Crowds are expected to turn out today for the thanksgiving service for the man who dared to, and eventually broke, the chains of suppression on broadcast media in Antigua & Barbuda 12 years ago.

Three of the nation’s top coaches who attended a three-day youth coaching course put on by Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) over the weekend has hailed the initiative a worthwhile one, saying they have all walked away having learnt something.

As the entire region waits to hear when REDjet airline will get off the ground with its promised US $9.99 fares, Antigua-based LIAT seems not to be expecting it to stay very long in the air when it eventually takes off.