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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 recorded by a teenage witness, Darnella Frazier, whose actions are being praised by many, including US Pres...

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 the West Indies Dr. George Belle however contends that even if Mottley was not legally at fault, her a...

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 restrictions and varying states of emergency. At that time, the scientific community was still makin...

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 exactly their populations stand on the matter of the Covid-19 vaccines. This, they say can only be a plu...