Government has introduced legislation targeting individuals who engage in illegal violent acts in public spaces, resulting in people entering a state of panic and shock.

This is through the Domestic Terrorism Bill, 2026, which Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams introduced in Parliament today.

In January this year, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley put Barbadians on notice that the legislation was coming, following a major early-morning shooting incident in Bridgetown after a cruise.