Daily Archives: Jun 25, 2018

A new Mr. Antigua and Barbuda has been crowned in the Antigua and Barbuda Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Federation National championships.

We all know the story.  A family of four comes to Antigua for a short vacation in paradise.  Upon their departure, security at the V.C. Bird International Airport discovers a box containing 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition in the mother’s suitcase and arrests her.  Despite her simple explanation that she forgot to unpack the ammunition when she left her native gun-loving Texas, she was taken to court and found guilty.  The judge sentenced her to one year in prison for the offence. She was released after one day and a legal brouhaha has erupted.

The executive members of the Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association say it was never their intention to boycott the 2018 Antigua Commercial Bank Panorama Competition, despite information contained in a letter to the National Festivals Commission.

Chinese investor Yida Zhang has filed an application for leave to appeal the judgement of Justice Rosalyn Wilkinson dated April 19, 2018, and a stay of the proceedings pending the appeal.

Family members of 68-year-old James Joseph are flying in from abroad to join the search for the dementia patient who went missing from home last week Wednesday.

Police are investigating the death of a Pares Village man who was discovered dead at his home yesterday morning.

Eight years in jail is what Wilmoth Ralph will serve for having sex with an underage girl. The maximum sentence for the crime of sex with a girl under 16, but over 14 years, according to the Sexual Offences Act, is 10 years in jail.