Daily Archives: May 14, 2018

Up to late yesterday, no notice of legal action had been served by the court on the Police Service Commission (PSC) and its lawyer, Dr. David Dorsett, with regards to action taken by Commissioner of Police, Wendel Robinson, over his suspension.

One of the three officers accusing the suspended Commissioner of Police of making unwanted sexual advances towards him, is being accused of practising obeah.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Ray John and his mother, Yvonne Nickie, were each granted  $50,000 bail this morning when they were taken to court on multiple fraud related charges.

The senior officer and his mother who have been jointly charged with conspiracy to commit fraud are being processed to be escorted to court this morning.

Police have charged suspended assistant superintendent of police, Ray Anthony John, and 63-year-old Yvonne Nickie both of Gunthropes with five counts of conspiracy to forge Antigua and Barbuda Passports, Contrary to Common Law.

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is expected to provide a report today  to the Organisation of American States (OAS)  on its measures to improve the rights of the Rastafarian community.

The effort to ensure that public secondary schools in Antigua have adequate Internet service has been undertaken, as the Ministry of Education plans a meeting with the supplier.

Coach Eli Fuller averaged that they would take approximately 20 hours to row the 60 miles from Antigua to St. Kitts, their first international rowing experience. Team Antigua Island Girls made landfall on the morning of May 9, in just over 14 hours.   That they never stopped rowing, not even with the seasickness of three of the four crewmembers, is proof of their conviction. The fifth member, a final year student at All Saints Secondary, missed the trip because she was taking CXC exams.  “The longest period should be 26 hours and the shortest between 15 to 16, and they did it in almost world record pace,” Fuller said, noting that if the team can row like that across the Atlantic for 30 days, then it will be mission accomplished. 

The wonderfully hypocritical world of politics never ceases to amaze us.  As if the Barbuda situation could become even more bizarre, we now have the government’s Chief Of Staff expressing concern about possible political victimisation of Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) supporters in the employ of the Barbuda Council.

After months of quiet following his controversial and little-explained U.K. arrest, Asot Michael, Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Peter, is facing fresh allegations that while Minister of Energy in 2016, he demanded money, a car and campaign finance from now scandal-hit British investor, Peter Virdee.