ABSTVANTIGUA
CPL ANNOUNCES FIRST TWO HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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- CPL ANNOUNCES FIRST TWO HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and respected cricket commentator Ian Bishop will be the first to be inducted into the newly-established Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Hall of Fame.
Sharife Sergeant reports.
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- CENTENARIAN EDNA PARKER CHIDDICK CELEBRATES ANOTHER MILESTONE
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Edna Parker Chiddick celebrated her 103rd birthday on Tuesday.
The matriarch was joined by Governor General Sir Rodney Williams, Social Transformation Minister, Hon. Rawdon Turner, family and friends, to mark the momentous milestone.
She was also presented with a cheque for $10,000 by the government, as part of its continuing initiative to show appreciation to this special group of citizens.
Raghib Apparicio reports.
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- ‘TWO YEARS SINCE YOU WERE TAKEN FROM ME’ – MOTHER OF MURDERED TEEN REFLECTS
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Tuesday, August 18 marked two years since the grisly murder of 15-year-old Achazia James, whose body was discovered at Runaway Beach.
Questions remain about what happened to the teenager, and whether those responsible will ever be brought to justice.
Her grief-stricken mother, Asabi Charles, is reflecting on her beloved ‘KayKay’, saying she forgives those responsible for her murder, but continues the quest for justice.
Charles says, “I refuse to allow whoevertook your life to take the rest of mine too. I don’t want hatred living inside of me. I leave that part to God.”
Shannakisha Francis reports.
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:01:11
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2026)
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- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Tuesday August 18th 2026)
- Runtime
- 14:06
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Tuesday August 18th 2026)
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- ABS TV PRESENTS (MONDAY 17th AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:11:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS TV PRESENTS (MONDAY 17th AUGUST 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (SATURDAY 17th AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:01:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (SATURDAY 17th AUGUST 2026)
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- ASSL MANAGEMENT RESPONDS AS SEVERAL WORKERS FUME OVER PAY AND CONDITIONS
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The management of Amalgamated Security Services Limited (ASSL) is facing several allegations from several of their employees, including victimisation, delayed payments and poor working conditions.
Workers outlined their claims to ABS News, calling for urgent redress, even as they move to get unionised.
General manager Daniel Knight says several efforts have been to transform the organisation, since assuming the role some five months ago.
Raghib Apparicio reports.
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- A&B HAS LOWEST PETROL PRICES IN THE ECCU – ECCB DATA
- Runtime
- 0:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Antigua and Barbuda has the lowest gasoline and diesel prices across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union.
Data on energy prices from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank for July show the price of $14.50 in Antigua and Barbuda for a gallon of gasoline was well below the ECCU average of $17.66 during the month.
Montserrat had the highest gasoline price of $20.74 per gallon, with Dominica was second at $19.03.
Antigua and Barbuda's diesel price of $14.25 was well below the ECCU average of $18.16 last month.
St Kitts and Nevis had the highest diesel price of $23.20, followed by Montserrat at $19.84.
Antigua and Barbuda has the second-lowest price in the ECCU for the 20-pound Liquefied Petroleum Gas at $32.00, with only St Kitts Nevis at $30.00 being lower, while the highest price was in Anguilla at $55.58 and $40.00 in Grenada.
Antigua and Barbuda also has the second-lowest price in the ECCU for the 100-pound LPG, at $155.00, only bettered by St Kitts Ne...
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- INDEPENDENCE FOOD FAIR TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 25 THIS YEAR
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Antigua and Barbuda's 45th independence celebrations will come with several changes to the traditional calendar this year, as organisers adjust the programme around the country’s historic hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2026).
One of the biggest changes will see the popular independence food fair moved from November 1 to Sunday, October 25, when it will be held alongside the schools' panorama competition and the national independence church service.
The food fair will begin from 7:30 that morning, while the national church service is set for 4pm and the primary and secondary schools' panorama competition begins at 6pm.
The calendar also features several new or revamped activities, including a special reception for this year's national honourees, a golden age gala for senior citizens, and the return of school murals and an evening of drama.
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- INCREASING NUMBERS OF YOUNGER PEOPLE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Antiguan infectious disease specialist Dr Amina Goodwin-Fernandez says she is seeing more people in their teens, twenties and thirties being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Goodwin-Fernandez, who practises in the United States, says the shift has become increasingly clear over the past two decades she has been in medicine.
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- HEALTH OFFICIALS WELCOME THE OPENING OF NEW SICKLE CELL UNIT
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The Health Ministry has officially opened the new Sickle Cell Unit of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, in what is being hailed as a major advance in the treatment of the condition.
Antigua and Barbuda is now one of only two countries in the English-speaking Caribbean with a unit dedicated to the treatment of sickle cell disease, alongside Jamaica.
The facility on the grounds of the Old Holberton hospital is equipped to provide sickle cell patients with faster, specialized care during painful crises.
Samantha Simon reports.
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- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Monday August 17th 2026)
- Runtime
- 12:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Monday August 17th 2026)
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- GOOD SHEPHERD ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICE, Live From St. Johnston's Village Main Road, St. John's.
- Runtime
- 1:30:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- GOOD SHEPHERD ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICE, Live From St. Johnston's Village Main Road, St. John's. (SUNDAY 16th AUGUST 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 36:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 30:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:01:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2026)
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- FEMPRENEUR FUND AWARDEE LOOKS AHEAD TO FRESH OPPORTUNITIES
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Lania Bynoe is the 2026 Fempreneur Fund awardee.
She was awarded by the Caribbean Women in Leadership Antigua and Barbuda national chapter on Thursday evening at Weatherills Resort.
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- ENUMERATORS CONTINUE CENSUS BLITZ IN GRAYS FARM
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Enumerators from the National Bureau of Statistics were in the Grays Farm area Friday morning, as the census blitz continues.
The Bureau is seeking to complete the 2025 National Population and Housing Census by the end of this year.
They are continuing to urge the public to cooperate, as the information gathered is crucial to improving the lives of all citizens and residents.
Hilesha Humphreys reports.
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- CCJ PRESIDENT REFUTES ALLEGATIONS OF ‘PANEL FIXING’
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The president of the Caribbean Court of Justice has rejected allegations from fellow judges of “panel fixing” and “attempts to influence the outcome of cases.
There has been a detailed response from Justice Winston Anderson, following damning claims in leaked emails from other jurists on the regional court.
The complaints were recently chronicled by the Trinidad Express newspaper.
Justice Anderson acknowledges he may have handled a dispute over judicial dress code too strongly.
However, as he breaks his silence on the explosive allegations, Justice Anderson is resolute that the court will continue to serve the people of the region with independence fairness and integrity.
Nicola Barriteau reports.
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- SOCCER ACADEMY MEMBERS HEAD TO UK’S FUTURE PRO ACADEMY
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Several players and coaches of Soccer Academy left the island for Future Pro Academy in the United Kingdom on Thursday.
The group is looking ahead to the higher level of training and how this will redound to their continued progress.
Terry Andrew reports.
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- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Friday August 14th 2026)
- Runtime
- 11:40
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Friday August 14th 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:04:30
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2026)
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- LAUNCH OF INDEPENDENCE 2026 (THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:16:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- LAUNCH OF INDEPENDENCE 2026 (THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2026)
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- CABINET PRESS BRIEFING (Thursday August 13th 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:10:06
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- CABINET PRESS BRIEFING (Thursday August 13th 2026)
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- ABS EXCLUSIVE: FORMER BENNA BOY JUSTIN COCHRANE REFLECTS ON ‘SURREAL’ WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Former Benna Boy and Assistant Coach of the England team at the 2026 World Cup, Justin Cochrane, says it was a dream come true to have been on the sidelines at the global showpiece in the United States, Mexico and Canada earlier this summer.
He tells ABS Sports it was one he will never forget in his coaching career.
Terry Andrew reports.
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- NEW LEGISLATION PAVES THE WAY FOR VISITING SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR CHOGM
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Parliament has passed the Visiting Forces Bill 2026, creating the legal framework for foreign military and security personnel who will be brought in to assist with security for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Antigua and Barbuda is preparing to make history in November, as the smallest country ever to host the event.
Elesha George explains what the new law allows.
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- PRIME MINISTER BROWNE WANTS INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF FIREARM SENTENCING
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne is insisting he is not seeking to control the courts, but is also refusing to back away from his criticism of what he sees as lenient sentences for serious crimes.
He has issued a detailed response to a joint statement from the Caribbean Heads of Judiciary, following controversy over his statements about making an unnamed judge persona non grata, over what he considers lenient sentences.
The head of government has also written to Chief Justice Margaret Price-Findlay to propose an independent review of firearm sentencing, repeat offending and the wider criminal justice system.
Jamie Roacher reports.
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- WATCH: CABINET AGREES MOST POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD BE ARMED
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Cabinet wants laws in place to allow most police officers to carry firearms, regardless of their rank.
The announcement was made by director general for communications in the prime minister’s office, Maurice Merchant, during Thursday’s post-cabinet media briefing.
He says work will begin immediately to facilitate this.
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- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Thursday August 13th 2026)
- Runtime
- 11:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Thursday August 13th 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:04:40
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2026)
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- CONTRASTING RESULTS FOR A&B’S TEAMS IN REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Defending champions Antigua and Barbuda went down in a gritty five-setter against St Lucia in the opening game of the ECVA Senior Men’s Championships, being played in the British Virgin Islands.
However, Antigua and Barbuda’s women’s team made a winning start to their campaign.
Terry Andrew reports.
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- ANTIGUA-CUBA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION DONATES OVER $33K TO CUBA
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The Antigua-Cuba Friendship Association has made a significant monetary donation to Cuba, which continues to reel from an energy blockade imposed by the Trump administration in the United States.
The donation was handed over at the Cuban Embassy on Blue Waters Drive on Tuesday evening.
Raghib Apparicio reports.
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- WATCH: GUN CRIMES AND SENTENCES EXPLAINED
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- When an individual is charged in a case involving a gun, the word firearm alone does not determine which court will hear the case, who can grant bail, or what sentence could follow.
ABS takes a closer look at the hot-button issue of how gun-related crimes are handled in the courts, with a summary of what the law and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s sentencing guidelines dictate.
The exact charge is crucial to the outcome.
Jamie J. Roacher explains.
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- ‘ASKING FOR HELP DOES NOT MAKE YOU LESS OF A MAN’ – MINISTER KIZ JOHNSON ON MEN’S WELL-BEING
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The conversation around men's mental and emotional well-being took centre stage on Wednesday, with a call for men to feel more comfortable expressing their emotions and seeking support when necessary.
The Directorate of Gender Affairs hosted its ‘Man in the Mirror’ forum, creating a space for men to reflect on the pressures they face, and expectations placed on them from an early age.
Nicola Barriteau reports.
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- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Wednesday August 12th 2026)
- Runtime
- 13:36
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Wednesday August 12th 2026)
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- ABS EVENING NEWS (TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 50:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS EVENING NEWS (TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2026)
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- ATHLETES COMMENDED FOR PERFORMANCES AT WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The Ministry of Sports and the Antigua and Barbuda Athletics Association have expressed their appreciation to the three young athletes who represented the country at the recent World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
They were praised for their creditable performances on the track in Eugene, Oregon.
Terry Andrew reports.
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- TIFFANY GORDON DELIVERS TOUR DE FORCE AT BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Bikini Fitness Champion Tiffany Gordon delivered a commanding performance at the Bodybuilding Championships over the weekend.
Gordon speaks with ABS Sports about the championships and her quest for further success.
Terry Andrew reports.
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- JUSTIN GREAVES NOMINATED FOR ICC PLAYER OF THE MONTH
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves is among three players nominated for the International Cricket Council Men's Player of the Month award for July.
Sharife Sergeant reports.
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- COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEE ‘VERY PLEASED’ WITH SIMULATION
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The simulation exercise conducted on Monday for the Commonwealth Business Forum has been hailed a success.
Exercise Resilience on Monday tested the arrangements for the event and will allow organisers to fine-tune procedures in the lead-up to the marquee event.
The forum will be held at Coolidge Cricket Grounds, alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this November.
Philana Johnson reports.
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- HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM STEM-INFUSED CAMP
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The fifth edition of STEM-infused camp drew to a close on Tuesday, following weeks of exciting activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the over 200 participants.
The enthusiasm continued during the closing ceremony at John E. St Luce Finance and Conference Centre on Tuesday.
Philana Johnson reports.
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- PM BROWNE DEFENDS ULTIMATUM FOR UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS TO REGULARISE STAY
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister the Right Hon. Gaston Browne is defending a new ultimatum for undocumented immigrants in Antigua and Barbuda to regularize their stay.
The cabinet says, with immediate effect, immigrants whose legal status in Antigua and Barbuda has expired, will have a maximum of 60 days to regularize their status with the immigration department.
Prime Minister Browne says extensions should only be granted where there are legitimate reasons for a person to remain in the country.
He is also staunchly rejecting suggestions that the government's approach is anti-immigrant.
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- PUBLIC COOPERATION KEY TO COMPLETING ONGOING CENSUS BY END OF THIS YEAR
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The National Bureau of Statistics is aiming to complete the delayed 2025 Population and Housing Census by the end of this year.
The exercise began September last year, but has faced delays because of limited public cooperation and a high turn-over rate among enumerators.
Director of the Bureau, Statchel Edwards, revealed the year-end target on ABS Presents Monday night, but says meeting it will depend heavily on the public.
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- PM BROWNE CHIDES WOMEN WHO ‘LOVE GUNMEN’
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne is calling for a cultural shift in the way crime and known offenders are viewed in Antigua and Barbuda
He argues that society must stop glorifying those involved in criminal activity.
Prime Minister Browne says people have begun to "lionize" known gunmen, thieves, and other repeat offenders rather than condemning their behaviour.
He says stronger law enforcement must be accompanied by a change in public attitudes towards criminals.
He is miffed by the attitude of some women who enter intimate relationships with known criminals.
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- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Tuesday August 11th 2026)
- Runtime
- 12:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS MIDDAY NEWS (Tuesday August 11th 2026)
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- ABS PRESENTS (MONDAY 10th AUGUST 2026)
- Runtime
- 1:13:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- ABS PRESENTS (MONDAY 10th AUGUST 2026)
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- ‘A WEEK SHOULD NOT PASS’ WITHOUT SPOT CHECKS – PM BROWNE
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne is insisting that law enforcement agencies must have more boots on the ground.
He has instructed law enforcers to ensure there are regular spot checks, indicating a week should not pass without these checks being carried out.
Prime Minister Browne was addressing an emergency national security meeting on Monday, attended by the top brass of the country’s law enforcement and border security agencies.
He is also prodding the security forces to take a more proactive approach to crime-fighting, telling them, “You should be doing analysis, the data analysis of these criminals. The concentration of these criminals, who they are, have a database. Monitor their movements. You can't wait until after they would have committed a crime to go after them. You know, for example, the gangs, where they are. Go for them.”
His comments come in the wake of a sharp rise in crimes by gun-toting criminals in recent weeks, some of ...
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- PM BROWNE SAYS ONDCP COULD BE DISBANDED IF IT FAILS IN SUPPORT TO CRIME FIGHT
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne has a no-nonsense message for the director of the Office of National Drug and money laundering Control Policy (ONDCP).
Prime Minister Browne has warned Lieutenant Colonel Edward Croft that the agency could be disbanded if it does not improve its intelligence-gathering and surveillance operations.
The head of government was speaking during an emergency national security meeting with the leaders of the country’s law enforcement and border protection agencies.
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- PM BROWNE WARNS JUDGE WITH A ‘PROPENSITY TO GIVE CRIMINALS A BREAK’
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne says light sentences are making it more difficult for law enforcement to keep the country safe.
He is urging the courts to hand down longer sentences for gun crimes, stating that two to three years is insufficient.
The maximum prison sentence for serious gun-related crimes was increased to 15 years in September 2024 through an amendment of the Firearms Act.
The prime minister has sounded a warning to a particular judge, who he says has “a propensity to give criminals a break.”
