Bowen Calls Government’s Low Crime Claim “A Lie”
Opposition MP Sherfield Bowen is rejecting the government’s assertion that Antigua and Barbuda has a low crime rate, calling the statement in the 2026 Throne Speech “not true” and “a lie.”
Speaking at the United Progressive Party’s response meeting, Bowen said the speech delivered by the Governor-General misrepresented the reality of public safety.
He argued that the country has been struggling with “many, many types of crimes,” including a rise in fraud cases and what he described as an alarming situation among young offenders.
Bowen, who appears regularly before the Child Justice Board and juvenile court in his work as an attorney, said what he sees there contradicts the administration’s claims.
He told supporters that juvenile matters have reached a troubling level, describing the atmosphere in those courts as “like carnival,” with serious offences being alleged against minors. He said those cases indicate “society is breaking down.”
Bowen accused the government of painting an inaccurate picture for political convenience. He said the public should not be told that “there is nothing happening in crime,” insisting that the situation is far more serious than the Throne Speech suggests.
The MP tied the issue to what he described as broader concerns about the lack of transparency in the government’s messaging. He said misstatements on crime compound what he views as misleading claims about the economy, governance and public services in the annual address.
Bowen said the government must confront the country’s crime challenges honestly and develop clear policies to address youth offending and other emerging threats.
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Was his shooting included as part of the crime statistics back then?
😂. I see the trick ANR is using to try and tamper down the backlash that the GB lead administration have been getting.. 😂.
They delay the upload of the comments,xand in many cases omit or refuse to upload them the same day or the next.
That trick is to try and slow the tide of the political outrage against this administration.
It’s a cool trick, but it will not work ANR. Not unless you’re loosing money and do not have the manpower to maintain your platform.
Anyway you put it, we see what you are doing, and it won’t work. We all know a topic is only hot in the first day, so delaying the many responses is an old editorial trick that’s been around for centuries, that’s what this GB lead government is trying here with ANR. 😂
It’s like a cold case for missing person or a crime..the first 48 is paramount.
But don’t worry ANR, you soon will also be banished as this GB lead government.
Suppression of lawful speech is a despicable act, and you aught to be ashame!!!
This has been going on for a while now, but I thought it was a glitch, but it’s not, it’s a blatant attempt by this news media..”Sick”
A killer of a beautiful young woman and her baby talking about crime what a shame, he should be in jail!
Sherfield Bowen ( ) ..Shut your DAMN mouth and go back to jail . You should never win that election in St. Phillip’s South. Weston was lazy….Kiz Johnson will definitely clean your slate.
UPP stop your crap. Picket Jamale Pringle office…He and His Company EMBROILED in this VEHICLE GATE. bUNCH OF hYPOCRITES.
WHAT THE HELL…! …LOW CRIME RATE…? …APPORTIONING BLAME TO GOVERNMENT…?
NAH AH!
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Take it from a professional:
(a) ‘…LAW ENFORCER: and
(b) …CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR.
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APPORTIONING BLAME:
None may deny its overall responsibility to the citizenry.
Still, none shall be quick to ‘…APPORTIONBLAME TO GOVERNMENT.’
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WHY…?
It has always been the ‘…POLICE SERVICE,’ that has been charged with ‘…FULL RESPONSIBILITY,’ for crime fighting.’
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BRONCOS HAVE NEVER BEEN A ‘…CRIME FIGHTING TOOL.’
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ONE MAY WISH TO ASK ‘….SIR WRIGHT F. GEORGE KCN, MVO, QPM, CPM.
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This is seen through:
(a) ‘…EFFECTIVE MEASURES FOR CRIME PREVENTION:
(b) …SKILLS IN CRIME DETECTION.’
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WITNESSING AND WINNING SOULS
Some darn how, some people believe that likened to ‘…WITNESSING AND WINNING SOULS’ FOR THE GOOD LORD,’ has been the same as ‘…APPREHENDING CRIMINALS.’
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That is really not so.
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IDIOTS BEING PUSHED
Can say without contradictions, when ‘…IDIOTS WERE PUSHED,’ they came up with all kinds of misleading statements>
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NO IDIOTS COULD CHALLENGE THIS ‘…CRIME PROFORMA.’
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THE KNOWLEDGABLES:
ASK FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE: ‘…EDRIC POTTER: …ALVIN GOODWIN: …TRUEHART SMITH,’ ALL FORMER HEADS OF THE ‘…CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT (CID).’
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NOW:
A CHALLENGE FOR ‘…COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, EVERTON JEFFERS.’
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In showing:
(i) ‘…THE POLITICAL DIRECTORATE: and
(ii) …THE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS: that
(a) ‘…CRIME GONE DOWN: or
(b) …CRIME DROPPED DOWN: or
(c) …CRIME DECREASED: or whatever else
YOU SHALL COME WITH THESE CRIME STATISTICS:
A COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HAS NEVER BEEN ‘…APPOINTED TO BE EXPLOITED.’
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…HE/SHE IS DEEMED TO KNOW.
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STATISTICS:
(i) ‘…CRIMES REPORTED:….:
(ii) …REPORTS REJECTED (On investigations: false/frivolous/vexatious: ….:
(iii) …CASES ACCEPTED:…..:
(iv) … CASES PROSECUTED:…:
(v) …CASEES CONVICTED: ….:
(vi) …CASES ACQUITTED: ….:
(vii) …CASES WITHDRAWN:….:
(viii) …CASES PENDING TRIAL: and
(ix) …CASES PENDING INVESTIGATIONS: …..:
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THESE, ARE THAT WHICH THE ‘…CABINET,’ SHALL ASK FOR:
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NOW, MERELY COMING: to
(a) ‘…TO THE MEDIA: or
(b) …GOING TO CABINET: for
(c) …REGURGITATION BY ITS ‘…SPOKESPERSON, MAURICE MERCHANT,’ really do not give a
(d) …TRUE STATE OF CRIME: nor
(e) …EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLICE SERVICE (CID).’
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WARNING: …REGURGITATIVE STUPIDNESS
DO NOT EVER COME BACK TO ‘…SOCIAL MEDIA’ WITH NO ‘…REGURGITATIVE STUPIDNESS’ THAT ‘…CRIME RATE LOW.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
ASK ‘…BOLDFACE,’ TOO.
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BE CAREFUL, FOR HE MIGHT SAY:
‘…WEN YU NAH NO, YU NAH NO.’
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WALK GOOD, ‘…FAIR LADIES-WOMEN AND GIRLS:’ MEN, TOO.
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