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Two new species of frogs discovered
Two new species of glass frogs have been discovered in Ecuador with completely see-through bellies.
The frogs were found near active mining areas in the...
Antigua and Barbuda looks set to replace Air Canada
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Talks are underway with a new airline that is expected to fill in the gap left by the cancellation of flights from Air Canada...
PM Browne says he will consult before making any decision on diaspora vote in...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been responding to concerns about restrictions placed on Antiguans overseas to vote in general elections.
Browne says there are two...
YOLO Summit to be staged in April as part of Financial Literacy Month
Global Money Week is being celebrated from March 21 – 27. Coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with partnerships in 176...
Case adjourned against woman accused of trying to rob gas station
It will be another two weeks before the woman who allegedly attempted to rob the Golden Grove Service station in June last year finds...
UN Common Premises officially opened in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday became the first OECS territory to establish a UN Common Premises, which will see resident UN offices and agencies...
BARBADOS: VAT removed from sanitary towels, tampons, vitamins zero rated
The 2022 Barbados budget (presented 14 March 2022) includes the following tax-related measures:
One-time COVID-19 contribution levies
Companies in telecommunications and retail sale of petroleum...
Covid-19 cases are exploding in Asia
VOX: Across the world, the omicron phase of the Covid-19 pandemic is now piling up towering case counts in places that have largely managed...
Marshall says war in Ukraine will adversely impact food availability and prices in the...
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission hosted a Special Meeting of the Ministers with responsibility for Agriculture on March 11th 2022 to...
Antigua welcomes new Ambassador of Japan to Antigua and Barbuda on his first official...
On the 21st of March, 2022, one week after the virtual Presentation of Credentials ceremony, the Honourable E.P. Chet Greene M.P., Minister of Foreign...
9 new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda
Dashboard Update for March 22, 2022)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed nine (9) new laboratory...
Changing the legal driving age to 21 might be an idea worth considering, says...
Changing the legal driving age from 18 to 21 years is one suggestion being contemplated by Assistant Superintendent of Police Rodney Ellis in the...
Hurst: UPP’s protest an act of desperation
POINTE XPRESS: Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister Ambassador Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst has dismissed yesterday’s picketing led by opposition political...