Daily Archives: Oct 4, 2018

Head coach Stuart Williams expects West Indies batting star Marlon Samuels to play a seminal role with the Windies B unit, as they contest Group A of the Regional Super50 which bowls off Wednesday.

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has “firmly” denied raping a woman in a US hotel room almost a decade ago.

Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia has apologised for liking an Instagram post which called for manager Jose Mourinho to be sacked.

National tennis player, Kevin Gardner, says he will continue to represent Antigua and Barbuda on the professional circuit despite an expulsion by the Antigua and Barbuda Tennis Association (ABTA) stating he is no longer eligible to play under the country’s flag.

Health authorities in Antigua and Barbuda are exploring the introduction of penalties for business owners and others who are caught importing, selling or distributing T-shirt shopping plastics bags, plastic straws, and other plastic utensils as well as Styrofoam food service products.

The Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR) organisation recently made a post on Facebook that has people shaking their head. Accompanied by a close-up picture of a repair to one of their boats was the caption, “We are currently having an ongoing issue of kids messing around with our rescue boat here in Falmouth Harbour. This photo shows where a child put a knife through one pontoon. This type of damage can mean the difference of life or death for someone lost at sea. Please help us to ensure that this type of damage does not occur again. The life we save could be your own.”

Alternative arrangements are being made for two Barbudan families who are being asked to vacate the Barbuda Sports Complex by October 15.

Two weeks after the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Adrian Shand police said they have no suspects in custody and neither has a motive been established for the pre-dawn shooting which occurred last month.

An autopsy conducted on the body of the country’s most recent homicide victim determined that 28-year-old Adrian Shand was shot in the heart.

The police/state could be sued for the alleged “malicious prosecution” of a man who was charged with two sex crimes against a teenager who initially lied about her age and gave an incorrect year as to when she and the man allegedly had sex.