Antigua.news Antigua and Barbuda Is Justice in Antigua a Private Matter? Public Demands Transparency | VIDEO STORY
Antigua.news Antigua and Barbuda Is Justice in Antigua a Private Matter? Public Demands Transparency | VIDEO STORY

Is Justice in Antigua a Private Matter? Public Demands Transparency | VIDEO STORY

2 September 2025 - 07:30

Is Justice in Antigua a Private Matter? Public Demands Transparency | VIDEO STORY

2 September 2025 - 07:30

The issue of police transparency has become increasingly prominent, highlighting a troubling disconnect between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

As we hear in this report, citizens often feel uncertain and frustrated after police incidents, especially those resulting in tragic outcomes, due to the lack of timely and detailed information about investigations.

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19 Comments

  1. Well well well. I will return with my comments later. Let me digest what I just listened to

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    • Im still digesting, cause we all are human here ,we are concerned about our safety, but what about the safety of the officers, we have so many youths on the street with weapons going around robbing, killing and terrorizing the nation, why aren’t we addressing these what if it was the other way what would be the outcome, we ray up in situations that affect us and don’t consider the others, but a life is a life,,sometimes we have children out there and we know how destructive they are but we pretend that they are the victim, train up a child in the way he should go and when he grows old hi will not depart, some of us have uncontrollably children and when the law can’t handle them you call out foul play ,excessive force ,gone are the days when jail was empty one or two may get into trouble, but today we have gangs, bad man always in some mischief and you don’t expect the law men to protect their selves?look at the incident at poters the police was shot a.in line of duty, I think I’m not sure but he lost his leg,it could have been worst so it a concerned on both sides

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      • He did lose his leg. Thats messed up. I understand your concern. But be honest. Some of them cops act crazy

      • This isn’t really about whether the cops are using justified force or not. Everyone knows that policing is EXTREMELY hard. The issue here is the transparency of the investigations that happen AFTER the fact. Regardless of which way the investigation went, why is the public kept in the dark about the follow-up?

  2. Sometimes we have to give and take. The police in Antigua and Barbuda are very limitted in what they say to the public but I know for a fact they whisper to their dons and divas. They tell their friends and when they gather to drink in rum shops they chat plenty. I dont expect them to tell the public things that can affect the cases but honestly there is a lack of information and arrogance where police matters is concerned.

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    • Give and take? I hope when it is your child or family members I hope you still feel the same way. How no police is been gun down dead in Antigua? But everytime they have an encounter with a civilian the civilian end up with bullets in their bodies dead on arrival to the hospital.
      And the police like to dash the bodies in their pickup back like the people are animals.

      You all are very terrible in this place when you all are not affected.
      When your neighbor house is on fire wet yours because it maybe you child one or your family child.

      You all must say when someone is wrong and STOP 🛑 trying to rationalize wickedness.

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  3. Defund the police! until they understand their role as peacekeepers and not warmonger how long will we wait for people like Frankie Thomas and Everton Jeffers to hold true to the Christian values that they claim to have with the people of Antigua and Barbuda are not pleased and you should step aside Everton Jeffers take Frankie Thomas with you and all of your apologists in the Police high command and let someone else lead the Force with real impartiality and real morality not that fake shit that you and Frankie drone on about you make Atlee Rodney look like a saint!

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  4. It is not police alone in ANtigua. It is all Caribbean police. In the US and other places information is available to everyone. But in the caribbean is shit they telling us!

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  5. How often have we heard police officers getting charged for killing people while in the line of duty?
    We should demand change and ensure that the police are held responsible

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  6. We’ve seen and hears of police officers handling cases unprofessionally. This is not a shocker but the police should learn

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    • This is just nonsense why is no one in the police force talking about the police officer constable cobis who is on study leave currently he’s fhe one who murder the poor spanish girl in cold blood why is the police force so corrupted come on people open your eyes please and see whats taking place.

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  7. I’m not at all surprise what happened with police these days. What I truly need to understand is the transparency in their actions……. Something we Antiguans should be protesting about

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  8. Me nah lie, people done lose trust in police long time. Every time something happen, dem quick fi cover up and protect dem own, while family left suffering. We see it over and over again no justice, no accountability. How you expect people fi call police when we feel like dem the same ones we need protection from? Antigua small, everybody know everybody, and still you cya get straight answers. Until dem start deal wid people fair and square, trust gone simple

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  9. Great video. Well put together. Always excellent work. Now to comment on this content. There are some good cops and bad cops. Just like there are good people and bad people. Dont blame everyone. The new top cop must unearth these cases and bring justice where it is due

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  10. Police protect eachother. That is all i know. Just like hommies protect eachother

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  11. Justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done. We deserve clarity!

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  12. Great video story. Transparency and Justice for Antigua and Barbuda!

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    • Don’t worry police just start killing your children. The way how you all can bad mouth other people children and forget you all have children and grandchildren and you can’t give them a mind. That parents can only do so much when children take up bad ways or when the have a mental disorder. You all are the same ones that big up the police when they kill other people children in cold blood. You all rejoice when police shoot down other people children.

      But as you all see police is starting to shoot down children you all feel that shouldn’t get killed and you all are crying out now. Because of you all wicked ways and because of you all rejoicing in the past when other people children get murdered by police you all time has. Those same police just start they will continue to do exactly what they are doing and their is nothing you all can do about, because you have no bite, just talk, talk, talk. You all are weak and docile and the police and the politian knows that.
      You all must learn a very very hard lesson in this place that all human life matters not just who you choose.

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  13. Police protect eachother. That is all i know. Just like hommies protect eachother

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