“Not guilty!” say former Cabinet Ministers to bus conversion charges
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By Latrishka Thomas
“Not guilty!” the three former Cabinet Ministers accused of corruption, conversion and embezzlement declared lustily as they were arraigned.
Former finance minister Harold Lovell and two of his former United Progressive Party (UPP) colleagues, Dr Jacqui Quinn and Wilmoth Daniel, appeared before Justice Colin Williams in the High Court yesterday.
Some of their friends, family, and political colleagues sat behind them in support.
The trio was represented by Attorney Leon Chaku Symister.
After they were arraigned, the judge set their trial date for June 14, should the court begin to hear trials by that time.
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Three former government ministers, including the leader of the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), Harold Lovell, will re-appear in the High Court on June 14 on charges relating to the donation of three buses to the Antigua and Barbuda government.
Apart from Lovell, the otters charged are former education minister Dr Jacqui Quinn and former deputy prime minister Wilmoth Daniel.
They are accused of corruption, conversion and embezzlement in relation to three Daewoo buses worth over EC$600 000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) that were donated to the former UPP administration by the government of South Korea.
Man found with 22 pounds of cannabis sentenced
A 29-year-old Sea View Farm man walked free yesterday after spending two years behind bars on a drug charge.
Sevorn Burton was sentenced by Justice Colin Williams to 14 months’ imprisonment, but since he had been on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison since March 2019, he has already served his time.
On March 9 2019, the police went to Burton’s home to execute a search warrant, but no one responded to their call.
However, they heard footsteps of someone running inside the house.
Upon entering the property, they found plant material resembling cannabis hanging from a clothes line.
A fitting send-off for Justice Iain Morley
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The tenure of Justice Iain Morley as a High Court judge in Antigua and Barbuda has come to an end as the Judge has been reassigned to St. Kitts and Nevis.
In recognition of his contribution to the local criminal justice system over the past four years, the Judiciary held a virtual send off for the well-learned barrister on Monday.
Justice Ann-Marie Smith, who recently joined the High Court bench in Antigua as a criminal Judge replacing Justice Stanley John, was the first to thank Justice Morley for his service.