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ABFC to Host Virtual Party Monarch Competition
The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals
Commission (ABFC) is pleased to announce that for the first time, a Virtual Party Monarch
Competition will be staged in Antigua...
Tropical Depression Forms, Expected To Become Tropical Storm Gonzalo
At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Seven
was located near latitude 9.8 North, longitude 40.4 West. The
depression is moving toward...
Barbados, SVG to sell LIAT shares to Antigua
The Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines governments have agreed to sell their shares in the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, to accommodate a...
First Support Cheques Handed Over To Local Charities
Three local charities were recently presented with cheques of $8,000 each in the first quarterly distribution of funds raised under the “You Can Help!”...
U.S. Embassy Resumes Additional Visa Services
Effective July 22, 2020, the United States Embassy in Barbados will resume certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services, including F1, J1, M1, O1, P1, C1/D and Interview Waiver and Renewal...
Skerrit: Browne’s LIAT plan needs to be fine-tuned
CMC-Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday said the proposal submitted by his Antigua and Barbuda counterpart, Gaston Browne regarding the efforts to prevent the liquidation...
LIAT shareholders reach agreement to sell 3 planes; airline could fly again in 90...
Caribbean News Service (CNS) — LIAT’s major shareholders have reached an agreement, which Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne said could see the airline...
22-year-old man sentenced to 12 months for sex with minor
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Monday for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in May of 2019.
Ladaniel...
ECCB Warns Customers About COVID-Related Scams
The Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) advises the public in the member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) to be aware...
Man Gets $2000 Fine For Breaking Curfew
Kevin Lindsay, resident of Fort Road, has been fined $2,000 for failing to adhere to the 11 pm to 5 am curfew regulation.
Yesterday, Lindsay...
Man To Face Judge In September Assizes For Raping A 12 Year Old Twice
A Villa man is set to face judge and jury in the High Court’s September assizes for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl.
The defendant, who...
Fisherman Urges Nationals Against Catching Undersized Lobsters
A fisherman from the Northeast coast says he caught three Chinese nationals fishing for undersized lobster at Claxtons Bay, thereby breaking the law and...
No New Cases Of COVID-19 Reflected In latest Dashboard
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has revealed no new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua...