BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Two men have been formally charged in connection with a robbery reported earlier this month, according to the Barbados Police Service.

Police identified the accused as 20-year-old Kemani Antonio Mayers of St Margaret’s Village, St John, and 19-year-old Shacoby Shakem Brathwaite of Parkinson Field, St Michael. Both men face a joint robbery charge.

Mayers is facing additional allegations involving a firearm and ammunition. Police also charged him with using a firearm on September 4, possessing a firearm and one round of ammunition on September 15, and handling stolen property between September 11 and 15.

The two men were scheduled to appear before the District 'A' Criminal Court on September 22.

The case adds to the latest focus on crime, firearm offences and public safety in Barbados, while the legal process continues.