American University of Antigua

WARNING!
Crime on Antigua
Crime against AUA students
AUA's cover-up attempt in Federal Court

What AUA doesn't want known, written, or talked about!
(Verifiable News and Court Records!)

Antigua Barbuda CIA Facts
Population: approximately 84 thousand between the two islands.
Antigua Barbuda has fewer people than Albany, N.Y.(about 94 thousand.)
"Antigua has murder rate three times higher than New York"

Antigua stood to become "the rape capital of the world."

Antigua a.k.a.
"Death Island"
Known among yachties as "death island".
Antigua is struggling to prop up its collapsing tourism industry as
local gang members kill and rob tourists in broad daylight!

American University of Antigua advertisement
"Antigua is an ideal location for the studying of medicine:
serene, secure, and sustaining.
Antigua provides AUA students with the most modern comforts
and familiar lifestyle in the Caribbean, in a stable and safe environment."
AUA Advertisement www.auamed.org

Dead AUA Student!
(Warning graphic contents may be disturbing!)

AUA sued me for warning students, by
posting news articles about crime on Antigua!
AUA's defamation claim states:
pg 10, #54 "p. The locality of AUA s full of
"rape, murder, fraud, and government corruption"

Federal judges in Detroit and the Sixth Circuit Court concluded:

"Antigua, however, is not "concerning the plaintiff."
Moreover, Woodward presents evidence indicating that there is significant
rape, murder, fraud, and government corruption on Antigua."
Court Opinion and Order:

This is one of many frivolous claims AUA made against me, an AUA student!
Federal Court Website
(Case 2:10-cv-10978-PJD-MJH)

"The Clery Act"
20 U.S.C. 1092(f)
The Clery Act
According to Federal Law a school/university will report:

(I) murder;
(II) sex offenses, forcible or nonforcible;
(III) robbery;
(IV) aggravated assault;
(V) burglary;
(VI) motor vehicle theft;
(VII) manslaughter;
(VIII) arson;
(These are just a small portion of the guidelines under "The Clery Act"!)

Murder Rate,  Rape,  HIV/AIDS,  International Crimes,  Other Crimes

Known crimes against AUA students

In an attempt to cover-up the truth about Antigua;
AUA sued me for posting a news article about the
sexual assault of an AUA student!

Here's an example of another news article AUA wanted to supressed!
AUA students robbed by armed men on Antigua!(picture)
AUA students robbed (URL)

Warning!
I don't know how to accurately find out how many crimes have been committed against AUA students!
Some news sources suppress negative news about AUA and AUA students, i.e.:
"The Daily Observer" suppresses negative news about the
sexual assault of an AUA student.
"The Daily Observer"

Test the suppression for yourself
Type:
"aua sexual assault"
"No Results"

"sexual assault aua"
"No Results"
The local news lists only advertisements for AUA!

Antigua Murders
a.k.a.
"Death Island"
Known among yachties as "death island".
Yacht skipper, Drew Gollan, 38, was gunned down and killed near a police station at English Harbour
while trying to protect his wife, who was also shot, and their baby daughter.

Caribbean shooting: Antigua has murder rate three times higher than New York

Doctors Murdered on Antigua

Dr. Catherine Mullany and Ben Mullany were murdered on Antigua!
"The killing of a doctor on her honeymoon in Antigua
leaves family, friends and colleagues devastated.
Doctor dies in honeymoon shooting, Doctor's spouse dies, Doctor and spouse murdered on Antigua on honeymoon!, Murdered doctor, Doctor murder trial

"Cuban doctor is third murder victim for the year"
Cuban Doctor Murdered

Students Murdered on Antigua

Antigua Murders

Daylight shooting on the beach!

The Daily Observer
Man Found Guilty of J'Ouvert Morning Murder
Antigua Sun
Country records 13th murder as popular DJ "Cannabis" is ... SHOT, KILLED
Just before settling in for her nightly rest, Icilma Williams,
lost one of her sons to the bullets of unknown assailant(s),
handing Antigua and Barbuda its 13th murder.
Dead is Rafique “Tash” Barton, 31, a well known DJ with popular sound system, Cannabis Sounds.
He is also the brother of outstanding national basketball player Edlawn “Cat” Barton.
“Tash”, also known as “Cannabis” was shot and killed on the steps of his Gray’s Farm home after
earlier telling his mother he was going to the 18 Karat Night Club to prepare for one of his usual gigs.

Antigua Sun
Murder rate soars...country averaging 2 homicides per month
In one night, Antigua and Barbuda’s
murder rate shot to a record 16
for the year and has left citizens reeling over the dramatic events that
left two men dead in the space of a couple of hours.
It gets worse. The figures now show that the country has recorded some
29 murders in the space of two years, with incidents between September and October
pushing the figure past last year's 13 recorded killings.

While citizens contemplate the state of affairs, even the police can no longer
feel protected as one of their own came face to face with the gunmen who carried out a
reign of terroron a number of citizens, besides those who
they allegedly shot in cold blood on Tuesday night.

Antigua Sun
Elderly man faces charge of attempted murder

Antigua Sun
Murder and accident on the decline...rape on the increase

Antigua Sun
Ex-husband gets 14 years for attempted murder

Antigua Sun
Point man committed to stand trial for murder

Antigua Sun
Picadilly man found guilty of attempted murder

Antigua Sun
No arrests yet in double murder

Antigua Sun
Record year for murders, 19 die violently

Antigua Sun
Pathologist to work on murder victims

Antigua Sun
Double murder... Two dead in third execution style killing in months

Antigua Sun
Murder charge ...brought against couple in baby stabbing case

Antigua Sun
Pathologist testifies in murder trial
Pathologist Dr. Lester Simon told the court yesterday that the wound to the jugular vein, which he said caused Kenneth Hewitt’s death, was caused by a knife.
Simon made the pronouncement while being cross examined by attorney John Fuller, who is representing Greaves in the murder trial.
Greaves is on trial for allegedly murdering Hewitt.
The 32-year-old and his 52-year-old mother, Donna Hewitt took Kenneth to the hospital on 7 Sept., 2006, after 8 p.m. with what appeared to be a stab wound to his neck.
Kenneth was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital and the police were notified of the incident. He also had wounds to his side, hand and thigh.

Robbery
Robbery is a huge problem on Antigua!
Consider yourself
WARNED!

AUA students robbed by armed men on Antigua!
AUA students robbed

"Down Town St Johns 10:45am where passengers disembark the cruise ships!"
Cruise Passengers Attacked & Robbed in Antigua While Cruise and Tourism Officials Meet

"Gangs went on a one-day robbery spree day before yesterday that
victimized tourists from four cruise ships."
"Two tourists were assaulted and robbed at Redcliff Quay, a polpular shopping area for holiday visitors."
"Two tourists were robbed at Fort James Beach."
Gang Robbery Spree

Rapes

Antigua stood to become "the rape capital of the world"

Minister of Justice Collin Derrick and Chairman of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association(AHTA), Neil Forrester have reacted to the sentiments expressed by Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Deputy Political Leader Gaston Browne about the country's crime situation, particularly the increased incidents of rape.  Browne told the Antigua Sun, ahead of a political meeting of his opposition ALP tonight, that if the matter was not addressed seriously then Antigua stood to become " the rape capital of the world."

"Antigua Sun" February 27, 2009

Two rapes in less than an hour

"Antigua Sun" February 23, 2009

Woman attacked, raped; police appeal for information

"Antigua Sun" November 27, 2008

Man gets bail in statutory rape case

"Antigua Sun" October 13, 2008

Police recruit charged with rape

"Antigua Sun" October 13, 2008

Man gets 18 years for rape

"Antigua Sun" October 02, 2008

Rape in the barracks... cover-up revealed after woman police recruit speaks up

An alleged incident of rape has sent shock waves through the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda since it is believed to have taken place under the noses of senior officers, right at the Police Training School at Longfords.

The incident is further reported to have some members of the force on edge since there are serious allegations of a conspiracy to cover up the crime.

Reports reaching the Antigua Sun indicate that the 23-year-old woman was attacked and raped on Sunday morning by a fellow recruit.

"Antigua Sun" September 30, 2008

Woman raped in Ottos community

"Antigua Sun" September 26, 2008

Guilty of rape... Gray's Farm man convicted for violating 7-year old

Daniel Nedd of Bridge Road, Gray’s Farm, has been found guilty of four counts of rape and one count of serious indecency.

A mixed jury comprising six women and three men returned with the unanimous verdicts after two hours and 50 minutes of deliberations at the conclusion of the trial yesterday.

Nedd reportedly had sexual intercourse with a minor on four separate occasions between 12 Oct., 1999 to 24 Feb., 2007.

"Antigua Sun" September 25, 2008

Tests reveal elderly woman raped

Police have confirmed that an elderly woman attacked on Monday night was in fact raped by her assailant.

Initial reports given to the Antigua Sun by the police indicated that the attack on the woman was an attempted rape.

The 84-year-old woman was treated at the Holberton Hospital and tests reveal that she was in fact violated by the 47-year-old intruder.

The elderly woman was treated at the hospital on Monday and discharged on Tuesday.

Reports are that the man will make an appearance in the St. John’s Magistrates Court today.

"Antigua Sun" September 17, 2008

Young mother, pregnant woman raped

The individual or people involved in a string of incidents of rape across Antigua continue to slip through the hands of the police, driving fear through the hearts of women around the country.

Fresh on the heels of an early morning rape on Sunday in Gray Hill, the police are now investigating two other rapes which occurred within an hour.

Allegations are that an 18-year-old Bendals mother was pounced upon by a masked and armed intruder while she was asleep.

The woman, who according to reports is nursing an 8-month-old child, was awakened by the presence of the intruder, who proceeded to violate the young mother.

"Antigua Sun" September 03, 2008

Woman raped, masked man opens fire

"Antigua Sun" July 07, 2008

Shooting, rape ... Man shot three times and two women assaulted

One man was shot and two women have become victims of rape during the course of early Friday morning as the country’s crime rate has again started to spiral.

"Antigua Sun" July 16, 2008

Bolans woman raped; police response slow

A Bolans woman was raped early yesterday morning by a gun-toting assailant

"Antigua Sun" June 06, 2008

Tindale road woman victim of alleged rape

"The Daily Observer" January 22nd, 2007

One Raped, Another Robbed

The police are searching for two individuals who allegedly committed a rape and an armed robbery within less than 30 minutes, on Saturday night. A 26 year old woman was brutally raped in her Ovals area home.

Similarly, late last year(that would be within the last couple months) a 20year old woman was walking alone when she was brutally raped at knifepoint! The neighbors have complained about the lack of police presence. Within 30 minutes another woman was robbed at knife-point.

"The Daily Observer" January 24th, 2007

Bound, Gagged and Raped

A teenage girl was raped and her brother tortured after the duo were set upon by three masked men on the Pares Main Road, as they made their way home from computer class, on Monday night.

The men were traveling in to separate vehicles - a black jeep and a pick-up believed to have been purple. The girl was whisked away in the jeep, to an isolated spot in the village and reported that she was raped, at knife-point, by one of the men and then left to fend for herself.

Her brother, meanwhile, told officers that he was bound, gagged and placed in the pick-up and left in another unpopulated area.

Welcome to Antigua--Welcome to Rape, Bribes, Money-Laundering, Corruption

Last week, a teen-age girl who gave a videotaped interview accusing Prime Minister Lester Bird of having sex with her filed a lawsuit accusing Bird of statutory rape, abduction, conspiracy and sexual assault.

The same day, the British Broadcasting Corp. agreed to pay Bird damages of 50,000 pounds (about $78,000) after airing unfounded allegations that he spent government health funds on cosmetic surgery and was involved in gun-running and drug-trafficking.

This summer, copies of the girl's videotape made their way around the island. The tape contained criminal allegations against Bird and several public officials, including a junior finance minister, the commissioner of police and other members of the police force, and a handful of private citizens.

The girl, Monique Kim Barua, said she met Bird and his younger brother, Ivor Bird, who was convicted of cocaine-smuggling seven years ago, at a party in 1999 and had a sexual relationship first with Ivor Bird, then with the prime minister. She was 12 at the time. She also alleged that she made payments for cocaine deals on behalf of the prime minister, his brother and a governing party senator.

HIV/AIDS

The Caribbean region is still second highest in the world for transmission of HIV and AIDS.

HIV in Antigua & Barbuda

Caribbean which is among the highest in the world, ranking second only to Sub Saharan Africa

International Crimes

Allen Stanford not cooperating in SEC probe-filing March 11, 2009

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the billionaire Texan accused of an $8 billion fraud by U.S. regulators, has refused to cooperate in the government's probe, a court filing showed on Wednesday.  

"Stanford, 58, and the others are accused of a long-running Ponzi scheme using CDs issued by his offshore bank in Antigua. The CDs were falsely peddled as safe and liquid investments, the SEC charges"

Other Crimes

These are just a few examples of articles on crime on Antigua when I was there.

"Antigua Sun" April 03, 2009

"Jamaican drug mule convicted, fined $500,000"

Ian Saunders, 45, of Jamaica was given a hefty fine for trying to smuggle drugs into Antigua, which he was ordered to pay immediately.

Saunders appeared in the All Saints Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday before Senior Magistrate Asquith Riviere.

He pleaded guilty to importation of nine pounds of cannabis, possession and importation with intent to supply.

"Antigua Sun" April 03 2009

A&BWRC fire-bombed

by Nikisha Smith

Management and staff of the Antigua and Barbuda Waste Recycling Corporation (A&BWRC) have been left baffled following what appeared to have been an arson attempt on the facility Wednesday night. Project Manager of the non-profit A&BWRC Carol-Faye George said that sometime during the night someone apparently aimed a home-made bomb at flammable material located in the Powell’s Industrial Park facility.

"Antigua Sun" January 25th, 2007

New Street man shot in hip

A middle aged man was rushed to Holberton Hospital around 9 p.m. Tuesday night after he received a gunshot wound to the hip near the West Bus Station. The man is Rupert Edwars, fondly known as 'Pert', known to be a quiet and respectable member of the community in which he lives on New Street. One concerned citizen is now urging that persons avoid using this route since criminals have used it in the past to lurk in-wait for their next victim.

"The Daily Observer" January 31, 2007

Headline

"Youth Shot in Drive-by Incident"

Page 9

"Thieves Go On a Weekend Spree"

Page 11

"Browne's Avenue Chopping Victim Released From Hospital"

Page 15

"Wounded Vargant Hospitalised"

This man was hit in the head with a cutlass!

"The Daily Observer" February 10, 2007

Headlines Schoolboy Chopped by a cutlass-wielding men.

Three armed men entered the Antigua Grammar school and chopped a 16 year old student they were robbing. The attack occurred at lunch, the men were armed with cutlass (machete). One student tried to aided the victim by holding onto the machete during the attack. The student is in stable condition.

The police have one man in custody

"Antigua Sun" Tuesday 13th, 2007

Page 2

Father and son arrested on drug charge

16 year old and his father were arrested for possession of cannabis.

The teenager pleased guilty and was convicted and granted a conditional discharge.

The father pleaded not guilty and was discharged.

"The Daily Observer" February 14, 2007

Headline News

"Up until Now, No Police….

Daylight Burglary At Browne's Ave"

A 34 yr-old Brownes Ave woman was robbed shortly after 11:00 AM.

The woman reported it to the police who still didn't arrive at the scene for over 5 hours.

Allen Stanford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Stanford http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35283297 In his first interview since being indicted in 2009 for masterminding the second-largest Ponzi scheme in history, convicted US fraudster Allen Stanford http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-3395338/Allen-Stanford-reveals-brutal-prison-attack-left-32-broken-bones-head.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/14/allen-stanford-110-years-jail Allen Stanford sentenced to 110 years in jail for $7bn investment fraud http://www.reuters.com/article/us-stanford-fraud-idUSKCN0SN2NM20151029 Allen Stanford loses appeal of Ponzi scheme conviction https://www.justice.gov/criminal-vns/case/stanfordr United States v. Robert Allen Stanford et al. Court Docket Number: H-09-342 http://globalnews.ca/news/2485811/allen-stanfords-house-of-cards-how-td-banked-the-2nd-largest-ponzi-scheme-in-u-s-history/ Allen Stanford’s house of cards: How TD banked the 2nd-largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. When it collapsed in 2009, over $7 billion in investments disappeared in what one U.S. judge would call “one of the most egregious criminal frauds ever presented to a trial jury in federal court.” TD banked Stanford and his Antiguan bank for 18 years, starting in 1991, helping him move money from his clients in the U.S. and South America – to accounts he controlled in Toronto. According to prosecutors Stanford bribed Antiguan officials with money, free flights and “expensive Super Bowl tickets” to run interference and keep his operation from being disclosed to U.S. regulators. By 1999, the U.S. government was fed up with Antigua and Stanford’s relationship. One State Department wire obtained by 16×9 said that “the Antiguan government has effectively ceded oversight of its offshore sector to an offshore banker and his minions.” http://abcnews.go.com/topics/business/CEOs/allen-stanford.htm http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/allen-stanford-fraud/ http://www.cnbc.com/id/49276842 http://www.cnbc.com/id/100196985 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/sir-allen-stanford/9321282/Allen-Stanford-From-king-of-the-Caribbean-to-penniless-in-prison.html Allen Stanford: From king of the Caribbean to penniless in prison Antigua had become known as Stanford-land – he had a private terminal at the airport, had built a much-needed hospital, was so well-connected politically he was said to attend cabinet meetings and, with a fortune exceeding the island's GDP, was one of its biggest employers. Knighted by Antigua's governor general in 2006, the popular joke that new "Sir Allen" saw himself as a colonial gentleman seemed confirmed as fact when he began to take an interest in cricket. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-29/odd-lots-podcast-allen-stanford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHXdMiguUM Allen Stanford: The Dark Knight | American Greed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11xMyxU8e9E Allen Stanford twenty 20 Cricket and the WAGS UPDATE Fraud 110 years in Prison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhwPO-dXRf4 Billionaire Allen Stanford Arrested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H03C9U2gSBM Allen Stanford - The Dark Knight | American Greed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpy3G17KM8k The Dark Knight: Blood Oath Billionaire Banker http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1940590.html R. Allen Stanford gets 110-year sentence for Ponzi scheme http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1940590.html http://www.chron.com/business/article/Feds-probe-financier-Allen-Stanford-s-links-to-1736160.php Feds probe financier Allen Stanford's links to lawmakers http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article24568921.html N.Y. congressman sought Chavez's help for disgraced banker Stanford http://nypost.com/2010/03/21/hide-and-meeks/ Meeks was allegedly asked to use his influence with the dictator on behalf of Allen Stanford, a banker later charged in a massive Ponzi scheme. http://nypost.com/2011/09/18/meeks-on-crony-express/ Meeks’ relationship with Stanford dates back to at least 2003, when the congressman and his wife traveled to Antigua and Barbados on a junket sponsored by the Inter-American Economic Council, a Washington, DC, nonprofit backed by Stanford.

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Antigua Barbuda

Population: approximately 84 thousand between the two islands.  This means Antigua Barbuda has fewer people than Albany, N.Y., which is about 94 thousand.

Murder Rate,  Rape,  HIV/AIDS,  International Crimes,  Other Crimes

Read either the "Antigua Sun" and/or "The Daily Observer" to look for yourself

Antigua Murders

Caribbean shooting: Antigua has murder rate three times higher than New York

"Antigua has long been regarded as a tropical haven of peace and tranquility but the shooting of a British couple on their honeymoon has highlighted the growing problem of violent crime on the paradise island. Last year there were a record 19 murders in Antigua and Catherine Mullany was the ninth victim so far this year. With just 80,000 people living there Antigua's murder rate per head of population is more than three times that of New York."

Doctor and her husband shot on Antigua July, 2008

"The killing of a doctor on her honeymoon in Antigua leaves family, friends and colleagues devastated. A newly married British doctor has been killed and her husband critically injured after they were shot in their Caribbean honeymoon hotel cottage. Catherine Mullany, 31, died on Antigua and her husband, Ben, also 31, is fighting for his life after what police are treating as a robbery attempt. "

CrimeStoppers receives significant donation  Friday 30th of January 2009

"The Daily Observer" April 03, 2009

Man Found Guilty of J'Ouvert Morning Murder

"Antigua Sun" April 02, 2009

Elderly man faces charge of attempted murder

"Antigua Sun" December 30, 2008

Murder and accident on the decline...rape on the increase

"Antigua Sun" October 10, 2008

Ex-husband gets 14 years for attempted murder

"Antigua Sun" June 06, 2008

Country records 13th murder as popular DJ "Cannabis" is ... SHOT, KILLED

Just before settling in for her nightly rest, Icilma Williams, lost one of her sons to the bullets of unknown assailant(s), handing Antigua and Barbuda its 13th murder.

Dead is Rafique “Tash” Barton, 31, a well known DJ with popular sound system, Cannabis Sounds. He is also the brother of outstanding national basketball player Edlawn “Cat” Barton.

“Tash”, also known as “Cannabis” was shot and killed on the steps of his Gray’s Farm home after earlier telling his mother he was going to the 18 Karat Night Club to prepare for one of his usual gigs.

"Antigua Sun" October 03, 2008

Point man committed to stand trial for murder

"Antigua Sun" October 01, 2008

Picadilly man found guilty of attempted murder

"Antigua Sun" December 31, 2007

No arrests yet in double murder

"Antigua Sun" December 28, 2007

Record year for murders, 19 die violently

"Antigua Sun" December 27, 2007

Pathologist to work on murder victims

"Antigua Sun" December 21, 2007

Double murder... Two dead in third execution style killing in months

"Antigua Sun" November 07, 2007

Murder charge ...brought against couple in baby stabbing case

"Antigua Sun" November 07, 2007

Pathologist testifies in murder trial

Pathologist Dr. Lester Simon told the court yesterday that the wound to the jugular vein, which he said caused Kenneth Hewitt’s death, was caused by a knife.

Simon made the pronouncement while being cross examined by attorney John Fuller, who is representing Greaves in the murder trial.

Greaves is on trial for allegedly murdering Hewitt.

The 32-year-old and his 52-year-old mother, Donna Hewitt took Kenneth to the hospital on 7 Sept., 2006, after 8 p.m. with what appeared to be a stab wound to his neck.

Kenneth was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital and the police were notified of the incident. He also had wounds to his side, hand and thigh.

"Antigua Sun" October 24, 2007

Murder rate soars...country averaging 2 homicides per month

In one night, Antigua and Barbuda’s murder rate shot to a record 16 for the year and has left citizens reeling over the dramatic events that left two men dead in the space of a couple of hours.

It gets worse. The figures now show that the country has recorded some 29 murders in the space of two years, with incidents between September and October pushing the figure past last year's 13 recorded killings.

While citizens contemplate the state of affairs, even the police can no longer feel protected as one of their own came face to face with the gunmen who carried out a reign of terror on a number of citizens, besides those who they allegedly shot in cold blood on Tuesday night.

Spurred by the current rise in crime in the country, Global Bank of Commerce (GBC) has donated $5000 to Crimestoppers Antigua, the crime hotline that enables members of the public to anonymously report crime information or tips.

Rapes

Officials lash back at Browne for comments on rape crisis Wednesday October 15 2008

Minister of Justice Collin Derrick and Chairman of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association (AHTA), Neil Forrester have reacted to the sentiments expressed by Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Deputy Political Leader Gaston Browne about the country's crime situation, particularly the increased incidents of rape.  Browne told the Antigua Sun, ahead of a political meeting of his opposition ALP tonight, that if the matter was not addressed seriously then Antigua stood to become "the rape capital of the world."

"Antigua Sun" February 27, 2009

Two rapes in less than an hour

"Antigua Sun" February 23, 2009

Woman attacked, raped; police appeal for information

"Antigua Sun" November 27, 2008

Man gets bail in statutory rape case

"Antigua Sun" October 13, 2008

Police recruit charged with rape

"Antigua Sun" October 13, 2008

Man gets 18 years for rape

"Antigua Sun" October 02, 2008

Rape in the barracks... cover-up revealed after woman police recruit speaks up

An alleged incident of rape has sent shock waves through the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda since it is believed to have taken place under the noses of senior officers, right at the Police Training School at Longfords.

The incident is further reported to have some members of the force on edge since there are serious allegations of a conspiracy to cover up the crime.

Reports reaching the Antigua Sun indicate that the 23-year-old woman was attacked and raped on Sunday morning by a fellow recruit.

"Antigua Sun" September 30, 2008

Woman raped in Ottos community

"Antigua Sun" September 26, 2008

Guilty of rape... Gray's Farm man convicted for violating 7-year old

Daniel Nedd of Bridge Road, Gray’s Farm, has been found guilty of four counts of rape and one count of serious indecency.

A mixed jury comprising six women and three men returned with the unanimous verdicts after two hours and 50 minutes of deliberations at the conclusion of the trial yesterday.

Nedd reportedly had sexual intercourse with a minor on four separate occasions between 12 Oct., 1999 to 24 Feb., 2007.

"Antigua Sun" September 25, 2008

Tests reveal elderly woman raped

Police have confirmed that an elderly woman attacked on Monday night was in fact raped by her assailant.

Initial reports given to the Antigua Sun by the police indicated that the attack on the woman was an attempted rape.

The 84-year-old woman was treated at the Holberton Hospital and tests reveal that she was in fact violated by the 47-year-old intruder.

The elderly woman was treated at the hospital on Monday and discharged on Tuesday.

Reports are that the man will make an appearance in the St. John’s Magistrates Court today.

"Antigua Sun" September 17, 2008

Young mother, pregnant woman raped

The individual or people involved in a string of incidents of rape across Antigua continue to slip through the hands of the police, driving fear through the hearts of women around the country.

Fresh on the heels of an early morning rape on Sunday in Gray Hill, the police are now investigating two other rapes which occurred within an hour.

Allegations are that an 18-year-old Bendals mother was pounced upon by a masked and armed intruder while she was asleep.

The woman, who according to reports is nursing an 8-month-old child, was awakened by the presence of the intruder, who proceeded to violate the young mother.

"Antigua Sun" September 03, 2008

Woman raped, masked man opens fire

"Antigua Sun" July 07, 2008

Shooting, rape ... Man shot three times and two women assaulted

One man was shot and two women have become victims of rape during the course of early Friday morning as the country’s crime rate has again started to spiral.

"Antigua Sun" July 16, 2008

Bolans woman raped; police response slow

A Bolans woman was raped early yesterday morning by a gun-toting assailant

"Antigua Sun" June 06, 2008

Tindale road woman victim of alleged rape

"The Daily Observer" January 22nd, 2007

One Raped, Another Robbed

The police are searching for two individuals who allegedly committed a rape and an armed robbery within less than 30 minutes, on Saturday night. A 26 year old woman was brutally raped in her Ovals area home.

Similarly, late last year(that would be within the last couple months) a 20year old woman was walking alone when she was brutally raped at knifepoint! The neighbors have complained about the lack of police presence. Within 30 minutes another woman was robbed at knifepoint.

"The Daily Observer" January 24th, 2007

Bound, Gagged and Raped

A teenage girl was raped and her brother tortured after the duo were set upon by three masked men on the Pares Main Road, as they made their way home from computer class, on Monday night.

The men were traveling in to separate vehicles - a black jeep and a pick-up believed to have been purple. The girl was whisked away in the jeep, to an isolated spot in the village and reported that she was raped, at knifepoint, by one of the men and then left to fend for herself.

Her brother, meanwhile, told officers that he was bound, gagged and placed in the pick-up and left in another unpopulated area.

Welcome to Antigua--Welcome to Rape, Bribes, Money-Laundering, Corruption

Last week, a teen-age girl who gave a videotaped interview accusing Prime Minister Lester Bird of having sex with her filed a lawsuit accusing Bird of statutory rape, abduction, conspiracy and sexual assault.

The same day, the British Broadcasting Corp. agreed to pay Bird damages of 50,000 pounds (about $78,000) after airing unfounded allegations that he spent government health funds on cosmetic surgery and was involved in gun-running and drug-trafficking.

This summer, copies of the girl's videotape made their way around the island. The tape contained criminal allegations against Bird and several public officials, including a junior finance minister, the commissioner of police and other members of the police force, and a handful of private citizens.

The girl, Monique Kim Barua, said she met Bird and his younger brother, Ivor Bird, who was convicted of cocaine-smuggling seven years ago, at a party in 1999 and had a sexual relationship first with Ivor Bird, then with the prime minister. She was 12 at the time. She also alleged that she made payments for cocaine deals on behalf of the prime minister, his brother and a governing party senator.

HIV/AIDS

The Caribbean region is still second highest in the world for transmission of HIV and AIDS.

HIV in Antigua & Barbuda

Caribbean which is among the highest in the world, ranking second only to Sub Saharan Africa

International Crimes

Allen Stanford not cooperating in SEC probe-filing March 11, 2009

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, the billionaire Texan accused of an $8 billion fraud by U.S. regulators, has refused to cooperate in the government's probe, a court filing showed on Wednesday.  

"Stanford, 58, and the others are accused of a long-running Ponzi scheme using CDs issued by his offshore bank in Antigua. The CDs were falsely peddled as safe and liquid investments, the SEC charges"

Other Crimes

These are just a few examples of articles on crime on Antigua when I was there.

"Antigua Sun" April 03, 2009

"Jamaican drug mule convicted, fined $500,000"

Ian Saunders, 45, of Jamaica was given a hefty fine for trying to smuggle drugs into Antigua, which he was ordered to pay immediately.

Saunders appeared in the All Saints Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday before Senior Magistrate Asquith Riviere.

He pleaded guilty to importation of nine pounds of cannabis, possession and importation with intent to supply.

"Antigua Sun" April 03 2009

A&BWRC fire-bombed

by Nikisha Smith

Management and staff of the Antigua and Barbuda Waste Recycling Corporation (A&BWRC) have been left baffled following what appeared to have been an arson attempt on the facility Wednesday night. Project Manager of the non-profit A&BWRC Carol-Faye George said that sometime during the night someone apparently aimed a home-made bomb at flammable material located in the Powell’s Industrial Park facility.

"Antigua Sun" January 25th, 2007

New Street man shot in hip

A middle aged man was rushed to Holberton Hospital around 9 p.m. Tuesday night after he received a gunshot wound to the hip near the West Bus Station. The man is Rupert Edwars, fondly known as 'Pert', known to be a quiet and respectable member of the community in which he lives on New Street. One concerned citizen is now urging that persons avoid using this route since criminals have used it in the past to lurk in-wait for their next victim.

"The Daily Observer" January 31, 2007

Headline

"Youth Shot in Drive-by Incident"

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"Thieves Go On a Weekend Spree"

Page 11

"Browne's Avenue Chopping Victim Released From Hospital"

Page 15

"Wounded Vargant Hospitalised"

This man was hit in the head with a cutlass!

"The Daily Observer" February 10, 2007

Headlines Schoolboy Chopped by a cutlass-wielding men.

Three armed men entered the Antigua Grammar school and chopped a 16 year old student they were robbing. The attack occurred at lunch, the men were armed with cutlass (machete). One student tried to aided the victim by holding onto the machete during the attack. The student is in stable condition.

The police have one man in custody

"Antigua Sun" Tuesday 13th, 2007

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Father and son arrested on drug charge

16 year old and his father were arrested for possession of cannabis.

The teenager pleased guilty and was convicted and granted a conditional discharge.

The father pleaded not guilty and was discharged.

"The Daily Observer" February 14, 2007

Headline News

"Up until Now, No Police….

Daylight Burglary At Browne's Ave"

A 34 yr-old Brownes Ave woman was robbed shortly after 11:00 AM.

The woman reported it to the police who still didn't arrive at the scene for over 5 hours.

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