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Imported worker reportedly tests positive for COVID, spooking local employees at power company

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The almost-60 employees of a power company are reported to be panicking since an imported worker is said to have tested positive for the...

25k bail for man accused of raping 15-year-old cousin

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A 15-year-old girl accused her 38-year-old male cousin of sexually assaulting her when she spent time at his home in August of this year.   The...

Cabinet asked Met office to explain why it was not able to forecast the...

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Press Statement: The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda met this morning, beginning at 10:15 am and ending at 11:45 am, or for 90 minutes. Two Government officials...

Police Officer To Face Trial in the High Court of Antigua For Murder

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A Magistrate this morning declared that there is enough evidence against a police constable accused of murder, to have the matter sent up to...

Tropical depression forms in the Caribbean Sea

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A tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean Sea. Forecasters say it is expected to strengthen and become record-breaking Hurricane Iota before hitting Central America,...

Unilateral approach to COVID in the C’bean sets a dangerous precedent, PM warns

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne, warning that the COVID-19 risk classification system in the Caribbean is “arbitrary and incredibly flawed”, says it also sets a...

Drains weren’t compromised, they were overwhelmed – Nicholas

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The flooding in some areas of the island earlier this week can be attributed to the huge amount of rain that fell within a...

NODS To Provide Detailed Damage Assessment To Cabinet Today

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Cabinet Notes: It was agreed that the Cabinet will re-convene on Friday morning, November 13, 2020, at 9:30 am in order to receive a...

COMMENTARY: The world waiting to breathe normally again 

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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...

Antigua & Barbuda is gunning to become a global digital currency hub

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Antigua & Barbuda is gunning to become a global digital currency hub, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed. Browne talked to CoinGeek during a...

Two new cases of COVID-19

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(Dashboard Update for November 12th 2020) The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...

GG Among 14 to receive honorary doctorates at The UWI’s 2020 Graduation ceremonies

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The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will confer 14 honorary degrees at its 2020 graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies, which are scheduled to...

Businesses face fines for customers who don’t wear masks

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Cabinet Notes: The Minister of Health gave an update on the state of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 in Antigua and Barbuda.   Only 4 active cases are now...