Police probe stabbing incident at primary school
Police are carrying out investigations into a stabbing incident which occurred on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 about 5:45 pm on the hard court at St. Elizabeth Primary School, St. Joseph. Involved were two juvenile males, one of whom received multiple stab wounds about the body. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by his parents where he was […]
Expert warns Barbados to carefully consider the implications of legalising marijuana
A Canadian expert is warning Barbados to carefully consider the implications of legalising marijuana before taking any such step. Addressing a forum on the legalisation of the drug hosted by the Barbados Employers Confederation, Professor Louis Hugo Francescuitti noted the trends seen in other countries where the use of the drug has been decriminalised, such […]
Deputy Police Commissioner stresses need for new ways to tackle crime
Deputy Police Commissioner, Erwin Boyce has been stressing the need for new approaches to tackling crime saying old strategies may no longer be effective. He was speaking at the George Lamming Primary School during a graduation ceremony for students who participated in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program. Mr. Boyce says a new more […]
The Barbados Bar Association welcomes plans to prevent prisoners being left on remand for long periods
The Barbados Bar Association has welcomed an announcement by Home Affairs minister, Edmund Hinkson, that measures are being put in place to prevent prisoners being left on remand for long periods without being brought to trial. This follows the revelation of a case where a man spent a decade on remand at Dodds Prison on […]