Classes 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 SecondaryIn case you missed it, the Barbados Homicide Database is now live at its new and more fitting home: data.barbadoscrimeblog.com. Originally hosted at data.caribbeansignal.com, I have moved it to align better with the focus of the Barbados Crime Blog. In addition to my regular end-of-month homicide analyses and regular crime reports at www.barbadoscrimeblog.com, visitors can…
Read More The Barbados Homicide Database Is Now LiveUPDATE 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 DiesA 76-year-old woman in St. John, Barbados, was held captive and raped three times by a masked gunman on her rural property. The assailant also tied up her grandson, who was present during the ordeal. The woman is now living in fear and distrustful of others, but she is speaking out to warn other women…
Read More Elderly woman raped three times while grandson tied upA video is circulating online that appears to show an armed robbery. In the footage, a young individual wearing a dark hoodie and armed with a gun approaches five men seated under a canopy tent outside a house, seemingly playing dominoes. The suspect can be heard ordering the men to remove their belongings and place…
Read More Suspected Armed Robbery Caught on Video in Residential AreaTwo people—a man and a woman—were injured in a shooting that took place on the afternoon of June 6 in Merricks, St. Philip, near Bailey’s Primary School. Gunmen reportedly opened fire in the area, striking both victims. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police are on the scene, and the area has been cordoned off…
Read More Shooting in St. Philip Leaves Two with InjuriesA middle-aged man is in police custody after attempting to rob a vendor on Fairchild Street June 5 around 8 a.m. The suspect, armed with a knife, tried to steal cash from a breakfast vendor’s van. A struggle broke out, and bystanders intervened, detaining the man until police arrived and arrested him. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Vendor Targeted in Early Morning Robbery AttemptPolice were on the scene yesterday (June 6) of a stabbing incident which occurred near Tudor Street, The City. More details as they come. Source: NationNews
Read More Stabbing in The CityA driver with the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) was robbed at gunpoint this morning (June 6) in Chapel, St. Philip. According to SSA Public Relations Officer Carl “Alff” Padmore, the assailant took the driver’s jewellery, but the driver was unharmed and is cooperating with police. Padmore expressed concern for the driver’s wellbeing and noted this…
Read More Sanitation driver robbed at gunpoint25-year-old Terrelle Rogers of Haynesville, St. James, was fatally shot on June 4 near Hartland Road around 9:35 p.m. He was liming in the area when gunshots were heard. Rogers was struck and collapsed at the scene. He was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by private vehicle but later died from his injuries. Police…
Read More Homicide #21: Fatal Shooting, Haynesville, St. James