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Police in Barbados are investigating the shooting death of a Guyanese man in the island. Dead is 46-year-old Eton Lyken who lived in the parish of St Michael. Lyken lived in Barbados for a number of years and owned and operated a number of businesses including a popular bakery and variety store. The shooting incident […]
Two men, who are accused of turning a birthday celebration into a crime scene by robbing the party goers, were dragged before a City Magistrate this morning to face robbery charges. 23-year-old, Michael York and 34-year-old, Rex Blanche, denied the robbery allegations as they stood before Magistrate Leron Daly. In total, the two men were […]
A 19-year-old Agricola resident, who is currently serving a one year jail sentence for escaping from lawful custody, was today slapped with four new charges. The man, Melvor Jeffery, was today charged for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition and discharging a loaded firearm at Police officers. He appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly this […]
General Secretary of the PPP and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, today declared that late PPP Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj was a patriot and an effective Minister. It was under Jagdeo’s Presidency that Gajraj came under the microscope for allegedly spearheading a phantom death squad that is believed to have been responsible for the […]
The 55-year-old, West Ruimveldt woman, who was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport with 7 pounds of cocaine strapped to her thighs, was today sentenced to four years in jail and fined $9.1 million. The convict, Sandra Angela Profitt, broke down in tears as she admitted to the cocaine trafficking charge this morning when […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit last has issued a wanted bulletin for businessman, Winston Carto aka “Chief Mike”, whose last known address has been given as 193 Greenheart Street, South Ruimveldt Gardens. In a statement, CANU said “Chief Mike” is wanted in relation to the 7 pounds of cocaine that was busted at the Eugene […]
Police investigators have moved into the Albouystown community, where a businesswoman was found murdered this morning and her husband badly injured. The full name of the dead woman has not been released, but she owned and operated a shop in the community known as “Nalo’s Variety”. The business place is located at Non Pareil and […]
A Chinese national who manages a supermarket in the Diamond community, was today charged with attempted murder following the beating of a 59-year-old man outside the supermarket. The accused, Xinoxi Qu, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of attempted murder. In Court, the Prosecutor […]
An armed bandit, who was shot dead as he carried out an attack at El Sol Hotel in Queenstown, is still to be identified. According to a Police report, the man was shot dead around 4:30 this morning by an armed security guard. The hotel is located in Crown Street, Queenstown. The Police report said […]
A 55-year-old woman from West Ruimveldt was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport today with some extra weight strapped to her thighs. According to a statement from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, Sandra Profitt was preparing to board a Barbados bound flight, when CANU agents found more than 7 pounds of cocaine strapped to her […]
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