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Pediatrician explains why sickle-cell screening program for newborns will get underway at Mount St....

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The Mount St. John Medical Centre (MSJMC) is undertaking a sickle-cell screening programme in order to detect the disease early and conduct preventative-care steps...

Antigua and Barbuda to benefit from further multilateral support from the UK to CDB

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The Government of the United Kingdom recently approved a £4.5 million contribution to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Special Development Fund to be used...

NOTICE: Customs advises of closure

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The public is hereby informed that the Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise Division will be closed on Thursday 27th August for the funeral service...

Caribbean Cinemas Antigua Continues to Open New Films under New Global Release Patterns

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This past weekend the made for Cinemas action film “Greenland” starring Gerard Butler opened in Antigua as part of its world premiere inauguration simultaneously...

LETTER: Time To Fully Open The Entertainment Sector

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Dear Editor, Please publish my letter in your news column that is so widely read. Open letter to Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his Cabinet. First,...

Wallings Nature Reserve Renewed with Structural Upgrades

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The picturesque landscape and vibrant hiking trails at the Wallings Nature Reserve have now been complemented with upgraded infrastructural improvements. Families and nature enthusiasts visiting...

ThrifThings’ donates proceeds to RCA’s Food Voucher Programme

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Thirty-nine persons have been added to the Rotary Club of Antigua’s COVID-19 Food Voucher Programme as a result of a monetary contribution from an...

High Court issues new sentencing guidelines

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A second set of sentencing guidelines from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court is expected to come into effect on Sept. 1. The new guidelines are:...

CCB wants education tailored for special needs students

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The Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB) COVID Response Team wants Ministries of Education across the Caribbean to tailor the delivery of education to...

Colin James makes pitch for All Saints East and St. Luke Constituency

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Statement by Colin James Antigua & Barbuda Labour Representative All Saints East & St. Luke Constituency I offer my candidacy to the constituents of ASE&SL...

27 people in government quarantine

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The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center and the Caribbean...

Man spends 9 months in prison for shooting himself with illegal firearm

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A 25-year-old man who shot himself last year is now free after spending nine months on remand for the offence.   Jase Cannonier pleaded guilty to...

Electric Buses To Be Added To School Fleet

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The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment and the Department of the Environment today thanked the Government of Italy for their donation of...