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Mehul Choksi Missing: Antigua & Barbuda PM Plays Down Cuba Escape Claim; Vows Extradition
As the search for fugitive former diamantaire Mehul Choksi continues, Antigua & Barbuda s Prime Minister Gaston Browne spoke exclusively to Republic TV
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As the search for fugitive former diamantaire Mehul Choksi continues, Antigua & Barbuda s Prime Minister Gaston Browne spoke exclusively to Republic TV and noted that his country was determined to have the former extradited and repatriated to India. Speaking exclusively to Republic TV s Executive Editor Niranjan Narayanaswamy on Tuesday evening, Antigua & Barbuda PM Gaston Browne claimed that he was surprised that Mehul Choksi was absconding and noted that they had no reliable information of the PNB Scam-accused fleeing the country. Mehul Choksi purportedly went missing after going out for dinner in Antigua island on May 23 and could not be traced even though his vehicle was traced in the Jo
By Jenna Mehdi 19 May 2021
The Antigua Charter Yacht Show will return to the pristine docks of Falmouth Harbour this December for its 60th year. With the addition of a new board member Captain Andrew Burridge and the promise of a show ‘with a difference’ on the horizon, we can all look forward to an eventful show season ahead.
After the cancellation of the 59th annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show last year due to the global pandemic and concerns around health and safety, charter’s biggest superyacht show is back.
Promising a ‘difference’ for brokers, captains, vendors and press attending, the global yachting community will relish the opportunity to reunite once more on the picturesque sands of Antigua island.
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Cyclists to compete in first Road Race of the season
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By Neto Baptiste
Cyclists across Antigua will compete in their first road race of the 2021 domestic season on Sunday when the Antigua and Barbuda Cycling Federation (ABCF) hosts its Southern Loop Road Race.
The event, which will see riders complete close to 60 miles on the roads through Bethesda, English Harbour, Liberta, All Saints and other communities, will be the first real test for those riders hoping to represent the twin-island state at this year’s Caribbean Cycling Championships.
Head of the cycling federation,
St. Clair Williams said the athletes are quite excited ahead of the race.