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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…