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CABINET NOTES for Aug. 11, 2021

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The Cabinet was convened at about 10:30 am and ended at about 5:30 pm, members meeting both virtually and face-to-face. 1.The Cabinet commenced its session...

Forecaster: Potentially very bad news for us

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Forecaster: Potentially very bad news for us, Tropical Disturbance_AL95 now likely to form into a #TropicalCyclone along an unwelcome path. Keep monitoring and have your hurricane...

CDC recommends pregnant women get COVID-19 vaccine

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(REUTERS) Pregnant women should be vaccinated against COVID-19, based on a new analysis that did not show increased risk for miscarriage, the U.S. Centers...

Cabinet accords the Late Sir Lester Bryant Bird a State Funeral On August 26

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Consequent upon the death on Monday 9thAugust, 2021 of Sir Lester Bryant Bird, KNH, National Hero and former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,...

24 new cases, 74 active cases of COVID-19 in Antigua

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  (Dashboard Update for August 11, 2021)     The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...

Protesters in Guyana block bridge over vaccine requirement

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Some residents of Linden, in Region Ten, have blocked the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge to protest against the measure requiring persons to show proof of COVID-19...

German anti-vax nurse injects 8,600 with saline instead of COVID vaccine: police

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She gave them a false sense of immunity. A German nurse is being investigated for allegedly injecting thousands of people with a placebo instead of...

Public Cautioned Ahead of Planned Picketing

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Public Cautioned Ahead of Planned Picketing It has come to the attention of the police administration that some members of the public have organized and...

Tribute to Sir Lester by Sir Ramez Hadeed

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Tribute to Sir Lester Bryant Bird With profound sadness I learned of the passing of Sir Lester Bryant Bird, Knight of the Order of National...

PHOTOS: Young Antiguan Women shackled

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Photos of two young women that the police accuse of being behind Sunday's alleged illegal gathering were pictured today in shackles. This after the police...

Potters Teen Located

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UPDATE: Fourteen year old Jevon Thomas of Potter's Village has been located. Thanks to everyone who helped in the process of locating him. EARLIER REPORT: POLICE SEEK HELP...

United States ships 17,550 COVID vaccines to Antigua, other Caribbean countries get their share

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The United States Wednesday announced the shipment of the Pfizer vaccine to six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, as part of its commitment to provide...

Inaugural Caribbean Youth for Climate Action

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The Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) through the support of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom has collaborated to...