By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com After several weeks of tension and anxiety, it appears the youth-on-youth violence that had dominated the news, and invoked fear in both students and parents, has relented. Since the school year began in September, there had been a number of attacks on schoolchildren by fellow youth…
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…
The mental health needs of police officers and teachers across the country are being acknowledged by the government – this time, in a tangible manner. Cabinet confirmed yesterday that a “mental health specialist/counselling psychologist” had been appended to the police force – a favourable move for officers, given the stress…
By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com A fresh appeal has been made to those persons who may information pertaining to the shocking double murder at Pillar Rock to come forward. Police Commissioner, Atlee Rodney, made the appeal during a recent media appearance where he was speaking briefly on a number of murder…
PRESS RELEASE The Regional Security System (RSS) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special church service held at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Anse Grenada, on Sunday 9th October. Head of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force, Colonel Telbert Benjamin and Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney were among…