Two unsolved murders of teenage girls continue to grip Antigua and Barbuda, with Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney reaffirming the police force’s commitment to finding answers.
The victims, 16-year-old Yenifer Bridge, whose body was discovered near Fig Tree Drive in late July, and 15-year-old Achazia James, found washed ashore at Runaway Beach weeks later, leave grieving families desperate for justice.
The police have sought international assistance from Scotland Yard, though Commissioner Rodney highlighted the complexity of such collaborations due to strict protocols and the sensitive nature of the cases. The nation anxiously awaits progress in these tragic investigations.
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Lloyd Lewis was also murdered in all saints
Lioyd Lewis was murdered in all saints he to was brutally murdered
These police involved murders will never be solved
@Dumb a** Stone: is that the best you can come with this morning? Did Gisele send you? Or was it your UPP mind virus?
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Is it shame over Pringle’s 50 person mega rally have you so?
Ask the UPP sniper if he killed the girls to look political mileage. These UPP involved killings need to stop!
You should also tell that drunk obeah UPP chaplain to pray for the murderers of the UPP – Gisele and Puppet Pringle to be brought to justice!
Atley your explanation regarding Scotland Yard and “strict protocols and sensitive nature of the cases” don’t make no sense. It’s not the first time Scotland Yard would be assisting the police and handling sensitive information. It’s what they do effectively and efficiently, as a law enforcement and crime fighting agency. So cut the goddamn bullshit. The protocols could mean your officers are the ones lacking the proper protocols and the sensitive nature could mean, that those responsible for these crimes would embarrass many in high places.
By the way is what Rawlston Pomoey a former COP saying about the Manny James and the Yennifer Bridges cases correct? As in arrests should have already been made and charges brought against the perpetrators? Your explanations don’t pass the smell test.
Mr. Rodney, what new efforts have you put in place? Have you really contacted Scotland Yard? If so what’s keeping them so long? Or maybe they waiting till the case files go missing…
@stone i agree with u……what really taking them so long to cum….everytime i picture the image of achazia lifeless body it break me down
I agree this is so so sad …… and the perpetrators out there living life someone knows …. They solve asot case so fast but not the young girls come on why are you using our tax money to send officers away studies and training but no results can ever come out give me a bruk stop lying to the Antigua ppl y’all deep down don’t care but know this justice will prevail those perpetrators will be damed ……..
WHAT THE HELL…? ANTIGUA AWAITS ANSWERS? OR …INVESTIGATIVE CLOSURES
PATHETICALLY SENSATIONAL
Some news headlines often appear ‘…Pathetically Sensational.’
WHY:
These two ‘…TEENAGED MURDERS,’ do not need ‘…ANSWERS.’
That which are required are: ‘…INVESTIGATIVE CLOSURES.’
EASILY SOLVABLE: PRIME SUSPECTS
In the case of ‘…YENIFER BRIDGE 16,’ this is ‘…EASILY SOLVABLE.’
From professional practical investigative experience, the ‘…PRIME SUSPECTS’ are:
(i) ‘…A serving male Police Constable: questionably allowed to leave this ‘…CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,’ in pursuit of a ‘…LAW DEGREE: and as reported
(ii) …His CIVILIAN BROTHER.’
UNDISPUTED FACTS:
In the very early morning of the discovery of the ‘…Deceased’s Body,’ at the winding roadway through the ‘…FIG TREE DRIVE MOUNTAIN RANGE,’ they reported to a ‘…Police Station,’ that they were driving through the ‘…JONAS ROAD COMMUNITY.’
MIRACULOUSLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
Then, ‘…MIRACULOUSLY’ (commenter’s description), sometime after ‘…MIDNIGHT,’ they discovered her ‘…LESS THAN 2-YEAR- OLD INFANT SON WANDERING’ in the ‘…ROADSIDE BUSHES.’
While they may not have been asked: ‘…From where they were coming,’ it was revealed that they were proceeding to their ‘…UPPER GAMBLES RESIDENCE.’
MILES AWAY:
Incidentally, this was just on the outskirt of the ‘…City of ST. JOHN’S,’ and several ‘…MILES AWAY FROM JONAS ROAD.’
CONSTERNATION – NON-CONTRADICTION
Though there might be ‘…Consternation,’ that which can be said without official ‘…CONTRADICTION,’ is that ‘…FROGGIES’ do not investigate ‘…MURDERS.’
Infact motorists do not even swerve away from ‘…CRAPPO.’ They run over them.
This is what ‘…CRIMINALS’ often do to the ‘…INCOMPETENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS- RUN RINGS AROUND THEM.’
GETTING MESSAGES ACROSS:
It has to be written in particular ways in ‘…GETTING MESSAGES ACROSS.’
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So ‘…Doh dig ah darn ting’ (Vernacular).
Regrettably all these cold cases involve females…..two teenagers and an adult who disappeared without a trace.
After months of spiraling through depression and rage, citizens are still crying out for justice in these cases. It is not just justice for Yenifa Bridge, Acharya James and Donna-Marie Christian, it is an attempt to bring things back under control. We just cannot be comfortable losing our girls and women like this. It really still bothers me.
AGREED WITH SENTIMENTS-MY FRIEND ‘…AP’ …NO HIDING BEHIND PROTOCOLS
With ‘…Hopes and Aspirations,’ greetings and ‘…Best Wishes’ in a ‘…New Year-2025, -MY Friend.’
Hope it brings your ‘…Heart’s Desires’ and that you will ‘…Aspire and Achieve’ all that you have planned in the next ‘…362-Days.’
Agreed with expressed sentiments.
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NOW: …An INTRIGUING 3RD PARAGRAPH
A ‘…Commissioner of Police’ shall not only be mindful of public consternation, but also dissatisfaction, particularly when addressing issues of ‘…INVESTIGATION INTO HEINOUS CRIME of MURDER.’
HIDING BEHIND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
While ‘…Personnel Safety,’ shall not be left to chances ‘…NO COMMISSIONER’ shall ‘…HIDE BEHIND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.’
WHY:
There were the ‘…GRUSOME Murders’ of:
(i) ‘…ROLSTON SAMUEL’ (Comptroller of Customs-home-1993-Scotland Yard):
(ii) …WILLIAM CLEVER: (Scotland Yard Detectives-1994):
…KATHLEEN CLEVER:
…IAN CRIDLAND: and
…THOMAS WILLIAMS’ (Computa Challenger Murders-Barbuda):
(iii) …SUSAN POWELL’ (Heritage Quay: CARICOM IMPACS Investigators-2008): and
(iv) …BEN MULLANY:
…CATHERINE MULLANY’ (Hotel Guests-2017: Scotland Yard).’
NOW:
For ‘…VINCIA JAMES’ [Observer Media: May 18, 2017], shall show readers that which it was reported as being attributed to a then ‘…ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.’
It shall show that in the news report: ‘…NO FORMAL REQUEST’ was been made for ‘…Foreign Criminal Investigative Assistance,’ for ‘…MURDERED VICTIM VINCIA JAMES [April 7, 2017: Observer Media: May 18, 2017].
QUESTION: SOCIETAL STATUS
(i) ‘…Could it be that the ‘…SANCTITY OF LIFE,’ is only respected on the ‘…SOCIETAL STATUS’ of those, then and now considered: ‘…HIGH-PROFILED MURDERED VICTIMS?’
(ii) ‘…What of ‘…YENIFER BRIDGE 16:’ and ‘…ACHAZA JAMES 15?’
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Pompey if these girls and women murdered and missing were Chinese, Arab or White there would be more uproar by the BLACK Antiguans. Societal Status my foot. Isn’t one of the young ladies the godchild of a member of Parliament?