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PM says he’s not afraid to trade blows with the opposition in the gutter
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned opposition parties in Antigua and Barbuda that he won't be afraid to join them when they practice gutter...
Mother reports senior police officer for “preying on her daughter”, age 12
The mother of a 12 year-old girl and the staff of a secondary school are reportedly upset that the Police have not yet acted...
Relaxing COVID measures would be a “big mistake” says PM Browne
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is responding to critics calling for coronavirus measures to be relaxed as Antigua enjoy record low COVID-19 cases.
Browne told Pointe...
PM says Antigua may no longer be donating soon to expire vaccines
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda may no longer have to resort to donating COVID-19 vaccines that are due to expire.
He says...
The Caribbean Travel Expo Welcomes Visitors Back to Sun, Safety and Sustainable Travel Get...
Organized by Caribbean people to promote Caribbean tourism, the inaugural Caribbean Virtual Travel Expo, a collaboration between Travel Advisors Selling the Caribbean (TASC) and...
3 cases of Delta variant of COVID-19 identified in Barbados
Three cases of the delta variant of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Barbados, Minister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic has announced.
A...
Free Up Cuba & Long Live The Spirit Of Fidel Castro
My heart pours out for the people of Cuba and for our students who are studying there...
As a result, I am sharing my sentiments...
Nelson’s Dockyard National Park mourns passing of Sir Peter Harrison
The National Parks Authority is profoundly saddened to learn of the passing of the founder of the Sir Peter Harrison Foundation, Sir Peter Harrison.
Sir...
Antigua orders 30,000 single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in August
The government said it had placed an order for a large batch of single-dose COVID-19 vaccines made by the American multinational corporation Johnson &...
Antigua to host Diamond Edition of Antigua Charter Yacht Show
This December, the Antigua Charter Yacht Show celebrates its Diamond Anniversary, with brokers, vendors and captains now able to register for the special event.
The Antigua...
Mrs Florence Ada May Elizabeth Sheppard Johnson is Antigua’s newest centenarian
Florence Ada May Elizabeth Sheppard Johnson, OM, was born to Amelia Isaac and James Alexander Sheppard on 19thJune, 1921. The midwife recorded her name...
Banks are only serving the rich in pandemic
When monetary stress enters the economy through any kind of upheaval, be it hurricane, pandemic or otherwise indigenous banks go very silent, lending all...
IMF offers proposals to OECS countries battling COVID-19 impact
A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, that member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) facing...