The leader of the Hispanic community in Antigua and Barbuda, Alex Martínez, has issued a strong warning to his fellow Dominicans to remain cautious and avoid confrontation amid rising anti-Dominican sentiment following the recent murder of a nine-year-old girl.
In a Facebook Live address, originally delivered in Spanish and translated, Martínez expressed concern over social media posts inciting violence against Dominicans, stressing that innocent people should not suffer for the actions of one individual.
“There are voices inciting hate against us, calling for attacks on Dominicans. This is dangerous. Innocent people should not pay for the actions of one person,” Martínez stated. “We must remain vigilant and avoid confrontation. Retaliation will only escalate tensions.”
His comments come amid reports that a Dominican national may be implicated in the crime, leading to online discussions suggesting retaliatory actions against members of the Dominican community. He condemned such rhetoric, calling for unity and justice rather than division and fear.
Martínez urged Dominican nationals in Antigua and Barbuda to stay aware of their surroundings and ensure their safety. “I tell all Dominicans to be careful. Watch your homes, watch your streets, and stay out of trouble. We cannot allow ourselves to be caught up in conflict,” he said.
He also called on local authorities to intervene in de-escalating tensions and ensuring that all residents, regardless of nationality, are treated fairly. “The authorities must act responsibly to prevent any violence. No one should be targeted because of their nationality,” he added.
Martínez acknowledged the grief and anger surrounding the child’s murder and extended his condolences to the family. However, he emphasized that justice should be pursued through proper legal channels, not through acts of retaliation or discrimination.
“We all want justice for this little girl. We demand answers, just as we demand answers for other unsolved cases, including the murder of Dominican national Jennifer Bridge. But justice must be served correctly, not through blame or violence,” he asserted.
Advertise with the mоѕt vіѕіtеd nеwѕ ѕіtе іn Antigua!
We offer fully customizable and flexible digital marketing packages.
Contact us at [email protected]
There will not be any confrontation with people like you, but deportation yes, once we get rid of the vote hungry politicians that keeping you all here to vote for them to avoid their pending jail time for corruption in office.
We should treat y’all like how y’all treat Haitian immigrants in the DR. You Dominicans punish the lot because of the actions of few, funny here in another man’s country you are pleading for the same not to be done. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
We sit here and try to talk about people in our country and deportation of people. Now where is our people? Where are the indigenous antiguans that should be here so we could be in the majority and decide our own faith? They somewhere in someone elses country doing the same thing that the Spanish, jamaicans, Guyanese and other immigrants doing. Tell your brother, sister, aunty’s uncle, nephew and all a dem who in other ppl country to come home so we not in the minority in this country.
You can warn anybody ?? If ah bun then ah bun. Y’all have to go. Never in my life I expect to see this kind if crime in Antigua. If you want to whore your own pickney out do wha you ah do. But you fk up youselves this time. Well known in your circle so na tell me you know wha min ah gwan
Sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of Chantel. As a citizen of Antigua, we all felt the pain but, obviously, we might not even be able to imagine what the parents and siblings are going through.
Amidst all the pain though, we really should not try to retaliate against a community of people because one or a few did a heinous crime. A few Antiguans have committed violent crimes in other countries and we would not want to be victimized because of their actions.
More than likely the officers are continuing their investigation and looking for links between this case and other cases, the involvement of others in this and other cases, etc. Let us exercise a bit of patience.
Bird people bring this clown to Antigua to disrespect black people. He better self-deport to Spain. This is a black, English, Anglican country.
Unfortunately Antiguans do not have the numbers to dominate most countries of the world. Even in the USA the voice of Antiguans do not affect the government or decide the direction of the country.
Look at some of you xenophobes (Byam, Eldread, others) speaking your non-Antiguan hate. I understand the current anger, I’m upset too, but to direct the actions of one person to the hate of any entire minority ethnicity/nationality is stupid and uneducated. Some of you sound like British racists when the first Antiguans/West Indian people arrived in the UK in 1950’s & 60’s or American racists in the South when segregation ended.
ANR, it looks like you all are the ones who want to incite things between both groups. The article was already posted previously and it’s like you want to remind us again about it.
We must treat u all just how u treat the Haitian. U Spanish people don’t like or love anyone except ur own. NA LUB R U TARL
@Patriot. Are you this stupid just on Mondays or is this an everyday occurrence with you? Stop talking nonsense.
THINK FIRST, it was the Lester Bird regime that caused Antiguans to leave this country in droves. Remember the document “For your eyes only” that was penned by Ron Sanders. It suggested bringing in Guyanese nationals to replace locals in the job market so they would be able to keep the regime in office and every other Labour government has continued that dastardly act
The anger is understandable. ANR stop pouring fuel into the fire. Use your energy to encourage, if not warn the Hispanic community to just keep a low profile at this time. No permission should be granted fir any march by the Hispanic group. The confrontation could prove deadly which is what I suspect the demonstrators crave at this time. More blood, more dead bodies. Let this so called leader of the gang who publicly revealed, no doubt via ANR that the evil Hispanic woman who committed this deed, TOLD HIM THAT SHE DID NOT ACT ALONE! What else did she tell you? Did you inform the police? Was anybody else in your group implicated? Unless you were merely grandstanding, seeking your fifteen minutes of fame when you made that claim, then are complicit in this crime. You have eveey reason to regard Antiguans as dotish and easily frightened by invaders given the dotish and cowardly nature of responses to your veiled threats against an understandable, perhaps even inevitable backlash on your fellow Hispanics. Until you Mr Leader of the band are able to inform the authorities about the nature and extent of persons involved, the satanic doctrines alien to your hosts, the possible whereabouts of Antigua and Barbudan abducted citizens, then you Mr “Leade”r of the band, “Leader of the gang” should be treated as a coconspirator. You have boldly asserted that she did not act alone, based on your conversation with the devil herself. What else did she tell you?
Already submitted. Waiting yo see if I’ve been censored again
When they come back home they won’t have space .all you give the Jamaican a fucking break if it was them, if it was them wouldn’t hear the last of it . Spanish the laws are for you to, don’t like it go home. Antigua is for Antiguans and who all can fit in and abide by our rules and Laws.. you can go home or be deported forthwith.
We need the space for when they come back to Antigua, but let me tell you something all of them are not born Antiguans. Some inadmissible persons left from here to America , so they have to deport them
back here while others are Antiguans only by citizenship . Space needed for Antiguans coming home
No march should be granted at this time if you all don’t love Antiguans why come here .you should not cover up wrong
Comments are closed.