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UK Elections: Boris Johnson returns to power with big majority
Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a big majority after the Conservatives swept aside Labour in its traditional heartlands.
With just a handful...
Government Seeks To Gain Controlling Interest In ECAB
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda seeks to gain controlling interest in Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank by using the pending acquisition of Scotiabank Antigua...
A&B Ranked As One Of The Fastest Growing Economies
Antigua and Barbuda was named as one of the fastest-growing economy for 2019 in the Caribbean along with Dominica and Anguilla by the Economic...
Government To Undertake Study On Wages Earned By Hotel Workers
The Government has decided to undertake a study of the wages and emoluments earned by hotel workers, in order to determine whether the incomes...
Government To Honor Long Standing Vendors For Their Contribution To The Tourism Industry
The government held extensive discussions on vending in the city of St. John’s and on the beaches of Antigua and has decided to honor...
Daniel “Timmy” Thomas Named The Best Mixologist On Antigua & Barbuda At Taste...
The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association placed the call out to find Mixologists to compete in its inaugural Taste of Wadadli Mixology...
Junior Chambers International Antigua Donates To The Cancer Center
On Wednesday 11th December 2019, the world joined the Junior Chambers International for their annual JCI Active Citizen Day.
JCI Antigua was sure to lead...
Man Suffers Broken Leg After Being Hit By Pickup
A man suffered a broken leg after being hit by a pickup truck in Gray's Farm moments ago.
The man was walking along the main...
‘What Cool Looks Like’ Summer Campaign Wins Big At Awards Ceremony
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority's (ABTA) award-winning #WhatCoolLooksLike global summer 2019 campaign, has won another award.
This time it’s a MarCom platinum award, for...
Antigua and Barbuda named the ‘Caribbean Destination of the Year’
Antigua and Barbuda has been named the ‘Caribbean Destination of the Year’, during the Caribbean Travel Awards hosted by Caribbean Journal, the world’s largest...
COMMENTARY: Withdrawal of Canadian banks: opportunity to remedy not repeat mistakes
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a...
Gov’t Salaries To Be Paid From FRIDAY Rather than Monday According To Hurst
The Cabinet notes dated, 11th December indicated,“that salaries and wages will begin to be paid on Monday, 16 December 2019, or at least one...
ACB Says RBC Purchase Will Be Finalised In Coming Months
A consortium of Eastern Caribbean indigenous banks (of which Antigua Commercial Bank is a member), today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement...