72-year-old among five charged in $12-b drug bust
A 72-year-old man is among the five people who were arrested two weeks ago in relation to the estimated $12-billion cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew. On Monday Deputy Commissioner…
Dissatisfied with police leadership, PWA says past top cops ensured security of Antigua and Barbuda
SOURCE: DAILY OBSERVER– The Police Welfare Association (PWA) is expressing its dissatisfaction with the management of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB) as it seeks to have recommendations in…
Statement From Women’s Ministries Department-South Leeward Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists
The Women’s Ministries department of the SDA Church on the island of Antigua condemns the recent escalation of violent acts specifically against women and girls in our country .We pray that those…
COMMENTARY: So much pain: Crime and murder In Antigua- By Lennox Weston
19 august 2024 Murder and crime have been features of Caribbean society and recent events in Antigua and Barbuda have created fear, panic and so much pain among residents. The recent murder…
PM Browne meets with National security agencies on crime
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Urges National Security Agencies to Intensify Crime-Fighting Efforts Amid Rising Concerns In a decisive address to National Security agencies, Prime Minister Gaston Browne emphasized the urgent…
48 Guns Removed from Antigua’s Streets in 2024
The Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney, has addressed the ongoing efforts to combat crime in Antigua and Barbuda, highlighting the significant progress made this year in removing illegal firearms from…
Antigua’s latest homicide victim Identified as Achazia James, 15
The female body found on Runaway Beach on Sunday morning has been identified as that of Achazia James, 15 The gruesome discovery of the teenager’s bday was made shortly after…
Ernesto weakens to tropical storm after lashing Bermuda as hurricane
Ernesto has been downgraded to a tropical storm after passing over the Caribbean island of Bermuda as a hurricane without causing major damage. The storm -- which over the past…
Infectious diseases expert warns new deadlier variant of mpox is ‘very likely’ already in the UK
A new, deadly strain of mpox that has killed hundreds of people in Africa is 'very likely' already in the UK, an infectious diseases expert has warned. The Clade 1b strain of mpox - previously…
CARPHA urges regional vigilance as WHO declares Mpox a ‘public health emergency’
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging regional governments and their health ministries to exercise extreme vigilance, following the declaration of Mpox as a “public health emergency of international…
