Stabbing

Two workers entered the abandoned Massy Complex on Bridge Road, Bridgetown, around 1:20 p.m., July 3rd, when one of them was attacked by a man believed to be squatting inside the building. During the confrontation, the worker was stabbed and bitten, while the alleged assailant was also injured. Both were transported to the Queen Elizabeth…

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Two vendors were seriously injured in a knife attack at the Cheapside Fish Market this morning. A third individual who tried to intervene was also hurt, though his injuries were minor. He reportedly threw bottles to break up the fight. Police responded quickly, and the injured were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Investigations are…

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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…

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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

UPDATE 1: The victim has been identified as 41-year-old Neil Oscar Layne, of Rihanna Drive, Westbury Road, St. Michael. Source: CBC News A man who was stabbed on Sunday night at the junction of Rihanna Drive and Blanch Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael has died from his injuries, marking the 22nd homicide for 2025. Police…

Read More Homicide 22: Victim of Rihanna Drive Stabbing Dies

An incident took place earlier this week at the Rubis gas station in Oistins. It appears to have involved an armed robbery and violent attack on a security guard. The traditional news outlets that I monitor have yet to report on the event, however bloggers and social media users have shared footage of the incident,…

Read More Stabbing Incident at Oistins Gas Station

Two 40-year-old men are in hospital following a stabbing incident at the Rubis Service Station in Market Hill, St. George. Police responded around 1:00 p.m. (Thursday, April 10) and found one man from Roach Village with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in serious but stable condition. The second…

Read More Two Men Injured in St. George Stabbing Incident