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PM Browne: No basis for inquiry into Odebrecht; ‘Y’all looking scandal’
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to a call by UPP leader Harold Lovell for there for be an inquiry into the Odebrecht Scandal.
Browne...
Antigua Cruise Port Welcomes Seabourn Odyssey For Technical Call
The ultra-luxurious Seabourn Odyssey will call on Antigua on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, for technical and refueling purposes.
No passengers are sailing aboard the vessel...
No new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for May 25, 2021)
The Ministry of Health has not received any new reports from the Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John Medical...
Murder-accused Jeffery Daniel remanded to prison
Magistrate N’gaio Emanuel-Edwards has remanded murder-accused Jeffery Daniel to prison for allegedly killing David Roberts in Newfield last Friday.
Police allege the 26-year-old Cassada Gardens...
Richard Lewis donates to Gray’s Farm Clinic and the Five Islands Satellite Clinic
The Gray’s Farm Clinic and the Five Islands Satellite Clinic were recipients of a donation of medical supplies presented to them by Senator Richard...
Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador Chairs OAS for second time
Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, has assumed the Presidency of the Permanent Council of the...
Beach Safety And Security Unit Within The Ministry Of Tourism And Investment To Receive...
Twelve officers from the Beach Safety and Security Unit within the Ministry of Tourism and Investments will receive a special training over the next...
ABS reporter Terry Andrew in court for allegedly violating an interim protection order and...
ABS reporter Terry Andrew has been charged with violating an interim protection order and trespassing.
According to the Observer Newsco, Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel-Edwards ordered that...
PM says ABEC will get the necessary funding for a General Election
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the electoral commission will be provided will the resources it needs for a general election.
He was responding to a...
UNICEF wants CXC to postpone CSEC and CAPE exams
The United Nations Children’s agency (UNICEF) is urging the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) not to proceed with this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...
VIDEO: PM answers opposition question on the whereabouts of Mehul Choksi
Prime Minister Gaston Browne today responded to questions about Indian fugitive Mehul Choksi.
Choksi was reported missing over the weekend.
https://youtu.be/SYlZ3anR5-c
Revisiting the Issue of Mandatory Vaccination
by Charlesworth Tabor, BA, MSc., LLB, LEC
The Covid-19 pandemic which has placed a stranglehold on countries all over the world from the beginning of...
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine highly effective against Brazil virus variant
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in fighting off and neutralizing the aggressive coronavirus variant first discovered in Brazil, according to Russia’s...