The Antigua and Barbuda passport was strengthened internationally on Friday, March 10 when Ambassadors of Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Serbia signed an agreement in Washington, DC, on behalf of their governments, abolishing visa requirements for their citizens. The Agreement was negotiated and signed between Ambassador Sir Ronald…
Barbuda Council member held in US ‘will receive appropriate medical care’
A Barbuda Council member being held in a US penitentiary after a violent incident apparently triggered by a mental breakdown will have access to appropriate medical staff.
The assurance came from the warden of the Northampton Department of Corrections in Easton, Pennsylvania, where Kendra Beazer is being held on US$500,000 bail.
The letter from David Penchishen to Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US, Sir Ronald Sanders, has been seen by Observer.
The 28-year-old, who is on a Fulbright scholarship, is accused of assaulting several police officers, attempting to disarm one, and resisting arrest. The officers were said to be escorting him to a voluntary mental health evaluation after he reportedly displayed erratic behaviour in a Bethlehem hotel.