A 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…

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25-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…

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At the end of May 2025, Barbados had recorded at least 2 homicides between May 1st and May 31st. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to May 31, the island has had at least 19 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports, as such, numbers may be under-stated. The…

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