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Antigua’s Cannabis Laws need to be repealed

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By Makeda Mikael Antigua’s Cannabis laws were based on the wrong premise that exports would be easy, and that Banks would accept revenues from cannabis. Whereas,...

VIDEO: Antiguan Corretta James highlighted for sending thousands of encouragement cards to NY City...

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New York City resident Corretta James, orginally from Yorks Village in Antigua shows her gratitude for New York City's Police Department, says officers need...

Judiana St. Louis fined $6000 for illegal dumping

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Judiana St. Louis was witnessed on two separate occasions by several eyewitnesses dumping illegally. She committed the acts on the 7th and 17th of...

CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 29 September 2021

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HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday 29 September 2021 The Cabinet was convened at about 10:15 am and ended its deliberations at about 4:00 pm,...

No water from Jennings to Old Road until Saturday

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The APUA Water Business Unit would like to inform the general public that as a result of scheduled maintenance at the Ffyres Reverse Osmosis...

St Lucia Deputy Commissioner fires back at Gaston Browne

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The hierarchy of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has not taken kindly to statements made by the Prime Minister of Antigua and...

JAMAICA: Digicel issues vaccination mandate to staff

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JAMAICA OBSERVER: On the heels of Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ prediction that mandatory vaccination will become inevitable, one of Jamaica’s largest employers has indicated...

LETTER: May your examples serve as guiding lights to other leaders

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DEAR EDITOR: When I read that His  Grace, Howard Gregory, The  Anglican ArchBishop of the West Indies, is encouraging the embrace of  mandatory vaccinations in...

COVID-19 claims lives of 2 unvaccinated women

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Statement on behalf of Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC)   Dr. Albert Duncan, SLBMC Medical Director said:   We can confirm that sadly, two patients, have died...

Bar Association President says Fuller was “all about justice”

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President of the Antigua & Barbuda Bar Association, Lenworth Johnson said he was saddened at the passing of Attorney-at-Law John Fuller. Fuller, 75, died at...

Ministry begins training of substitute teachers

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The Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries commenced a three-day Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Programme this morning with fifty prospective educators. The men and women...

High Surf Advisory in effect for mainly north to east-facing coastlines due to swells...

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Urgent – Marine Weather Message High Surf Advisory Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services 12:30 PM Wednesday 29 September 2021   …High surf advisory is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda,...

28 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Antigua & Barbuda

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(Dashboard Update for September 29, 2021)   The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...