Daquan Straker, a 24-year-old labourer, has been remanded in connection with the recent robbery at Market Hill Supermarket. He faces charges of aggravated burglary and brandishing a firearm while committing an indictable offense on February 12. Straker is accused of stealing $669.20 from Victor Estwick. He was not required to plead when he appeared before…
Read More Gun-Wielding Robber Remanded After Market Hill Supermarket HeistEdward Dacosta Gollop, a 52-year-old resident of St. Michael, pleaded guilty to 28 criminal charges in the No. 3A Supreme Court, including arson, drug trafficking, illegal firearm possession, and money laundering. The charges, spanning from 2015 to 2020, involved various high-powered rifles, large quantities of drugs, and significant sums of illicit money. The court has…
Read More Man Pleads Guilty to 28 Crimes, Including AK-47 Possession, Arson, and Drug TraffickingThe Cultural Expansion Program (CEP), in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the National Peace Program, has launched an initiative to use culture as a tool to address crime. Endorsed by Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight and Hon. Corey Lane, the program focuses on music, creativity, and community engagement to promote peace and positive change.…
Read More Using the Arts to Fight Crime with New Youth InitiativeThe Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) has raised concerns over escalating violence in schools, warning that some institutions have become “danger zones” for educators. BUT President Rudy Lovell highlighted that teachers are facing physical assaults, threats, and a toxic environment, with some attacks requiring medical attention. Recent incidents at Coleridge & Parry School and Lester…
Read More Barbados Teachers Union Warns of Escalating School Violence and Unsafe ClassroomsPolice are investigating a reported robbery at the Market Hill Supermarket in St. George. Officers have been dispatched to the scene, and staff members are shaken by the incident. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Market Hill Supermarket Robbed: Staff Left ShakenFebruary 11th A man recently released from prison has been taken back into custody after a violent stabbing spree. The assailant, who was previously jailed for attacking a neighbor, allegedly threatened the same neighbors after his release. After being sent to the Psychiatric Hospital, he escaped, purchased a knife from a store, and attacked both…
Read More UPDATE: Customer Dispute Turns Violent: St. Michael Store Employee Stabbed in Shocking AttackFebruary 10th A 25-year-old female store employee in St. Michael was stabbed in the mouth by an angry customer following a dispute over an item. The attack occurred at J.E. General Store in Black Rock, and the suspect fled the scene. The incident, caught on surveillance footage, has been widely shared on social media. The…
Read More Customer Dispute Turns Violent: St. Michael Store Employee Stabbed in Shocking AttackFebruary 10th 20-year-old Alex Elijah Moore of Grazettes, St. Michael, has been remanded for the murder of Adio Pile-Agard, who was shot and killed on January 29th along Ayshford Road, St. Thomas. Reports indicate that the victim was shot by a single assailant who then fled. Moore appeared in District “D” Court before Magistrate Deborah…
Read More Youth Remanded for Murder in Ayshford Road ShootingFebruary 5th 20-year-old Shelton Dwayne Milton Blackman has been charged in connection with last Wednesday’s stabbing at Barbados Community College. He faces an indictable charge for serious bodily harm with intent to maim, disfigure, or disable 19-year-old Whiniki Morris-Buntin, who suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso. Blackman has been remanded to Dodds Prison until…
Read More Young Man Charged in Barbados Community College Stabbing, Remanded to PrisonFebruary 8th A violent altercation at Buddy’s Soca bar in Salters, St. George left a man critically injured after being stabbed multiple times in the bathroom. The victim remains in critical but stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while the suspect is still at large. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Stabbing at St. George Bar Leaves Man Critically Injured, Suspect on the Run