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As the country continues to process the shocking daylight shooting that accounted for the first homicide of the year, the 16-year-old boy accused of the murder was remanded to prison yesterday, after being arrested and subsequently charged. The victim, 26-year-old Syrian national Roudi Shmali, was gunned down inside a superette…
Lone Antiguan proceeds to semi-finals of international pan competition Spread the love A 20-year-old local pannist who participated in the preliminaries of the ‘World Cup of Steel Pan’ the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) Panograma, has made it to the semi-finals. From Friday through to Sunday, 30 exceptional performers from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St Lucia, France, Canada, England, Antigua and Barbuda, US Virgin Islands, United States, Guyana, and Grenada, beat out Reggae, Soca, Gospel and R& B hits on their pans. More than 6,000 people across the globe tuned in to the virt...
Hispanic woman fined for having party A woman of Spanish descent now owes the state $500 for breaching social gathering restrictions. Yesterday, Beatrice Tonge admitted to having a party — when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh in the St John’s Magistrates’ Court — but not before she was contradicted by the officer who ticketed her. On Thursday, she told the court that she was not at the event but was on the verandah of her house which is right next to where the function was taking place. However, the magistrate did not buy the story and therefore adjourned the matter ...
Breaking: Internal police investigation after detainee absconds Spread the love Police have launched an internal investigation after a man who was recently apprehended escaped custody Friday. It is alleged that Carlson Mathew Jr, of Upper Fort Road, escaped from a holding cell at St John’s police station, while an officer was attending to another detainee at around 5pm. Mathew Jr was taken into custody at approximately 5am on Thursday in the Point area, after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest. He was charged with house breaking and larceny, an offence he allegedly committed on Dec...
Carlson Mathew Jr. Escapes Police Custody Spread the love Carlson Mathew Jr of Upper Fort Road has escaped from police custody on Friday 8th January. It is alleged the accused escaped from a holding cell at St. John’s Police, while a police officer was attending to another detainee around 5:00 pm. He was last seen wearing a pair of red three quarter pants and a multicolored shirt. Mathew was apprehended by police around 5:00 am on Thursday in the Point Area, after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest. He was charged with House Breaking and Larceny; an offence he allegedly committed o...