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Permanent Secretary at Passport Office Jocelyn Greene dies
Cabinet notes:
The Cabinet learned of the death of Permanent Secretary Jocelyn Greene, Head of the Passport Division, on Wednesday morning, during its weekly meeting.
The...
Police provide update on death of prison escapee
Update on Escaped Prisoner
Shanell Thomas, who escaped from prison authorities earlier this week was shot following an encounter with the police.
The police responded to...
Escaped prisoner shot dead
Escaped prisoner Shanell Thomas was reportedly killed in a police operation last night.
Police said Thomas, 34, escaped the prison farm at Diamonds Estate at...
Symone Smith Found
The 11-year-old was located late last night following a frantic search, however that information was disclosed to the public on Thursday morning.
According to reports,...
468 new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for February 9, 2022)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed four hundred and sixty-eight...
3 new reverse osmosis and 10 million gallons of water per day by summer...
The Cabinet addressed the issue of potable water, once more, and the challenge which the APUA has undertaken to solve the water-shortage problem.
APUA will...
Ebonites Steel Orchestra offered 99-year lease on land it now occupies
CABINET NOTES: Several steel bands across the country occupy crown lands where they have built band houses to store their equipment and to practice when...
Cabinet condemns attack on ‘highly performing’ female member
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet condemned the vicious attack on one of its female members by a radio broadcaster on one of the opposition-backed talk-radio...
CABINET NOTES: For Feb. 9, 2022
The Cabinet met both face-to-face and virtually, all members attending.
1. The Cabinet condemned the vicious attack on one of its female members by a...
11-year-old girl missing
11 year old Symone Smith is missing. She was last seen leaving the Mary E. Piggott School around 3:00pm today Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
If...
Guyanese passports, citizenship suddenly in high demand
“We have to be careful,” Guyana Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo cautioned during a recent press conference as he related how the Immigration Department...
VIDEO: Antiguans rush to the rescue after yacht catches fire at sea
Video footage captured the moments when local Antiguan boaters rushed to the rescue of a couple whose boat caught fire as sea.
The men spotted...
UPDATE: Police give details on encounter with escaped prisoner Shanell Thomas
Incident Surrounding Escaped Prisoner Shanell Thomas
Around 1:30 am on Wednesday 9th February, the police Special Services Unit-SSU were on mobile patrol in New Winthropes...