Daily Archives: May 16, 2018

A 49-year-old man and 33-year-old woman are expected to appear before the St. John’s Magistrates’ Court this morning on drug-related charges. The Office of National...

Members of the legal and regional legal fraternity are meeting in Antigua at a special sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice to bid farewell to its president Sir Dennis Byron.

Chairman of the Caribana Committee, Yanick Beazer, feels that protocol has been overlooked by the Tourism and Culture Committee as he was not invited to a meeting held to discuss the plans for Caribana 2018.

Scandal-hit Asot Michael, Minister of Investment and Trade, resignedfrom Cabinet yesterday, amid allegations that he demanded money from property tycoon, British investor, Peter Virdee.

The police have confirmed that they are investigating alleged death threats against suspended Commissioner of Police Wendel Robinson.

Antigua and Barbuda is in the international news again! This time, it is with regards to the recent court judgment and latest round of allegations against Peter Virdee, the British businessman who has been accused of being involved in a complex £43 million Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud, consisting of a chain of transactions with carbon dioxide emissions certificates; unfortunately, too complex to get into at this time.

Executive member of the Democratic National Alliance Anthony Stuart said that he is not satisfied that Asot Michael has resigned from the Cabinet and is demanding he follows up with a resignation as the member of parliament for St. Peter.

Acting Commissioner of Police Atley Rodney has asserted that officers within the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda continue to display a high level of professionalism and commitment despite the bad press that has plagued them for years.

There is a slight reduction in the number of criminal matters that were reported to the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda for the first quarter of 2018. However, the police are still concerned about an increase in traffic accidents and fires.

Pakistan denied Ireland an unlikely win in their inaugural Test after a nervous start to their run chase at Malahide.