ANTIGUA-SECURITY-Government extends life of special task force on crime

crime ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will extend by a further 90 days the operations of a special task force to deal with serious crimes, especially those that involved the use of firearms. National Security Minister Dr. Errol Cort said that notwithstanding the success of the force in recent days, “its task is still unfinished. “In the circumstance, and after careful review, I have decided to extend the life of the Crime Task Force for further 90 days, after which another review will be carried out,” he said, adding that it is his expectation that over the next three months the force “will have even greater success in apprehending and bringing to justice those perpetrators of serious criminal acts, especially those who are involved in gun related violence.