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By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The rise of school violence has prompted Ministry of Education officials to devise new approaches to what some are calling an untenable situation. Director of Education Clare Browne spoke to Observer media about some of the strategies being thought out by education officials—some of which…
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Irate teachers at the Clare Hall Secondary School (CHSS) took industrial action yesterday morning to protest the lack of adequate police presence at the school compound, while some parents removed their children amid security concerns. CHSS Principal Ashworth Azille informed Observer yesterday afternoon they had…
Antigua and Barbuda's Minister of Justice, Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin, had ordered his staff to alter the police report about India's fugitive master, fraudster Mehul Choksi's illegal arrival in Dominica, to fabricate a bogus kidnapping story, according to financial crime consultant Kenneth Rijock's Financial Crime Blog.
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Over the weekend, the government of Antigua and Barbuda announced it was eliminating the work permit requirements for Caricom nationals and nationals of the Dominican Republic which took effect January 1, 2023. In a press release, the government said that the new measure applies to…
Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin Superintendent of Prisons, Jermaine Anthony By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Head of the Prison Visiting Committee Bishop Charlesworth Browne has slammed inmates at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) by labelling their recent protest actions as “devious” and “disruptive”. Over the weekend, prisoners clamoured against what they claimed…