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Antigua and Barbuda buys half a million dollars worth of oxygen to aid in...
Antigua and Barbuda today received 234 additional units of medical oxygen.
Health Minister Molwyn Joseph accepted the purchases earlier today at the port.
Joseph says the...
COMMENTARY: Come now, lady and gentlemen, get off the fence and lead
By: Arvel Grant, Political and Current Affairs Analyst
Politicians’ fence-sitting on mandatory COVID19 vaccine for those not contra-indicated could be responsible for COVID19 illness, death,...
Poultry production is on an upward swing in Antigua & Barbuda
A breakthrough is underway in poultry production in Antigua and Barbuda and when fully implemented, it will make a significant impact on the importation...
PM says Antigua may have to donate if vaccines are not used
Pointe Xpress: Vaccine hesitancy appears to be stronger among indigenous Antiguans and Barbudans than among the expats dwelling among us, the nation’s leader says...
Lovell welcomes commission of inquiry into airport runway loan
A seemingly unperturbed UPP party leader Harold Lovell says he is ready for the fight, following an announcement by Prime Minister Gaston Browne that...
COVID vaccines: some fully vaccinated people will still get infected – here’s why
The development of several COVID vaccines in less than a year has given us all hope of a release from the pandemic. Now the...
Bizjets and yachts in the Caribbean
By Makeda Mikael
It’s May and some yachts and their jets are still hovering and dropping anchor around the Caribbean as the rich, the famous and...
Government hints at legal action re PV Energy deal
It appears that the government may follow through on plans to file a legal challenge against the management of PV Energy.
Government officials are attempting...
Sir Lester Bird out of hospital; recovering at home
National Hero and Former Prime Minister Sir Lester Bryant Bird continues his recovery at home following lower-leg amputation surgery on April 20.
His daughter, Donyelle...
LETTER: Hotel workers should not be forced to vaccinate
Editor's Note: Letters published here do not reflect our views.
Dear, PM & ABHTI CEO,
Since March 2020 the public has adhered to rules and protocols...
MSJMC to be renamed in Sir Lester Bird’s honour on Tuesday
The Mount St. John’s Medical Centre is to be renamed in Sir Lester Bird’s honour on Tuesday.
Chief of Staff in the Office of the...
LETTER: All should be vaccinated including rastas
Dear Editor,
While I am in full support of the vaccine programme and I strongly believe that all should be vaccinated, the government confuses me.
They...
Eight new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for May 17, 2021)
The Ministry of Health today revealed eight (8) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of...