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Eustace “Teco” Lake retires on December 31 from the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda

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CABINET NOTES The Cabinet made a decision, in keeping with the policy of the Gaston Browne administration, to promote youthful professionals to leadership positions. Effective January...

Cabinet agrees to move minimum wage to $9 per hour

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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited the National Minimum Wage Commission upon the submission of its Report. The five members explained the theoretical underpinning and the economic...

Antigua Cabinet continues negotiations with court-appointed receiver to settle severance payments to former LIAT...

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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet continues to negotiate with the LIAT court-appointed receiver to settle the severance payments owed to the former LIAT workers who resided...

LETTER: Vandals, thieves terrorizing doctors and nurses at SLBMC

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DEAR EDITOR: I’m sure we’ve all seen the videos/photos recently circulating on social media showing a Vitz that was parked overnight at the Sir Lester...

Government endorses Burna Boy’s Antigua concert but won’t be financing it

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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet held preliminary discussions on the Burna Boy concert to be held in December, 2022. Despite the presence of Government officials at the...

CABINET NOTES OF Wednesday 16 November 2022

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HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Wednesday 16 November 2022 The weekly Cabinet meeting commenced at 10:30 am following prayers; one member was absent. The Cabinet...

Antigua’s DPP allegedly promised to repay complainant for properties

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SOURCE: Jamaica Gleaner The complainant in the case against Antigua’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Anthony Armstrong, has claimed that the lawyer had admitted to selling...

Sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy and teenage girl are being investigated following reports...

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REAL NEWS: Two disturbing cases of sexual abuse are being investigated: one of which involves a minor male. A source tells REAL News that the...

Non-profit launches Antigua and Barbuda’s first domestic violence perpetrator’s intervention program

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- Together We Must (TWM), a legally registered non-profit organization in Antigua and Barbuda, recently launched EMERGE, its model Domestic Violence perpetrator’s intervention program;...

Mother of a five-year-old reportedly found dead in her Fort Road home

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Mother of a five-year-old reportedly found dead in her Fort Road home; Police are investigating REAL NEWS: A young woman – believed to be from...

LETTER: How can anyone in Antigua survive on a little over $1300 per month?

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Dear Editor, How can anyone in Antigua survive on a little over $1300 per month? Where can these people afford to live? In some dilapidated...

Countries must be vigilant of “triple threat” of COVID-19, influenza and RSV as holidays...

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With an increase in COVID-19 infections in the region, seasonal influenza on the rise, and a spike in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV),...

The second annual Antigua and Barbuda- United Kingdom Business Forum ends

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The second annual Antigua and Barbuda- United Kingdom Business Forum ended on Friday 11th November, 2022 with a joint consumer event with the Tourism...