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Cabinet considers Labour Day and Carnival celebrations this year
CABINET NOTES:
Cabinet has favorably considered a request for celebration of Labour Day 2022.
Monday, 2 May 2022, is marked on the calendar as Labour Day.
Covid...
APUA said to be producing 7 million gallons of water per day
Cabinet Notes:
The issue of the provision of potable water to homes, hotels, businesses, institutions, and other customers of APUA, was also addressed.
Although new polyurethane...
Antigua to allow home testing kits for COVID-19
CABINET NOTES:
The Cabinet agreed to adjust the regulations which now allow only medical professionals and institutions to lawfully import the Rapid Antigen Covid Testing...
Cabinet waiting for more data before lifting vaccine mandate for entry into Antigua and...
CABINET NOTES:
The challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic continues to engage Cabinet, even when the announced policies are being examined to determine the degree...
Lovell says minimum wage review will be a priority for his government
The United Progressive Party is placing a review of the national minimum wage high on its agenda.
Lovell addressed the issue at a UPP rally...
Government continues to make active contributions to Social Security, despite challenges
โWith regard to Social Security, its ongoing challenge is the collection of sufficient contribution-income to fund payments, which has been made all the more...
Tourists escape unharmed after dead tree falls on their rental car on Corn Alley
A man and his wife were shaken but lucky to have escaped serious injury when a tree fell on their rented car on Friday....
Spain to drop masks outdoors as Omicron surge
Spain will end a mandate to wear masks outdoors next week, reversing a late December order against an unprecedented surge of coronavirus infections fueled...
Sir Rodney Williams to participate in Commonwealth heritage skills programme in Barbados
The biggest-ever Commonwealth heritage project, marking Her Majesty The Queenโs Platinum Jubilee, will be announced at the HQ of the Barbados National Trust on...
Sly J says he has left ZDK
OBSERVER NEWSCO:ย Renowned radio personality James Simon โ also known as โThe Chief Rockerโ and โSly Jโ โ has cut ties with ZDK Liberty Radio...
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday February 2, 2022
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday February 2, 2022
The Cabinet met both face-to-face and virtually; all members attending.
The challenges posed by the Covid-19...
Flow donates Yamaha keyboard to the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra
As part of our Mission Week Donation Drive, Flow donated a Yamaha keyboard to our partners and friends at the Antigua and Barbuda Youthย Symphony...