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BREAKING: Former UPP candidate Michael Burton dies
Michael Burton, who represented the United Progressive Party in the City South constituency in the last election, has died.
News reached the Party on Thursday...
iNET rakes in $18M per year
CABINET NOTES:
The Telephone/INET Manager reported that since 2018, the number of customers reliant upon APUA/INET has moved to more than 25,000, yielding revenues of...
LETTER: Gemma Handy clears up misconceptions and inaccuracies surrounding reports of her immigration status...
Letter to the editor,
I wish to clarify a few misconceptions and inaccuracies surrounding reports of my immigration status and application for a renewal of...
LETTER: Where is the COVID-19 Dashboard?
DEAR EDITOR:
It has been nine days since the Ministry of Health published a COVID-19 Dashboard.
Is it true that there is only one person in...
Cabinet mulls mandatory vaccination for all hotel industry workers
CABINET NOTES:
The Cabinet invited the officials of the Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) to appear before it.
The assurance was sought by...
Apparent suicide in Nut Grove
Police are investigating an apparent suicide in the community of Nut Grove.
According to initial reports, the victim is a 30-year-old Melissa Browne .
Her body...
40,000 more adults need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity
CABINET NOTES:
The Cabinet held a discussion about the pace at which the vaccination of the population is proceeding, and agreed that to achieve herd...
CABINET NOTES: Wednesday May 5, 2021
The Cabinet met both face-to-face and virtually, all members present. The Cabinet also customarily invites experts and officials to attend the sessions in order...
COVID-19 Mobile Service moves North
The COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit continues its island-wide coverage this week. In recognition of the need to bring the vaccination service to persons within...
Ex-LIAT workers to get one-off $2,000 payment and additional help from Barbados Government
The Government of Barbados has extended a helpful hand to just under 100 displaced Barbadian workers of LIAT, who will get some assistance by...
Gemma Handy’s work permit has been approved says Labour Minister
Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General, Steadroy ‘Cutie’ Benjamin today stated that he signed a work permit for Gemma Handy of the Observer Media...
CCTV footage shows the moment a pedestrian was knocked down on Market Street
A 28 year old woman and her one year old daughter were injured on Market Street in St John's Wednesday morning.
The woman was reportedly...
St. Lucia PM reacts to Gaston Browne’s statements on forced vaccination
SOURCE LOOP:
Prime Minister Hon Allen Chastanet has reacted to Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua's declaration that Antiguans may be forced by their government...