Govt sending clear message with proposed gang prevention legislation
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May 30, 2026
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Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams declared that gangs do exist in Barbados and warned that anyone who joins, assists, harbours or associates with them could face lengthy prison sentences of ten to 25 years.
Speaking during debate yesterday on the Criminal Gangs Prevention And Control Bill, 2026 Abrahams dismissed any suggestion that gangs were not a local problem.
“There are gangs in Barbados,” he told Parliament, noting that Government, the judiciary, the Barbados Bar Association and other stakeholders involved in consultations on the legislation all accepted that reality.
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