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PM Addresses Crime and Security

Prime Minister Baldwin SpencerAntigua St. John's - Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has called on the United States to do more to help the Caribbean Community, CARICOM’s fight against crime and narcotics trafficking in the region.

He made the comments following a presentation by the US Attorney General, Eric Holder at the Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government of CACRICOM now underway here in Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti.

In his contribution to the Agenda Item “Strengthening the Regional Crime and Security”, Prime Minister Spencer indicated that “crime and security have a direct correlation to the economic survival of our small vulnerable Nations and as a consequence the region must continue to treat the scourge with the highest priority”.



“No country is immune and we need partners like the US to assist our countries to decisively deal with this serious problem” according to Prime Minister Spencer.

“In order to deal decisively with the rising crime levels, the US should help us with our own Marshall Plan to arrest increasing theft, violence and narcotics trafficking so that we may focus more on the socio-economic deprivation of individual countries”, he said.

During the break, Prime Minister Spencer who also has responsibility for Foreign Affairs spoke briefly with the Attorney General to express appreciation for the recent equipment donated by the US to enhance Antigua and Barbuda border security.

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Shame on you PM Spencer.

#18 Bluddy Bloke » 2013-02-20 01:32

PM Spencer, why are you hypmostise with the Americas? When Obama won the election in America, you did not hesitate to name a part of our patrimony after him, which to date has not brought to Antiguans and its economy anything positive. Now you have gone to Haiti to speak about the security and crime in the US when your back yard needs cleaning. To date we have not heard you make a national announcement on the status of the crimes in Antigua. Shame on you PM. It leaves me to wonder how much you really care about us here.
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#17 SGT USA ARMY » 2013-02-20 01:25

As a antiguan national serving in the U.S Armed Forces it really bothers me and I know some of my brothers and sisters from antigua, serving in US military would love to contribute because its evident that the police and the defense force there are just **s dealing with these crimes and have no proper training at all i have seen it with my own eyes , I am a 3 time combat veteran to afghanistan and Iraq and seen it all. This really eats me out to see crime rising without the heads of goverment and national security coming up with offensive strategies to counteract these criminals but then again as I said no proper trainig both police and defense force .
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#16 HC » 2013-02-19 22:39

TAP DUNG DEY BAGA WIND.DEPORT YOURSELF.YOU TOO DUNCE TO RULE.
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#15 zzzz » 2013-02-19 22:12

The Prime Minister hasn't even address the issue of crime in Antigua. All he does is travel i am soo sick of his incompetence. he will clearly go down in history as the worst pm in this nation's history. imagine after wasting our monies on fences and pretty sidewalks they turn around and want to sell our passport.
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@ morris

#14 MY WAY OF HELPING » 2013-02-19 17:38

I agree
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#13 MY WAY OF HELPING » 2013-02-19 17:37

To decrease crime in the Caricom, we need new political leaders. We need my policing systems and motivated officers. We need to stop being dependent and start to come up with our own, does USA ask us for money when we get money and our tax payers dollars, so why also begging for theirs?
USA money is great but their policy that they ask you to enact and the rights they ask to give the people is too much to ask for.

All we good for is to talk and pretend to be intelligent and charismatic. Even caricom is a way to get, everything is about getting but never about giving and being independent
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#12 Freedom of Speech » 2013-02-19 16:43

PM??? Caribarena somebody on your team can't type. PM???? Grays Farms people have an MP, but there is no PM! Quite transposing ur letters. :-*
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#11 Rasta T » 2013-02-19 15:33

Ohhhhh my God what a pity PM in Haiti addressing crime another victim passed away Lord help us all may his soul rest in perpetual peace
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#10 ANTIGUAN WOMAN » 2013-02-19 14:48

I heard the young man who got shot last night died.Hope its not so.Mr Spencer this is not time for grandoise talking ,you are obviously asleep at the wheels,you have enslaved us economically, are we now to be held hostage in our homes out of fear? The US will not help you,you clearly dont have a clue so i guess we are to lanquish in fear until you and your all talking mighty Min of Security realizes its time to go.Go please,you are hopeless.
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What United States you talking bout

#9 AntiguaYouthMan » 2013-02-19 12:05

Why don't you just call it a Day PM Baldwin Spencer. Save Antigua and Barbuda all your troubles and just call the ELECTION and the people of Antigua and Barbuda will do the rest. We also promise if you do this for us, we would in return pay you for life. Look boss if you don't, you will be thrown into Histories worst legacies in Generations to come.
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#8 ANTIGUAN WOMAN » 2013-02-19 11:24

This man is always begging for something.What would you like the US to do about the criminal act of txxxx you and your ambassador have consciously perpetrated on us with the WPP? BTW stay in Haiti ,have you ever seen the movie "The Serpent and the Rainbow"
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@ morris

#7 skyewill » 2013-02-19 09:47

You got me cracking up cause you make too much sense. I was not going to comment on this because I thought you guys would do a good job without me but as for my 2 cents? It is amazing how these oppertunities arise and we do nothing. And the reason is of course we are unprepared. I think these guys just show up. You can't beat the after parties!
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#6 FEARFUL ANTIGUAN » 2013-02-19 09:10

Simply put ..... Antigua is suffering from lack of leadership

Before asking for help, state what you have done, what you are doing and then ask for help to fill the void in order to get a full resolution
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#5 fire » 2013-02-19 09:02

What a coincidence or is it just the UPP Modus Operandi, that whilst this man is in Haiti, who by the way has UN security forces, talking about crime and security , crime is at an all time high in Antigua in the history of the OECS.

What an incompetent dxxxxy.

Election will come and UPP will go!
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#4 Reality check » 2013-02-19 08:56

We are being led by dunces . Lord have mercy!!!!! They love Haiti bad all of a sudden, is it because their High Priest of the Obeah , voddo and Santaria live there? Have our leaders sold their souls to the devil for fine houses, money food and Drink. They will die badly and leave it all, hope we survive them.
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@ UPP

#3 Jimmy » 2013-02-19 08:33

Please is not Baldwin fault,,,he didn't write the speech...he only read what they give him to read...just like with 18/6!
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#2 Morris » 2013-02-19 07:51

The PM is finally face-to-face with the US Attorney General and no mention of settling the WTO ruling, but he is asking for help from the very country he plans on bringing sanctions against? Wow!
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King has no talk in his own country

#1 Rasta T » 2013-02-19 07:19

I can't believe the PM gone all the way to Hati to talk about crime and security and crime in Antigua is going over board can one imagine an old grand father was sodomised leave in the bushes found languishing in pain and agony with a whole Malta bottle stuffed in his ** and up to now not a word from the PM he is silent as a lamb and now he is in hati addressing crime the lone wolf need to rise and picket the airport on his return antiguans need to rise up some ants nest too many crime and the worst part is THE POLICE CAN'T CATCH NO ONE
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