| 词条 | Ivor Bird |
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Ivor Grenville Theophulus Bird is an Antiguan businessman and the son of Vere Bird, former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. The director of ZDK, 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 David Toms, Jr.;[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] References1. ^{{cite news|title=For truth and right, 8 Cabinet ministers oppose Antigua PM|last=Knox|first=Paul|date=1 September 1987|work=The Globe and Mail|publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc.}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Ivor}}2. ^{{cite news|title=Younger Brother Of Prime Minister Lester Bird Is Arrested On Cocaine Charges|last=Massiah|first=David|date=7 May 1995|work=Associated Press Worldstream|publisher=Associated Press}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Prime Minister Lester Bird Promises No Intervention In Brother's Arrest|last=Massiah|first=David|date=8 May 1995|work=Associated Press Worldstream|publisher=Associated Press}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Ivor Bird's Pleads Not Guilty|date=11 May 1995|work=Associated Press Worldstream|publisher=Associated Press}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Younger Brother Of Prime Minister Lester Bird Is Convicted On Drug Charges|last=Derrick|first=Winston|date=16 May 1995|work=Associated Press Worldstream|publisher=Associated Press}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Antigua radio station back on air after dispute with state-owned utilities company|date=26 October 2004|work=Associated Press Worldstream|publisher=Associated Press}} 7. ^British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. 8. ^ . Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2017-01-08. 9 : 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|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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