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No budget yet for carnival

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With the first major competition for carnival ten days away, the Antigua & Barbuda Festivals Commission still does not have an approved budget for...

Centenarian celebrates 100 plus one

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One of the country's centenarians turned 101 today (Wed.). He is Raymond Hughes of Sea View Farm. Hughes is one of 16 centenarians now living...

BREAKING NEWS: Child injured during vehicular accident

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A 15-year-old boy was injured after being struck during a vehicular accident about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. The student is from the Irene B. Williams...

BREAKING NEWS: Man injured during electrocution

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A man is nursing serious injuries in hospital after an electrocution earlier today. Reports are that the man came into contact with a utility pole...

Industrial Court rules in favour of dismissed LIAT captain

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Justice has come for former LIAT Captain Michael Blackburn, nearly six years after his dismissal from the company. The Industrial Court ruled today that Blackburn...

Seaborne Airlines to resume San Juan to Antigua flights next month

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Seaborne Airlines has announced that non-stop service between the carrier’s hub Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan and V.C. Bird International Airport in...

Antigua launches mobile blood donation unit

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Health Minister Molwyn Joseph has said that the operationalisation of a mobile blood unit is in keeping with his goal to modernise the health...

Antigua Distillery responds to Foam spill

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Following a first of its kind occurrence in the Antigua Distillery’s 85-year history, Managing Director of the company Anthony Bento says the company has...

Man held at airport with weed in water heaters

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An Antiguan man of Hispanic origin was arrested at the V.C. Bird International Airport after he was found to have in his possession two...

LIAT pilots say sorry

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The President of the Leeward Island Airline Pilots Association (LIAPLA), Captain Carl Burke, has apologised to the travelling public in the Caribbean after pilots...

This is why a spike in illegal sand mining was recorded in Antigua

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Chief Environment Officer Dian Black Layne is blaming a spike in illegal sand mining on the governments’ plans to suspend the practice mining from...

Sandals trains the next generation of Antiguan Hospitality workers

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While many of their peers may still be figuring out which career path they want to pursue in life, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) is...

Jurors hear closing arguments in Steve “Crypto” Urlings murder trial

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  The murder trial of Steve “Crypto” Urlings is nearing completion and jurors began hearing closing arguments in the High Court today. Prosecutor, Adlai Smith is...