Tragedy Strikes Early in 2025: Opposition Leader Reflects on First Murder
Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle has expressed his grief following the first homicide of 2025, offering condolences to the families affected and urging the nation to reflect on violence and its impact on communities.
Speaking at a rally in Parham on Thursday night, Pringle revealed a personal connection to the 35-year-old victim, a resident of Old Road. He described the young man as someone with hopes and dreams for the year ahead, tragically cut short in an altercation.
“To the victim’s family, my heart and prayers are with you,” Pringle said, extending his sympathies to the alleged perpetrator’s family as well. “Both families are enduring immense pain during this time.”
The incident occurred at Mount Obama (formerly Boggy Peak) on Thursday morning. Police have confirmed that the victim was allegedly shot during a dispute. A male suspect is currently in custody as investigations continue.
Pringle used the tragedy to call for a broader focus on addressing the societal challenges that contribute to such violence. He pointed to the need for improved community support and leadership that prioritizes public safety and well-being.
Law enforcement officials continue to gather evidence and piece together the circumstances surrounding the incident. Updates are expected as the investigation progresses.
Pringle’s remarks at the rally resonated with attendees, many of whom shared his concern about the state of violence in Antigua and Barbuda. As the new year begins, the incident has sparked renewed calls for action to prevent similar tragedies and foster a safer society for all.
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I agree with Pringle, sad for victim family and sad for attacker’s family.
Grasping at straws, searching for sympathy votes! What program(s) has this time-waster introduced even at a Constituency level after almost a decade as leader of the Opposition. Death, especially murder, is a troubling and painful experience for all humans, irrespective of color, class, or creed (including political affiliation). So for that clown to go off script to bemoan the recent tragic event in “my constituency” clearly demonstrates a penchant for deceit and duplicity, his blatant unreadiness for leadership and an obvious sucker for punishment. My sympathy for/patience with this Little Black BOY cum Black Panther have long dissipated. Chuptz!
You and CHAOS DEMON 😈 a MURDER UPP
@faithful national #1 – I said the exact thing. What is he really trying to say. I have loved in Follys for 10 years and I have maybe seen this man about 2 times. He better wheel and then wheel some mo’ and then come again. A drowning man really grabs at a straw! Aryou nah sweet now!
As regrettable as it as, disputes that end in fatality will not be minimized or lessened by speeches from political voices. The community can intervene as much as possible, but crimes of passion and/or uncontrollable anger always have the potential of ending with fatalities.
What Pringle needs to focus more on is the announcement he promised of the 10 candidates and rebranding his party from a leadership standpoint. Show pictures of the crowd that gathered at the rally.
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What action are we calling for ?
If we are not calling for the action our building stronger families where we are training our children to be good citizens we are not calling for anything.
Policing is not going to prevent murders unless 50 % of the population becomes police.
We as individuals and families have to get back to Godly principles in the way we live.
These gun men are responding to the call to discard their guns after they have used them to commit crimes. I don’t know if cowardice got the better of this one and he forgot the instruction. Can you really believe this expression came from the leader of a country! It was probably one of his iffy moments.
all those roads in Matthew’s area especially from by the pond in Swetes wanna fix, the over grown bushes need to need cut down, the bridge by brother mikes wanna fix, better upkeep of the basket ball complex. follies housing project roads, John Hughes, fig tree drive road, swets main road, mac pond roads are terrible.