Comments on: Allen Stanford pleads not guilty in fraud case

By: jack

jack — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:15:35 +0000

you people forgot that the USA was not always as it is today , it took them a long time to get where they are and i believe in time, guyana will get like that, but i guess that will be a sad time for some of you .

By: tash

tash — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:42:18 +0000

he did fed a lot of mouths.

By: boredickey

boredickey — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:12:06 +0000

The yellow suit looks as it were tailor-made for him; and I though he was God??????? He had me fooled…….

By: BORAPORK

BORAPORK — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:36:44 +0000

Disturbed: He was the catalyst for 20/20 in the West Indies. I never said he invented 20/20. We can all add water to our wine but we only end up with more liquid. Unadulterated ripple.

By: al-Kamudi

al-Kamudi — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:28:47 +0000

Allen Stanford, or “Sir Allen” as he liked to be called, should have his day in court. obviously, he has impressed many in the Caribbean for his innovative approach to cricket and for his infusion of “cash” in the game.
but, let’s be realistic about his business practices…! Uncle Sam will not indict a man unless they have the ‘goods on him.’ so, let’s see what happen when Sir Allen stands before a jury of his peers! if, as he says, he’s innocent, he should have no fear–an “impartial” jury will decide…!
finally, long live cricket (20/20 or traditional matches) in the west indies …!

By: Glaton Flood

Glaton Flood — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:49:53 +0000

Sad to see Sir Allen like this. He gave WI cricket such excitement and hope like no other has done recently. I wish him well with all his troubles.

By: Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:28:49 +0000

Those small islands are going to pay a high price if he is found not guilty of the crimes the SEC claims he committed; he will now own country of Antigua. Where would they find the money to compensate him for the financial ruin their action would have cost him?

By: Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:20:13 +0000

Guyana’s Sanfords are evading justice…. No crook who trived callously on other people’s hard earned resoiurces should go unpunished. Not so in Guyana, such people are called “the new breed of Guyanese entrepreneurs” .

By: bruce

bruce — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:15:24 +0000

standford is a great man.he was helping caribbean people.some people do not want caribbean people to get up.

By: Disturbed

Disturbed — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:49:33 +0000

Borapoke Sir Allen Stanford did’nt invent 20/20 cricket.The English did to improve their team and to bring people through the turnstile.They accomplish one not the other.Know the facts sir know the facts,this guy help broke aaa west indies cricket if you ask me.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:10:48 +0000

Standford, you stick out like a sore thumb in that orange outfit.

By: BORAPORK

BORAPORK — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:53:01 +0000

This is how mature democracies deal with law breakers. Guyana the land of bribes and corruption please take note.

Looking at the picture I feel no sympathy for this man, the destroyer of cricket as we know it and the way it was meant to be played in the West Indies. His baseball cricket with swiping and slugging is so inelegant that had he been around in the earlier days, we would have been deprived of a master strokesman like Frank Worrel. Stanford’s urge for almost instant gratification seemed to have also permeated his business practices. May he get what he deserves. Long live test cricket.

By: LoveGt4Real

LoveGt4Real — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:51:37 +0000

This is kind of sad, seeing Mr. Stanford in this jump-suite.
Talk what you want, but at the end of the day this man was responsible for giving west indian cricket a jump start as a result of his massive financial injections into the sport.
It was appalling to see the way he was dumped by some in the region(most particularly in Antigua) as they played judge and jury before his actual trial.

On the other hand, this picture shows the American Justice system at it’s best.
It matters not how “big” you are, or how “high you fly” in America, as you will be dragged before the courts to face your charges……………… no call to a President, Minister etc. will save you, you do the crime, you have your day in court.