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VIDEO STORY: Desperate Search for Missing Thomas Vasquez | A Mother’s Plea for Answers Amidst Growing Concerns

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Candy Jageshar is appealing for information regarding her 21-year-old son, Thomas Vasquez, who has gone missing in Glansville, Antigua. Vasquez, who had previously visited the island, was last seen while working on a farm.

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His disappearance has left his family in distress as they seek answers and hope for his safe return, with his mother recalling their last conversation before his trip.

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Comments (30)

  • Paula Ebanks May 21, 2025, 3:18 AM

    Am known as Aunty p as he so likes to call me , god i wish i heard from him ,its painful not knowing no closure my kids grew up with this sweet youngman ,its so dam unfair ,one thing i know for sure his boss hands are dirty ,why fails me is the dam cover up , give us something and fast i pray , miss Candy am so sorry n am praying no stone unturned dont give up god is alive n not asleep ,a mothers payer has weight …..ive got one son n id die to go through this .see you in the near future Rebeca and Amelia i love you both .

  • Paula Ebanks May 21, 2025, 3:05 AM

    Exactly

  • Scarlett May 20, 2025, 9:00 AM

    One of these days the blood of these people who were obviously killed will cry out. Hearts and minds will be haunted. Haunted to the point where people will lose their minds for killing. To kill someone…I say kill because most likely this is what happened…to kill someone and get rid of them is something that seen to be normal these days. Hearts are desperately wicked and who can knownit King Jesus said. Only him can know the extent of these wicked Hearts. Judgement is real. To the person who killed this man…woe to you. You will surly die aswell

  • Anonymous May 19, 2025, 7:47 PM

    True that. They know. Bring FBI.

  • Karina May 19, 2025, 12:35 PM

    I totally agree

  • Rebecca Vasquez May 19, 2025, 12:23 PM

    Hi, Thomas’ sister here. Reading through these comments, it would appear some of you have no sympathy at all, that is, until it happens to you. My brother isn’t perfect, hell, he’s far from it. But he is my sister and I’s only brother, my mother’s first child and my father’s last son. Thomas and I were born exactly a year and a half apart. He is my best friend. I don’t care what he was doing out there. This is his life. I just need to know that he is alive. That’s all.

  • The truth May 19, 2025, 10:48 AM

    The PM knows this because he and his AG and the henchman police are covering up the fact that someone in Antigua made this boy go missing

  • clarification May 19, 2025, 10:46 AM

    What you heard about him was a distraction from the truth. He did absolutely 1000 percent go missing in Antigua as someone came forward that dropped him off at the farm. The person he was going out on boats with was his boss whose care he was in and the same person that was arrested and questioned about the illegal farm. The PM and AG and police are hiding something about this boy and/or covering for those that did it and THIS NEEDS TO STOP!

  • Juju Bee May 19, 2025, 10:12 AM

    I thought the PM shed some interesting light on that situation.
    It is suggested that the young man was involved in some scrupulous activities.
    I’m not saying that’s the cause but it is something to explore

  • Ben Simmons May 19, 2025, 9:41 AM

    The shocking part for me is that the mommy said she thought he was growing vegetables? How can you think he was growing vegetables? Children need to tell their parents the truth. Most times a child tells lies to their parents it’s when they know their activities are not in accordance with what their parents approve. I dont feel it within me that this boy is alive. The Bick Charles lady said sometimes closure is acceptance. We need to accept that in reality our loved ones will not return to his life. And that indeed may be the only closure we will achieve

  • Dear Candy May 19, 2025, 8:57 AM

    Candy, my heart goes out to you during this incredibly difficult time. I am a mother of one son and I don’t know how you will live knowing you won’t see him again. It’s unimaginable what you must be feeling right now, and I want you to know that you’re not alone in this. Honestly, from deep within my heart, I truly hope that Thomas is found safe and that you get the answers you desperately need. Your strength as a mother is evident, and I admire your courage in reaching out for help. Please stay hopeful; many people are rallying behind you and your family.

  • Donna May 19, 2025, 8:50 AM

    I thought anyone visiting the island should have a return ticket. Does he have a work permit? If not, he should have a return ticket. His return ticket is for returning on a boat instead of a plane, I guess.

  • Donna May 19, 2025, 8:36 AM

    These people who are involved in the disappearance to all missing persons, how can they live with themselves? Do they have a conscience? How they sleep at night? Do they have children of their own?

  • Jake May 19, 2025, 8:15 AM

    Too many of these missing persons in Antigia. I use to hear alot of these in bigger countries like the US. But when it is so close to home it feels a different type of way. I hope the this mother finds closure. It’s a really sad situation down there in little antigua

  • Faithful National #1 May 19, 2025, 7:55 AM

    Glanvilles again???? Isn’t that where the sailorman implicated in the abduction and murder of Chantel Crump lives???? Let’s not ignore the possibility of the involvement of certain politicians trying desperately to remain under the radar by deliberately trying to keep the spotlight on certain government agencies and officials!!! What has become of the elusive cartoon character Sinbad the Sailorman from GLANVILLES???

  • Antiguan May 19, 2025, 7:39 AM

    I KEEP ASKING TGE SOMETHING IS HE IN ANTIGUA?

  • Alas May 19, 2025, 7:31 AM

    These stories are truly hearts breaking. Last week we saw this woman Roman mother. I believe they are from Russia.8 years and this woman is still searching for her son. Chances are he isn’t alive. How can any mother truly ever forget her child? I pray for all mothers of this land to find peace. I’m speaking directly to those with children they have lost

  • Samuel James May 19, 2025, 7:18 AM

    Yet another wonderful production by antigua.news. keep up the good work. Unless you are a mother you cannot understand the depth of her hurt. Whether he went missing from Antigua or somewhere else…his final legal place of arrival was Antigua. So this is where we have to look out for him first. Where else can we look but Antigua? We have no proof that he left the country. The proof is that he entered. How does one dissappear in thin air? If he was making a drop off where is his suitcase? I would think he would leave his luggage behind. Something is not adding up.

  • Antiguan May 19, 2025, 7:12 AM

    Justice for this poor guy

  • SMH May 19, 2025, 7:11 AM

    Passo. Remember I told you so. These investigators are jokers. Sent forensic samples overseas. When clearly they saw it was passo. Came depend on these jokers for justice

  • +1268 May 19, 2025, 7:09 AM

    I totally agree

  • Paul May 19, 2025, 6:27 AM

    Amazing story. Congrats guys

  • Hannah May 19, 2025, 6:19 AM

    How many weeks have gone by since we heard of a decomposing body found in the swetes area? Yet we can’t hear anything else from this body found. Antiguans are holding on to strings the way informations take a lifestyle to come out. WHO DOES THE DECOMPOSED BODY BELONG TO?

  • Devorn Carter May 19, 2025, 6:15 AM

    Crying families and shattered glasses. A mother’s cry is evident! Someone is or should be held responsible for Thomas disappearance. We let every disappearance go by so quickly and to date we are still doing it. This is becoming a trend and we have to do better than this. As a nation, as a country, as the authority.

  • Food4thought May 19, 2025, 6:13 AM

    They didn’t say two people were arrested in connection with this case? What’s the latest?

  • Rhea May 19, 2025, 6:10 AM

    If you don’t safe guard and protect yourself, you will round up missing and your family will remain hurting.

  • Antigua Surf May 19, 2025, 6:07 AM

    A mother’s cry is something not even the sun can dry! Hearing that lady beginning to cry over that phone has shaken me a bit. She’s away and hurting with no answers. The boss comments are beyond sus, but the authorities are not going to look into matters like these. So many people has disappeared without a clue and here is a mother trying to cope with the shattering news that her son is yet to be seen. Question tho, where could the luggage be? Could it be that this young man left by boat, according to PM Browne and is in another country with no means of connection as she said he lost his phone before leaving Trinidad? Mr. Gaston, if you knew this young man was smuggling drugs our the country by boat and then coming in by plane, why wasn’t there any arrest made or why wasn’t he sent away from the country for good? Could the boss be a main in suspect in this case? So many questions, who’s going to answer?

  • Anonymous May 19, 2025, 6:03 AM

    He is missing, what if he is not missing in Antigua, based on what we have heard about his movements? He comes in by plane and then leaves by boat, and he was working on a marijuana farm which had no license to operate.

  • Ruby May 19, 2025, 5:59 AM

    The last sentence 👌

  • Unruly One May 19, 2025, 5:58 AM

    No mother deserve to go through this. Need atleast closure. But still havent had any closure on all the other missing people. Antigua is becoming a bit of nightmare to live in, the cost of living is already high and now it seems like ppl going missing regularly.

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