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No New COVID-19 Cases
(Dashboard Update for July 16, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
Gordon, Francis score major appointments at UWI Open Campus
Ms. Althea Gordon has been appointed Campus Registrar of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus. Ms Gordon’s appointment takes effect on August 1,...
COVID: UK daily cases pass 50,000 for first time since January
More than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases have been reported in the UK for the first time since mid-January.
There were 51,870 cases recorded – the...
Promoters, CMO, Top Cop summoned to Cabinet ahead of first fete
Cabinet Notes:
The Promoters of Fetes and other mass events were invited to Cabinet alongside the Chief Medical Officer and the doctor responsible for the...
British Airways announces 9 flights weekly into Antigua & Barbuda
The announcements by both the airlines and the cruise ship operators foretell of a bumper season for tourism.
A part of the reason for the...
Cabinet continues to encourage all un-vaccinated adults to take the vaccine
CABINET NOTES:
The primary issue which occupied the Cabinet’s attention is the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on economic activity, and the slowing uptake of the...
LISTEN: Choksi releases statement after return to Antigua
After 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry, which Mehul Choksi’s lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, the fugitive diamantaire has...
Antigua Cruise Port Welcomes First Passenger Vessel Since Pandemic Pause
— Let the sailing begin! Antigua Cruise Port welcomed the Star Breeze, its first passenger cruise ship since March 14, 2020, to the country...
Here’s how The UWI plans to address its financial sustainability
On Wednesday, July 14, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, leading the University’s Executive Management Team...
Cuba could help US normalize relations
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior...
VIDEO: Chinese community in Antigua vaccinated with their home-made vaccine
Embassy of China in Antigua:
Thank you for the chinese vaccine's arrival in A&B and wish our motherland more stronger.
Vaccination of China-made vaccines for local...
One new COVID-19 case, one new recovery
(Dashboard Update for July 15, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
CARICOM Climate Change Negotiators Conclude Their First COP26 Preparatory Meeting
(City of Belmopan, Belize) Following three days of discussions, CARICOM Climate Negotiators closed their meeting on Wednesday with presentations to Ministers with responsibility for...