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Clarity needed on filming of on-duty police officers – Peter Wickham Spread the love By Orville Williams Against the backdrop of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murdering George Floyd, one political analyst is calling for clarity from authorities in Antigua and Barbuda regarding the filming of police operations. The incident involving Chauvin and Floyd – which saw the cop kneeling on the father-of-five’s neck for more than nine minutes – was recorde...

Belle, Wickham say details needed from police and businessman Article by April 7, 2021 Two of the country’s leading political scientists have concluded that Prime Minister Mia Mottley did not act outside her legal authority during a highly-publicised interaction with a Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) officer that has raised questions about potential abuse of power from the highest office in the land. Retired Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of th...

Covid-19 one year on: A retrospective glance Spread the love The announcement of Antigua and Barbuda’s first case of the novel coronavirus struck an ominous tone. Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s announcement on Friday March 13 2020, a day with its own superstitious undertones, sent shockwaves throughout the country, already struggling to understand the origins of the virus and its potential impact. Recall the rush to the varying supermarkets and gas stations upon the announcement of initial ...

In the 1980s, it was the question of apartheid-era South Africa that threatened to drive a wedge through the Commonwealth. But while some credit the Queen then with a heroic role behind the scenes – dramatised with more than a dollop of artistic licence in season four of The Crown – in 2021 the threat comes from a row over alleged racism within the royal family itself. Recollections by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of a royal figure commenting...

Regional researcher says time should be used to inoculate, not conduct surveys Spread the love Director of Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) is of the opinion that a survey is not of the utmost importance at this time, in contrast to others who posit that a survey could be integral to governments using their resources to convincing others to be vaccinated. The notion has been thrown around that with these surveys, governments will be able to get a better understanding of how exac...

Group not buying Wickham’s explanation Article by February 20, 2021 A public spat between members of the Rastafarian community and noted political scientist Peter Wickham is continuing, with one outspoken member of the Rastafari movement dismissing Wickham’s recent explanation of the comments he made regarding vaccination. In fact, Rastafari advocate Paul Simba Rock said Wickham’s latest explanation was nothing more than a “distasteful stereotyping of Rastafari”. M...

Social Share Talk show host Peter Wickham says all Rastafarians were not the target of his comments on their stance on the COVID-19 vaccine. His row with the Rastas began on Starcom Network’s Down To Brass Tacks call-in programme last week when he stated: “If the Rastafarians believe they are better off not taking it, then they stay up in the hills and smoke their herb and stay away from society.” Subsequently, in a video which went viral, two members of the Rastafarian community, Cal...

Social Share A WAR OF WORDS has erupted between talk show moderator Peter Wickham and members of the Rastafari Progressive Movements over the latter’s opposition to taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The row began last Thursday during Wickham’s hosting of Starcom Network’s Down To Brass Tacks radio call-in programme when he said: “If the Rastafarians believe they are better off not taking it, then they stay up in the hills and smoke their herb and stay away from society.” Subsequently, ...

Political adviser says Newton is the best option to replace Michael Browne Regional pollster Peter Wickham believes that former United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate, Lamin Newton, could be the best person to contest the All Saints West seat, if the current MP has to be replaced. Michael Browne, of the ruling Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP), resigned from his position as Education Minister in November after he was arrested and charged with a criminal offence. “My sense is that, if the ...

‘Trildren’ and Dust Devils If you know a little about the psychology of self-presentation or you did a really great customer service course recently, you would know that the PM’s first and second digital epistles to the country are no more than “emotional leakage”, the kind that comes involuntarily when the individual knows that he or she is lying and/or guilty. Speaking generally, guilty or embarrassed people like to talk a lot! Somebody needs to tell the PM though, that as articulat...