DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY THE CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC UNDER REGULATION 88 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, 1984.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR DRAG FEST 2025
On Saturday 29th November 2025 and Monday 1st December 2025 the Barbados Association of Dragsters and Drifters (BADD), will be holding a Caribbean Motor Racing Festival event, along the ABC Highway, between the Clyde Walcott (The Turning) and Norman Niles (Haggatt Hall) Roundabouts. As a result, a number of traffic changes will take effect from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm.
ROAD CLOSURES
The following roads will be closed between the relevant times:
a) ABC Highway between the Norman Niles and Clyde Walcott Roundabouts.
b) Belle Road (East) from its junction with Lower Estate to the ABC Highway.
c) Belle Road (West) from its junction with My Lords Hill to the ABC Highway
TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS
a) Traffic travelling along the ABC Highway from the direction of the Emancipation Statue (Bussa), can turn left at the Norman Niles roundabout, travel along My Lords Hill unto Bridge Road, before turning right, onto station Hill and continuing to the Clyde Walcott Roundabout.
b) Alternatively, motorists can also turn right at the Norman Niles Roundabout, continue to the Salters Junction, turn left and continue to Charles Rowe Bridge before making a left turn onto Lower Estate Road.
c) Motorist travelling from the direction of The Everton Weekes Roundabout (Warrens) going south, can turn left at the Clyde Walcott Roundabout, continue to the junction of Lower Estate and Belle Road, before turning left and continuing onto Charles Rowe Bridge. Motorist can then make a right turn onto Salters road and continue to the Norman Niles Roundabout.
d) Alternatively, motorists can also turn right at the Clyde Walcott Roundabout, continue to the traffic lights at Station Hill, before turning left onto Bridge Road and continuing along My Lords Hill to the Norman Niles roundabout.
NO PARKING
No parking is allowed along the following roads between the relevant times:
a) ABC Highway
b) Waterford Road
c) The Turning
d) Salters
e) Belle Road
PARK AND RIDE
A park and ride service will be provided from 8:00 am from the following locations:
a) Queen’s College Secondary School
b) Garfield Sobers Sports Complex
c) The Botanical Gardens
d) Sky Mall (Available only on Monday 1st December 2025)
OFFENCES
Any person who contravenes these rules or fails to comply with any order given by a member of The Barbados Police Service in uniform, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction, to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500BDS) or to imprisonment for a term of three (3) months.
These rules do not apply to vehicles used by The Barbados Police Service, the Barbados Defence Force, the Barbados Fire Service, or any emergency vehicle.
Police Officers will also be deployed on the day, to assist with all traffic management.
The Barbados Police Service thanks the members of the general public for their understanding and cooperation in this matter and apologises for any inconvenience these traffic changes may cause.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), has arrested and formally charged Kyle Keshane St. Louis, 24 years of No. 2D Hartland Road, Haynesville, St. James, Doneshia Aaliyah Alleyne-Williams, 25 years of 1st Avenue, Sealy Land, Bank Hall, St Michael and Leaon Seymour Freeman, 32 years, also of 1st Avenue, Sealy Land, Bank Hall, for the following offence:
Possession of Ammunition (30) – November 25th 2025
St. Louis, Alleyne-Williams and Freeman appeared before Magistrate Alison Burke in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court, on Friday 28th November 2025. They were not required to plead to the indictable offence and were remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). They are scheduled to reappear on Friday 19th December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (North), has arrested and formally charged Jamar Dennis Rohan Husbands, 38 years of Bakers St. Peter, Patrina Laurel Jordan, 40 years of Lot 2 Boscobelle Terrace, St. Peter, Marc Anderson Francis, 39 years of Bakers St. Peter, Khaleed Akio Bryant, 27 years of Yearwood Road, Mount Standfast St. James and Zhane Shilah Angeline Hurley, 19 years of #1 Decatur Terrace, Mount Standfast, St. James.
They appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday 28th November 2025. They were not required to plead to their respective offences and were remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). They are scheduled to reappear on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (North), has arrested and formally charged Patrina Laurel Jordan, 40 years of Lot 2 Boscobelle Terrace, St. Peter, for the following offences:
Handling Stolen Property – between 31st December 2024 and 25th November 2025
Handling Stolen Property – between 6th and 25th November 2025
Jordan appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday 28th November 2025. She was not required to plead to the offence and was remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). She is scheduled to reappear on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (North), has arrested and formally charged Zhane Shilah Angeline Hurley, 19 years of #1 Decatur Terrace, Mount Standfast, St. James, for the following offence:
Handling Stolen Property – between 23rd October 2025 and 22nd November 2025
Handling Stolen Property – between 6th and 22nd November 2025
Hurley appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday 28th November 2025. She was not required to plead to the offence and was remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). She is scheduled to reappear on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (North), has arrested and formally charged Jamar Dennis Rohan Husbands, 38 years of Bakers St. Peter, for the following offences:
Handling Stolen Property – between 6th and 21st November 2025
Husbands appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court, on Friday 28th November 2025. He was not required to plead to the offence and was remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). He is scheduled to reappear on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (North), has arrested and formally charged Marc Anderson Francis, 39 years of Bakers St. Peter, for the following offences:
Handling Stolen Property – between 6th and 20th November 2025
Francis appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court, on Friday 28th November 2025. He was not required to plead to the indictable offence and was remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). He is scheduled to reappear on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Criminal Investigations Department (North), has arrested and formally charged Khaleed Akio Bryant, 27 years of Yearwood Road, Mount Standfast St. James, for the following offence:
Burglary – Bridgetown Duty Free between 5th and 6th November 2025
The total value of the stolen property is, one hundred and nine thousand three hundred and eighty one dollars and fifty four cents ($109,381.54 Bds) Barbados currency.
Bryant appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court, on Friday 28th November 2025. He was not required to plead to the indictable offence and was remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). He is scheduled to reappear on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), has arrested and formally charged Shakiel Renico James, 25 years of Lower Collymore Rock, St. Michael, for the following offences:
Possession of Firearm – November 19th 2025
Possession of Ammunition (7) – November 19th 2025
James is scheduled to appear in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court, on Wednesday 26th November 2025.
The Police at District ‘A’ Station, received a report of an unnatural death at a residence in Wanstead Heights St. Michael, on Monday 24th November 2025, about 1:50 pm.
Police responded to the residence and discovered the body of a 52 year old male, in an advanced state of decomposition.
A medical doctor visited the scene and pronounced death. No foul play is suspected at this time, however, a postmortem will be carried out to determine the cause of death. Investigations are continuing.
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