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Antigua cancels all holiday fetes over Omicron fears

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The Antigua and Barbuda government says there will be no fetes allowed in the country during the Christmas holidays amid fears of the Omicron...

Solid waste wants to know who did this

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The National Solid Waste Management Authority is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual/s who illegally deposited a large quantity of clothing and...

US Coast Guard offloads illegal narcotics seized in Caribbean Sea

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The United States Coast Guard says crew members from the Reliance-class Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) have offloaded more than US$148 million of...

Former minister says he will never give in to “blackmail”

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Former education minister, Michael Browne, who was acquitted on a serious criminal charge last week, is contending that he had been subjected to “blackmail”...

Backyard gardeners receive composting materials

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  Regional Ministers of Agriculture and Heads of Governments approved of a Post COVID Response Plan. In the Plan, there is a clear articulation of the...

Protest outside APUA to demand better supply of water

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The United Progressive Party says PM Gaston Browne promised that the water situation would be fixed in 14 days. It’s been 2749 days |...

Champagne Christmas Party in the Nelson’s Dockyard Cancelled

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IMPORTANT NOTICE   Annual Champagne Party Cancelled   The National Parks Authority, after consulting with the Health authorities, has taken the decision to postpone the annual Champagne Christmas...

Business community welcomes end to State of Emergency

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The Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Industry of Commerce (ABCIC), which groups many of the traditional businesses in the country, is welcoming the decision...

LETTER: When Dem Dun Use You, Dem Jail You Or Deport You!

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There is a political party in Antigua that when the leadership is challenged, it retires their no-longer-useful adherents to jail. The most recent member...

Selfless donor excited to give kidney to her new friend

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DAILY OBSERVER: Imagine finding out that you are a match as an organ donor to a perfect stranger. Well, call it a Christmas miracle; one...

3 new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda

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The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed three (3) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua...

8 months in prison for man who stabbed DCP Albert Wade

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Austin Isaac has received an 8-month sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison for causing grievous bodily harm to DCP Albert Wade.   Isaac was also fined $300...

More than 40 Royal Caribbean cruise passengers test positive for COVID-19

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Forty-four passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas cruise tested positive for COVID-19 after the ship docked in Miami on Saturday. The cruise line...