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Foreign holidays will be illegal for Brits from Monday
A ban on leaving Britain without a reasonable excuse is included in new coronavirus laws coming into force next week – with £5,000 fines...
39 new cases of COVID-19
(Dashboard Update for March 22, 2021)
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
Scholarships offered by the Government of India and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations...
The Government of India along with the Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) has announced that four (4) scholarships are available under the under...
PM Gaston Browne bats for Sir Hilary Beckles
The Antigua and Barbuda government has stated its position quite clear: it will not be party to attempts to diminish the role of the...
Prison officers stage protest
Several Prison Officers have walked off the job and are demanding that the authorities do something about the situation inside Her Majesty’s Prison (1735).
Last...
ACB Caribbean is Here – Simply Smarter Banking
The New Look ACB contributes $100,000 XCD to the Government of Antigua &Barbuda Vaccination Programme
Today, customers can step into the new look Antigua Commercial...
Sandals Regional Exchange Programme To Boost Employment Opportunities For Caribbean Nationals
Over the next four years, thousands of Caribbean nationals stand to benefit from increased employment and regional training opportunities as Sandals Resorts International (SRI)...
Antigua and Barbuda Social Security Board to discontinue giving pension by drafts
The Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB) advised their overseas beneficiaries who received their pension by bank draft that this process will be discontinued as...
Pharmacy Council approves importation of Chinese, Russian vaccines
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the local Pharmacy Council has responded positively to a request from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to import...
Antigua PM says former Barbados LIAT pilots are ‘rotten elements’ who destroyed the airline
CARIBBEAN NEWS SERVICE — The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda says former Barbados-based pilots of the beleaguered regional airline LIAT, are rotten elements responsible...
PM says he received second dose of Moderna vaccine
Prime Minister Gaston Browne disclosed over the weekend that he took the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna.
He did not say when this was...
Prison officers calling in sick in numbers amid COVID outbreak at HMP
Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) was left in a vulnerable position this week after several prison officers called in sick.
Jermaine Anthony, the Acting Prison Superintendent,...
14,000 barrels cleared under pandemic relief initiative
Antiguans and Barbudans imported more than 14,000 barrels under the Customs and Excise Division’s pandemic relief barrel initiative.
At the end of Tuesday this week,...