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Valrick Baker identified as Antigua’s youngest COVID-19 victim

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The youngest person to die from COVID-19 in Antigua & Barbuda has been identified as Valrick Baker.   The 34-year-old retired soldier died at the Mount...

Date set for dismantling of famous double decker stand

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The famous double-decker stand at the Antigua Recreation Ground is to be dismantled, Minister of Sports Daryl Matthew has announced. It s to be dismantled...

Antigua turns to GOD to help keep COVID-19 numbers down

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Antigua and Barbuda is again seeking divine intervention to help battle the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.   With just under 1000 cases and 27 deaths during the...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua pass 1000 mark

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Antigua and Barbuda’s COVID-19  lab-confirmed cases have reached a historic milestone, surpassing the 1,000 mark. The Ministry of Health released its latest dashboard on Wednesday...

COVAX Vaccines ‘Are Different’ To European Batch Under Investigation

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is assuring that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines distributed through the COVAX facility will not be from the same batches...

Wadadli Pen Workshop, Additional Patrons Announced as Submission Deadline Approaches

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Wadadli Pen team member Barbara Arrindell, an author and bookseller, will be offering a free workshop on March 18th 2021 ahead of the March 26th 2021...

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua & Barbuda

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Dashboard Update for March 16, 2021)     The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...

Resilience and transformation highlighted as OECS 40th anniversary launched

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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission on Monday unveiled planned activities for the 40th Anniversary of the OECS, with Dominica’s Prime Minister...

Pringle makes appeal for hundreds of displaced LIAT workers

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(REAL NEWS) Leader of the Opposition Jamale Pringle is asking what the Gaston Browne Administration is doing to assist hundreds of former LIAT workers,...

Renovations to start at the Beekeeper’s headquarters located in Belmont Estate

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The Antigua Beekeepers Corporative Society Ltd. in conjunction with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) and the Ministry of Agriculture recently held...

Jonas wants gender equality and women empowerment

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Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy, the Hon. Dean Jonas has called on his colleagues and counterparts in the...

Vacation will not be approved for police officers during this time

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Police officers have been placed on notice that no vacation applications can be approved at present, due to the impact the pandemic has had...

The UWI Open Campus Hosts Annual Council Meeting Online

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The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus 2021 Council Meeting will be hosted online. This is the second consecutive year that...