12 noon today (June 24th). A young male suspect reportedly snatched a piece of jewelry and fled through the front entrance. Police on patrol, along with other units and help from civilians, chased and apprehended the suspect near Swan Street, taking him into custody…

Read More Jewelry Snatcher Nabbed in Midday Robbery on Broad Street

The Barbados Police Service has identified the victim of the June 22, 2025, shooting at Whitehall, St. Michael as 24-year-old Gavin Nicholas Archer of Well Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael. Police are also seeking public assistance in identifying several persons of interest related to recent shooting incidents. Anyone with information is urged to contact the…

Read More Homicide #26: Fatal Shooting in Whitehall

Police at Central Station are conducting investigations into a shooting that occurred at Nelson Street and Wellington Street St. Michael about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday 22nd June 2025. Investigations revealed that four men traveling on two motorcycles rode through the area and discharged a number of shots, damaging a number of buildings and motorcars. Investigations…

Read More Shots Fired in Broad Daylight at Nelson & Wellington Streets

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. Michael

Retired 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 Robbery

Police 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 Heights

Police 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 Ivy

A 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 Hospital