It has been eight years since a brazen heist shook the exclusive Carlisle Bay Resort in Antigua and Barbuda, and law enforcement officials are still actively searching for the man they accuse of masterminding the multimillion-dollar theft. Anthony “Thug Life” Govia, the alleged ringleader of the scheme that stole more than 98,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars from the luxury property, remains at large eight years after the 30 June 2018 incident, topping the country’s most wanted list.
Investigators have pieced together that the plot was a joint conspiracy between Govia and Kathy-Ann Isaac, a long-tenured accounts clerk who had served the resort for 14 years. Initially, the robbery was staged to look like the work of a lone armed intruder. The story that unfolded from security camera footage told a different truth: two insiders had first withdrawn cash from the resort’s on-site safe, before a masked gunman entered the location and fled with the stolen funds. For a time, Isaac was counted among the victims of the crime, with investigators suspecting no internal involvement at first. That changed as the case deepened, and police ultimately brought conspiracy charges against her. She entered a guilty plea in 2019, and was handed a 30-month prison sentence the following year, a penalty she has already fully completed.
Govia, by contrast, is believed to have fled Antigua within days of the robbery pulling off, and no arrest has ever been made in his case. As the eighth anniversary of the heist approaches, local police have renewed their public appeal for any tips or information that could lead to his capture. Officials have issued a clear warning to the public: anyone found knowingly aiding Govia by providing shelter or assistance will face criminal prosecution themselves.
The unsolved Carlisle Bay Resort robbery retains its status as one of the most high-profile unresolved theft investigations in Antigua and Barbuda’s recent history, with authorities stressing that the manhunt for the alleged mastermind remains an active priority for the force.