At the end of March 2025, Barbados had recorded at least three homicides between March 1st and March 31st. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to March 31, the island has had at least 13 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports; the figures and insights provided below…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to March 2025Residents of Nelson Street are voicing frustration over rising gun violence in Barbados following a drive-by shooting around 2:20 p.m. on Saturday (April 5). The incident occurred at the corner of Vine and King William Streets, where police confirmed that two houses and three cars were damaged. Witnesses reported hearing multiple rounds from what appeared…
Read More Another Shooting in Nelson Street Area Sparks Renewed Concern Over Gun ViolenceA 29-year-old man was taken into police custody after brandishing a knife at the Grantley Adams International Airport around 11 a.m (April 4th). He aggressively demanded to speak with an airline manager, prompting a swift response from airport security. The officers, while sustaining minor injuries, managed to de-escalate the situation, subdue the man, and secure…
Read More Knife-Wielding Man Detained at Grantley Adams AirportAn altercation between two men has resulted in one being fataly stabbed. The incident took place in Holetown on the main road, near to the exit of from Second Street. The alleged assailant has been taken into police custody. Link to video (warning, contains graphic and distressing imagery) Source: Starcom Network
Read More Altercation results in Fatal Stabbing in Holetown, St. JamesAn 18-year-old man was shot and grazed in the chest by police during an operation in Kendal, St. John. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. (April 3rd) when officers approached a group of men near a shed in a wooded area. Police say someone in the group fired at them, prompting them to return fire.…
Read More Police Return Fire After Being Shot At in St. John; Teen Injured and Firearm RecoveredTwo men, Javan Devere Burton (33) and Dejuan Amon Niles (21), were found dead with multiple stab wounds at Foul Bay Beach, St. Philip, on Tuesday night (April 1). Police classified their deaths as unnatural and have launched a full investigation. Authorities were alerted at 11:18 p.m. when a man reported being involved in an…
Read More Double Homicide at Foul Bay: Police Investigate Fatal Stabbings in St. PhilipPolice are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on March 31, 2025, at Quakers Road, Carrington Village, St. Michael. The victim, 33-year-old Stephon Diego Miller, was sitting on the steps of a shop when he was approached by an assailant and shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are urging anyone…
Read More Man Fatally Shot in Carrington VillagePolice yesterday (March 26) intercepted a white taxi van in Lower Estate, St. Michael, in an operation led by the Serious Crimes Unit of the Barbados Police Service. During the incident, shots were fired, and both an unmarked police SUV and the taxi sustained damage. Five men were inside the vehicle at the time, but…
Read More Police Intercept Vehicle in Lower Estate, Shots Fired, Two in CustodyA 13-year-old boy was fatally shot while watching a netball game at Silver Hill, Christ Church, on the evening of March 25, 2025. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 7:48 p.m. and discovered that two assailants had fired multiple shots toward the hardcourt from behind nearby housing units. The victim sustained gunshot wounds to…
Read More 13-year-old fatally shot in Silver Hill while watching gameA man has been hospitalized in critical condition after being shot at Odessa McClean Drive My Lord’s Hill on Saturday (March 22nd). Starcom Network New understands that a 50-year-old man was shot in the neck. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a private vehicle at about 4pm. A resident of the area…
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