Stanford fraud case clouds Antigua poll -12 Mar 09

People in Antigua will be heading to the polls to chose between the ruling party and a party that welcomed Allen Stanford, a financier now accused of fraud.

The Antiguan economy depends heavily on offshore banking, and there is concern the Stanford case could effect the election.

Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports.

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[chantel181818]

Next time please do not interveiw a guyanese abt antigua!

[mrxtra09]

Whosoever did this what somebody bang dem rass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!! since when the capital of Antigua a Bridgetown?

[TheCasao86]

st jihns is the capital of antigua and i have my freinds in grey farm

[oz4real]

How stupid is this reporter? I mean really...how many Sebastian Walker of Al Jazeera? You should be fired... Bridgetown Antigua? .....dem pay you?? dem cyar deya pay u bredda.... its St Johns Antigua and Barbuda...chups....da have me real pissed

[LouisVSwag]

What does that haf to do wit anything???? Jus kiss my ass!

[TheCasao86]

st johns is the capital of antigua get it right

[TheCasao86]

antigua a country run by blacks

[LouisVSwag]

Why don't this man jus shut tha F up, get ur facts str8 b4 u chat bout antigua....Way r we get bridgetown from???

[michaelwright999]

Then you are thick, He is was a thief end of story.

[rossipoopi101]

I think that stanford is innocent

[kibenjamin]

The reporter is a total douchbag

[kibenjamin]

FACT: Allen Stanford has not been charged with any criminal offence.

Wake up people!!