Ivor Bird
Ivor Grenville Theophulus Bird is an Antiguan businessman and the son of Vere Bird, former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
The director of , Antigua's government broadcasting system,[1] Bird was caught smuggling 10 kg of cocaine through V. C. Bird International Airport with an accomplice, Marcus Alberto Chapman.[2] He was formally charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to both sell and transfer by Judge Mario Ducillo, and released on 50,000 East Caribbean dollars bail.[3] Having plead not guilty, he was represented by John Platts-Mills, Steadroy Benjamin and ;[4] despite this representation, he was convicted on 15 May 1995 following 45 minutes of deliberations. He was ordered to either pay a fine of 200,000 dollars or face two years in jail, and paid the fine shortly before the court closed;[5] he continued to serve as head of ZDK,[6]
Earlier in his life he was a high jumper and he was the last gold medallist in that event at the British West Indies Championships in 1965. His brother, Lester Bird, was also a track athlete and former champion at this competition.[7] Ivor Bird also represented Antigua and Barbuda in high jump at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[8]
References[]
- ^ Knox, Paul (1 September 1987). "For truth and right, 8 Cabinet ministers oppose Antigua PM". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc.
- ^ Massiah, David (7 May 1995). "Younger Brother Of Prime Minister Lester Bird Is Arrested On Cocaine Charges". Associated Press Worldstream. Associated Press.
- ^ Massiah, David (8 May 1995). "Prime Minister Lester Bird Promises No Intervention In Brother's Arrest". Associated Press Worldstream. Associated Press.
- ^ "Ivor Bird's Pleads Not Guilty". Associated Press Worldstream. Associated Press. 11 May 1995.
- ^ Derrick, Winston (16 May 1995). "Younger Brother Of Prime Minister Lester Bird Is Convicted On Drug Charges". Associated Press Worldstream. Associated Press.
- ^ "Antigua radio station back on air after dispute with state-owned utilities company". Associated Press Worldstream. Associated Press. 26 October 2004.
- ^ British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21.
- ^ [1] Archived 9 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2017-01-08.
- Living people
- Antigua and Barbuda businesspeople
- Antigua and Barbuda drug traffickers
- Bird family (Antigua and Barbuda)
- Children of national leaders
- Antigua and Barbuda male high jumpers
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games