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By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Education officials have agreed to several action items to help stem the recent spate of youth gang attacks, including a request to increase police presence at bus stations. Key education personnel met with police yesterday as part of ongoing discussions on the issue. Director of…

By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com As youth gang violence continues to be hotly debated by Antiguans and Barbudans, one father spoke about his family’s personal challenges in protecting their son. According to the alleged victim’s father, his 15-year-old son has been targeted by gang members on two separate occasions—the first…

The legal team representing Antigua and Barbuda’s on-leave Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Anthony Armstrong, is said to be awaiting disclosure before plotting the path forward in defending the embattled attorney. Armstrong was arrested on arrival to his native Jamaica over the weekend, and faces charges in relation to his…

By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Former Attorney General Justin Simon KC asserted it was improbable that the embattled Director of Public Prosecutions, Anthony Armstrong, would be returned to his position regardless of the outcome of his legal battles in Jamaica. DPP Armstrong is reportedly facing charges relating to conspiracy and…

Following the news that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Anthony Armstrong has been charged in Jamaica, sources in the Ministry of Legal Affairs have disclosed that Senior Crown Counsel Shannon Jones-Gittens is expected to take over the position of DPP in the interim. Jones-Gittens has been a practicing attorney for…

By Robert A. Emmanuel Robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Police Constable in the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB) Keriann Thomas was adjudged the winner of the Miss Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) 2022 Pageant which was held in Dominica on Saturday evening. Thomas was also adjudged the winner in several…

Workers at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) – Antigua and Barbuda’s lone penal facility – are being called out for their perceived inaction, as prison officers continue to decry the conditions they are being forced to work in. A small group of prison officers gathered outside the Coronation Road facility late…

Work is set to begin to repair a roof described as an escape route for inmates housed in the Remand Center at Her Majesty’s Prison, Antigua and Barbuda’s lone penal institution. According to the Minister of Public Works, Lennox Weston, the repairs form part of an overall plan to effect…

By Theresa Goodwin theresa.goodwin@antiguaobserver.com The findings of a search conducted on a Russian-owned vessel on Saturday will be published shortly, Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Lionel “Max” Hurst has confirmed. The Super Yacht Alfa Nero which docked here in February was searched at Falmouth Harbour, during a multi-agency operation led…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Antigua and Barbuda will make history next year by hosting a major tourism conference billed as a key networking event to exchange industry trends and opportunities. The Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference will be hosted by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and affiliate member the…