ANN has received reports that there is yet another chopping incident in Langley Park. The male victim has been hospitalized at the Georgetown Hospital. His condition is currently unknown. ANN will update as more information becomes available.
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ANTIGUA OBSERVER- Mere hours after a High Court Judge dismissed his suspension, top cop Wendel Robinson has been suspended again. The police service commission, in a letter to Robinson, advised that he’s now being suspended pending the outcome of internal disciplinary charges of discreditable conduct. It was earlier this month, while his challenge to the legality of his suspension was pending in court, that the two charges were filed. Earlier today, an order was made for the immediate reinstatement of suspended top cop Wendel Robinson. Justice Godfrey Smith had ruled that his suspension was unlawful, in effect quashing the suspension…
Police are investigating two reports of Homicides which occurred on 26.10.18. (i) Dead is Rodesha Bailey, 30yrs old Domestic of Mesopotamia, whose body was discovered about 3:50am in Sayers, Mesopotamia with multiply stabbed wounds. (ii) Also dead is Gregory Morris, a 56yrs old Labourer of Byrea. According to investigations, Mr. Morris sustained multiple chop wounds about his body. The incident occurred on the road leading to Manning Village, Byrea. A suspect is in custody assisting the Police with their investigations. These two deaths bring the homicide count for 2018 to 28. Police are soliciting the assistance of members of the…
ANN has received reports of a stabbing incident in the Sayers, Mesopotamia area earlier this morning. Reports received indicate that a female was stabbed to death ANN will update the website to include further details as it becomes available.
Police arrested and charged Deron Quashie, 27 years old Self-employed of Choppins with the offense of Assault. Investigations revealed that on 15.08.2018 about 4:00 p.m. at Richmond Hill, Quashie allegedly assaulted a 10-year-old student of Vermont by holding onto his neck and throwing him against a concrete fence, causing Actual Bodily Harm. The accused man is expected to appear before the Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge.
Police arrested and charged Castion Stapleton, 29-year-old Labourer of Murray’s Village with the offense of Rape. According to investigations, Stapleton allegedly raped a 19-year-old secretary of Ottley Hall. The incident occurred on the 11.10.2018. Thomas is expected to appear before the Serious Offenses Court to answer to the charge.
Well known business man Antonio ‘Que Pasa’ Gellizeau is to be released soon from prison after serving a 10 year prison sentence on money laundering charges. Gellizeau along with Bermudan sailor Winston Robinson and Trinidad Kent Andrew were arrested when law men intercepted the yacht Jo-Tobin off Bequia in April 2008. The yacht was owned by Gellizeau. Robinson and Andrews were on that yacht while Gellizeau was on another yacht, Orion, which he also ownedPolice took the yacht to coast guard base and searched to find US$1.7 million. They were charged with money laundering. In 2012 Gellizeau and Robinson were…
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines and potential partners it has been having discussions with have expressed optimism in the profitability of the US$50 million dollar hotel to be constructed at Mt Wynne. That optimism was expressed in parliament last Thursday by finance minister Camillo Gonsalves as he responded to, among other things, questions as to cost, the timeline for completion, why state-owned as opposed to private sector investment. The finance minister explained that hotel construction cost is basically discussed on the basis of cost per key which essentially is the average purchase cost per hotel’s guest room…
In our tradition, we regard the anniversary of independence as an occasion for celebration. But, we also see it as the perfect time to take stock of where we are and consider where we are going. A time when we look back with clarity and objectivity at significant moments and events, at the real trajectories in our social, economic and political life and ask: what do we have to celebrate on this our national birthday? I believe that if a reputable pollster were to gauge public opinion on the matter, the overwhelming sentiment would be that our country is heading…
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is moving ahead with plans to construct a 250 room hotel at Mt Wynne. Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves told parliament last Thursday that as stated in his 2018 budget address in February, the intention is to add quality accommodation to the current stock and that they have had very fruitful conversations with allies in Taiwan for the construction of a US$50 million facility. Minister Gonsalves was responding to questions posed by the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP). “The government intends to borrow 50 million US dollars, or 135 million Eastern Caribbean…