Comment: The NGOs and Security Forces are at each others' throats. Meanwhile, two more youths are shot dead in a daylight gun battle.

Comment: Little do people realize that the people of Antigua were cheated out of their money as well. Allen Stanford came to the island and set up Bank of Antigua, my entire family put our savings in that bank which was not the investment bank into which the American victims placed their monies. This bank dealt with paychecks, savings, college funds, everything that your comparable Bank of America would handle. When Stanford went down ALL the banks went down, the people of Antigua are not running around living it up on the lost savings of the American victims of this scandal, they are just as devastated. Stanford used the money from his ponzi scheme to lure more investors in with extravagant parties, trips, houses, boats, he even built himself an island off the coast. He destroyed the ecosystem in the process, his giant, empty edifices are incomplete eyesores that take up valuable land on a small island of roughly 100 square miles, and good people have lost their entire lives. I am not talking about old people and their savings, I am talking about every single person with a bank account. All of a sudden you wake up one morning and everything you own is gone, no warning. That is what happened to us as a nation. Ultimate devastation. Stanford came to Antigua with a plethora of promises and grand ideas, he got the backing of our corrupt government through bribes and offers, yes, but what nation doesn't have a blatantly corrupt government?? Madoff got away with a bigger scheme in the US and I don't see an uproar to boycott New York. Boycotting Antigua makes no sense, the only industry the entire island of 80k+ relies on is TOURISM. Who are you trying to hurt? Poor people who live on an isolated island in the Caribbean? Will it make you feel better that you are asking people to help you destroy a nation of people hurting just as badly as you are? I understand that the people calling for a boycott of Antigua are hurt and advocating the victims of Stanford's horrible crime, but the Antiguan people are victims too. We should unite and stand by each other. The Americans should not write us off as weasels rolling around in their money when we have lost everything as well.

Comment: Why were the driver of the rental not charge for the same offence or aiding the gunmen? this particular individual always join with the bad boys to commit the acts and when he is finish he turn around and supported the police evidence to make things look bad on his part. I do hope when the file goes to the DPP he recommends that the driver be charged. He is squarely in it.

Comment: Come on my people; let’s not get sidetracked with technical terms like Riot Gear... The unnecessary show of military might is what the issue and talk is about, the use of military personal to transport persons to the area is unconstitutional and downright wrong. People have their God given rights to say and even print what they saw without been having to get the permission or approval of the P.M or of the Security Forces…..If we allow the persons who are against the report to have their way, we are heading towards a military state like North Korea and China….People Stand Up And Speak Out…

Comment: At no time in our recent history has the Defence Force been in riot gear... True the service personnel were in more than the usual uniform but they were NOT in riot gear. Further, the Federation cannot handle the defence force in riot gear albeit that is where we are heading if the crime continues on this path

Comment: I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE PASTOR SPRINGETTE, THE OTHER PASTORS AND MEMBERS FOR A JOB WELL DONE, AND I WISH THEM MORE SUCCESS ON THE FINISHING OF THE CHURCH BUILDING. I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT THE TEMPLE IS A WELL RESPECTED AND SPIRITUAL PLACE OF WORSHIP. FROM ONE OF THE MEMBERS(OVERSEAS). ALL THE BEST TO ALL THE PASTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE TEMPLE.

Comment: wha happen are you karn move on and for get about the isim and the kism and talk something konstructive let the country go forward not backward

Comment: i think that more to the story than we are hearing this need to be investigate by an independent party let not be so quick to judge and for those who set that plot (if so )may god have mercy on you all

Comment: barrow cant believe you gone !! we were playin game together on dat same day ..i told u i goin back sxm takecare yourself not knowin u were gonna die the same night and dat would be my last time seeing u .. i goin miss u and your brother dalbo goin miss u .. hail up steam fish..hail up bart..hail up spinal..hail up bounty .. all your ottleys and lodge niggas goin miss u your nigga lyndon aka bonez .. lifes a bitch .. and whoever took your life and shoot my cousins they turn will come..rip barrow

Comment: Hyacinth, if you read the article properly, you would have understood that the security forces never said they were not in Constituency #4. They are saying that they were not in riot gear and carrying M-16s. I drove through the island on the 25th twice and I NEVER saw ANYONE in riot gear or with M16s security forces have a hard time already without malicious reports being published about them. The majority of Police and Army do a very good job. All they need is our co-operation to be outstanding