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7 new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for December 25, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed seven (7) new laboratory...
Desmond Tutu: South Africa anti-apartheid hero dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman's...
Military teams 10 days into the ‘world’s toughest row’ across Atlantic
Three military teams are taking part in a challenge dubbed the 'world's toughest row'.
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge sees competitors row more than 3,000 miles,...
United Progressive Party Christmas Message 2021
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Central Bank Governor 2021 Christmas Message
Dear Partners and Friends
We are happy to share with you the 2021 Christmas Message from Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy N....
Police Corporal Charles was ill before his death
Police Mourns the Passing of Corporal Charles
Members of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda are mourning the passing of Police Corporal, #174...
Food prices continue to rise
The All Items index rose 2.7% for the twelve months ending October 2021.
The Food index rose 5.8% over the past twelve months, the largest...
Trinidad: Unions wants evidence that vaccinated can’t spread COVID
The empirical evidence to demonstrate that vaccinated people will not be infected with Covid-19, and that inoculation will cause them to stop transmitting the...
Guyana: One-Month Tax-Free Salary For Police, Soldiers, Firefighters & Prison Workers
(CMC) – President Irfaan Ali Wednesday announced a one-month tax-free salary for all members of the Joint Services, less than 24 hours after he had...
Guadeloupe: Protesters Infuriated By Vaccine Rules Storm Legislature
Protesters in the French Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe were on Friday occupying the local legislature, in a new flare-up of a standoff with...
Bermuda brings back curfew as COVID-19 cases soar
The Bermuda government on Thursday reimposed a night-time curfew in the face of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, driven by the new, highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Bars and restaurant...
Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents
(Reuters) - Canada met its target of granting 401,000 foreigners permanent residency in 2021 by focusing its efforts on temporary residents already in the...
Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend
(Reuters) - Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven...