Barbados
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist de facto
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The death penalty is mandatory for murder and treason...
- News items in the archive
- 68
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Barbados is classified as Abolitionist de facto in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 68 news items on Barbados, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JUNE 8, 2022BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS APPEAL COURT VACATES DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN CONVICTED FOR FIRE AT A STORE THAT KILLED SIX WOMEN
The Court of Appeal in Barbados has ruled that Jamar Dwayne Bynoe, who was previously been sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the 2010 fire at a store that resulted in the deaths of six women, return to the High Court for sentencing.
- JANUARY 1, 2020BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
AUGUST 2, 2019BarbadosDEATH PENALTYBARBADOS: DEATH ROW INMATE FREED
The Court of Appeal on 2 August 2019 released former condemned murderer Omar DaCosta Holder from prison saying his case should not have gone to the jury in light of his unsigned written statement taken while he was in police custody.
- JANUARY 1, 2019BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
JUNE 27, 2018BarbadosDEATH PENALTYBARBADOS: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY OUTLAWED
The High Court in Barbados can no longer impose mandatory death sentences on convicted murderers.
- JANUARY 1, 2018BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JULY 1, 2017BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Jamar Dewayne Bynoe, accused of the deaths of six women in the Campus Trendz fire, has been found guilty on six counts of murder and sentenced to death by hanging.
Jamar Dewayne Bynoe, accused of the deaths of six women in the Campus Trendz fire, has been found guilty on six counts of murder and sentenced to death by hanging.
- JANUARY 1, 2017BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- MARCH 2, 2016BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Carlton Junior Hall was found guilty of murder by a 12-member jury in the No. 5 Supreme Court.
Carlton Junior Hall was found guilty of murder by a 12-member jury in the No. 5 Supreme Court.
- JANUARY 1, 2016BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2015BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2014BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2013BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- AUGUST 7, 2012BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES URGED TO IMPOSE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on several Caribbean
- JANUARY 1, 2012BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- OCTOBER 2, 2011BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS ‘TO ABOLISH MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY’
Barbados is to abolish the mandatory death penalty before the end of the year in keeping with an Inter-
- JANUARY 1, 2011BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2010BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- MAY 29, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS TO ABOLISH MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Barbados Deputy Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, who is also the country's Attorney General, announced that the mandatory death sentence will be abolished in Barbados.
- MAY 4, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS GOVERNMENT ABOLISHING MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE
Barbados Attorney General Freundel Stuart confirmed in an interview with the Sunday
- JANUARY 1, 2009BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- DECEMBER 5, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS DEATH PENALTY CASE GOES TO HUMAN RIGHTS COURT
the Inter-American Court on Human Rights will hear a death penalty case from Barbados when it re-convenes in Costa Rica in 2009.
- DECEMBER 3, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS: DEATH PENALTY STAYS, SAYS SINCKLER
Barbados reaffirmed its decision to maintain the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
the president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered that provisional measures be put in place to ensure Tyrone DaCosta Cadogan of Barbados
the president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered that provisional measures be put in place to ensure Tyrone DaCosta Cadogan of Barbados
- JANUARY 1, 2008BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- DECEMBER 19, 2007BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
COURT: BARBADOS MUST ABOLISH MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
the Inter American Court on Human Rights ruled that Barbados should abolish its
- DECEMBER 18, 2007BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
the Barbados voted against the Resolution...
the Barbados voted against the Resolution...
- JANUARY 1, 2007BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS. CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE WON'T RESTORE EXECUTION ORDER
the new Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) made its first death penalty ruling, dismissing an appeal by the Barbados government that sought to restore execution orders for two convicted murderers.
- JUNE 20, 2006BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
BARBADOS. CARIBBEAN COURT REVIEWS HANGING
the Caribbean's final appeals court is being asked to overturn a key ruling by the UK's Privy Council and allow the death penalty to be carried out.