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Attorney General Dale Marshall inspecting the parade with Chief Instructor Trevor Griffith. Acting Commissioner of Police, Erwin Boyce, is behind. (B.Hinds/ ...

Attorney General Dale Marshall presenting Best Recruit, Police Constable Shanice Lovell, with one of her many trophies during the 147 Passing Out Parade, wh ...

In 2022, there was a continuous trend of violent crimes in Barbados. The country recorded 43 murders, the second highest total ever. There were also increased efforts by Police and Government to combat crime. The Mia Mottley administration faced criticism for its handling of the crime situation. Many citizens felt that not enough was being done to address the problem and the necessary steps were not being taken to keep …

Over 400 officers of the Barbados Police Service will be participating in training workshops to improve the filing of criminal cases. The National Case File Standards initiative is a joint venture by the US/UK Criminal Justice Reform Project

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The Governments of the US and the UK continue to provide assistance to the criminal justice system in Barbados by supporting the introduction of national case file standards. Over 400 officers of the Barbados Police Service (BPS) will participate in training workshops on a new filing system that will improve the quality and content of criminal case files submitted by the

As of November 18, 2022, Barbados' homicides hit 40. On November 10, when the most recent police press conference was held, the number of murders for 2022 stood at 38 with and 29 were firearm-enabled and 18 or 19 matters have been solved. Follo

It is not enough to just focus on the aftermath of the gun-related violence; there must also be something done to prevent it from happening in the first place. That was the opinion of newly-appointed Minister of Energy and Business Lisa Cummins, who speaking on Wednesday when she introduced the Firearm Amendment Bill 2022 to the Senate. “This Government is very clear that the only intervention cannot be a matter …

The present spike in murders and gun-related incidents is not beyond the capabilities of the numbers within the Barbados Police Service. Promising Barbadians that every active officer will give of their utmost best to protect the citizenry was Act

Newly appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ian Branch, is very clear on where his focus will be. Branch, 62, told Nation News it would be to “continue the fight against crime, primarily matters involving the use of firearms”. He is a 43-year veteran of the Barbados Police Service, and prior to this, was in charge of territorial policing, holding responsibility for all police stations on the island, except the Criminal …