Opposition Leader Lester Bird and four other prominent attorneys have expressed shock and condemnation over the attempt to silence the media as it relates to reporting on the Citizens by Investment programme.

More than a month after he was due to take up appointment, the man tasked with ensuring transparency in public life has finally taken up the reins.

Despite his deafening silence over the past weeks about his appointment, the new Information Commissioner said he has been on the job familiarizing himself with his new post.

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer is likely to face yet another no confidence motion brought against him by leader of the Opposition Antigua Labour Party