May 2019 saw four murders taking place in Barbados (26 for the year so far). Two of them took place in St. Philip, while the rest occurred in St. Michael and St. James respectively. The four victims were all male, and three were shooting related deaths. One victim died as a result of being…
May 2019 saw four murders taking place in Barbados (26 for the year so far). Two of them took place in St. Philip, while the rest occurred in St. Michael and St. James respectively. The four victims were all male, and three were shooting related deaths. One victim died as a result of being stabbed. The data was collected and compiled based on reports in the media.
Police are currently investigating a stabbing involving two visitors. the incident occurred on the beach at Mount Standfast.(More details as they come to hand)
Let us see how this shakes out, stabbing tourists is serious business given our one leg economy. The other piece of this is that a safe Barbados for all should translate to it being safe for tourists but we know how this will play out.
The following being shot around in local social media this evening.
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SirSimpleSimonPresidentForLife
Am I getting it right?
So far all of those arrested are MALE.
And all but 2 of those dead are also MALE?
Is there a pattern here?
Or am I imagining things?
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Wily Coyote
@David
Was the video of the Defense Force a real incident or an exercise. In any case it shows a Defense Force individual apparently picking up a weapon(hand gun) from the ground by the motorcycle and pocketing the item. Real incident or training exercise this would not be appropriate law enforcement.
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Wily Coyote
Barbados is out to be the BEST OF THE PACK, trying to be better than Jamaica, T&T etc. Nice to know that Law Enforcement claim CRIME is DOWN, Barbados is SAFE etc etc. This situation is well out of hand and and is obviously out of the authorities capabilities to control or is it not wanting to control. This is what happens when you have the countries Prime Minister consorting with known drug dealers and giving them invites to government functions.
Corruption at its best.
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Dame Bajans
They castigated Piece when he uttered an opinion on the number of murders that may occur in Barbados this year. From where i sit, he seems to be on target with his numbers. Carry on smartly.
” The two Canadians were said to be relaxing near Ju Ju Bar when they were approached by a man who offered to sell them a painting which they believed was too expensive.
There was an exchange of words and both were stabbed during the altercation.”
The current trend is 4-5 murders per month, if this pattern continues, we are looking at least 48 murders for the year… making for an historical murder tally, almost doubling the previous year number. Not to mention the per capita muder rate jumping to 17/ 100000.
Please, the comparison with Trinidad or Jamaica, is way too hyperbolic and over-dramatic.
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Donna
Dame Bajans,
“They” are the BLP supporters who want no part of the truth.
We had a couple months where there were an abnormal number. One therefore cannot use a mean average to extrapolate.
@Wily
These scrambler cyclists are a thorn for the policemen who are unable to catch them. The gun appears to have been dropped by the security person.
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Mariposa
Everything is going to be historical this year
Rise in crime
Rise in murder
And dont forget the external creditors taking barbados to the world court to collect its debt
Barbados is a failed state
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Hal Austin
@ Mariposa,
That is not the attitude, you are letting the nation down.
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Mariposa
Another historical event took place
The place is falling to pieces
Tourist being targeted
Is this barbados?in less than a year murder rising like a volcano about to erupt
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TheOGazerts
@Mariposa
Get in line and stand with your leader…
Are you in the overseas few who are traitorous…
Or are you home based
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TheOgazerts
“In any case it shows a Defense Force individual apparently picking up a weapon(hand gun) from the ground by the motorcycle and pocketing the item. Real incident or training exercise this would not be appropriate law enforcement.”
Agree…
“The gun appears to have been dropped by the security person.”
If in a struggle the security person may also lose his gun….. Training needed
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Dame Bajans
26 murders at the end of five months. Piece said 50 for the year. I am counting but don’t have enough fingers and toes. I will read BU to keep up to date.
personally, i find the unknown, unprofiled artists who sell their works on the street or beaches are really too expensive. often it is just tourist tat that has no value and worth less than they are asking.
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Mariposa
Lorenzo where are u
Can u explain this rapid rise im violent crime
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fortyacresandamule
@David. Okay, reasonable enough. However, if we stick with the 5-year historical average of 2 murders per month, going forward, we are still closing on a historical murder tally for year 2019.
St Kitts and Nevis with 50 thousand people and an area of 101 sqare mile, ( roughly the same size as the cayman Island) defy law enforcement theory in terms of pop size and geographic space, when it comes to gun violence and murder. It all started in the mid to late 90s, and mushroom into an epidemic such that the regional security apparatus had to be called out last year to provide additional security to the local police. Imagine! this is happening on an island with less than 50000 people. We in Bim shouldn’t think for one moment that we are immune from such culture of gun violence, especially if we do nothing in our power to nip it in the bud.
After years of anonymity, one of China’s leading dissident cartoonists has revealed his identity to the BBC.
The Australia-based artist whose work satirises China’s one-party rule explains why, despite threats, he is choosing the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy Tiananmen protests to reveal his identity…”
Wunna already know who de ole man is BUT DOES WUNNA KNOW WHO DE GRANDSON IS???
A Legend Retires… On Friday, May 31st 2019, Commissioner of Police presented a Portrait to Assistant Commissioner of Police Lila Strickland as she prepared to say farewell to the Royal Barbados Police Force after 42 years of stellar service to the Force as well as the public of Barbados.
Police are asking members of the public who may have any information or video footage regarding the shooting incident on board the MV Dreamchaser, on Monday, June 10, 2019 to come forward.
I do now wish to appear macabre but it would be interesting if you were to put up a counter for the murders in Barbados and when people clicked it, they came to ghis article
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