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Finalists of the 2018 Calypso Competition revealed

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The nine finalists to challenge the reigning Calypso Monarch, King Zacari, on Friday, August 3, was announced last night at the Wadadli Beer Calypso...

Optimists ready for signature show tonight

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Eight girls and two boys will compete this evening for the coveted title of “Optimist Petit” at the UWI Open Campus on Factory Road...

PM wants all ministers to make their assets public

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he plans to discuss with his ministers, the possibility of releasing their assets for scrutiny by members of the...

Calvin S defends unpopular changes to Miss Antigua Barbuda Pageant

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The coordinator of the Miss Antigua and Barbuda Pageant, Calvin Southwell, has said there is nothing strange about crowning three queens at Wednesday's pageant. He...

Calypso artists told to “sink or swim” at tonight’s semifinals

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The Wadadli Beer Calypso Monarch Competition semifinals is tonight and calypso committee chairman Dion Simmons says that the artists will, “either sink or swim.” “If they...

Minister promises action against dog fighting rings

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Health Minister Molwyn Joseph has said he will get the police involved to end the inhumane and illegal practice of dog fighting here. The minister...

Government wants cleaner city and safer streets for carnival

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The government says measures are being put in place to ensure safer streets and a cleaner city for carnival and beyond. An official from National...

Inquest reveals that American visitor who fell off hotel balcony could have survived

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A BUILDER who died three weeks after falling four stories from a hotel balcony in Antigua would have had a better chance of survival...

Michael Browne responds to critics of his travels abroad

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Education Minister Michael Browne has responded to critics who say he is a frequent flyer. The main opposition party UPP and activist group The Movement...

Outrider in GG’s convoy struck down

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The outrider accompanying the Governor General's convoy was struck down in an accident earlier today. The driver - a police Constable  - sustained minor injuries...

Hotel room tax to increase

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Tourism Minister Charles Max Fernandez says come January 1, 2019, the tax that guests pay on their hotel rooms will increase by 0.5 percent. Fernandez...

History making contestant out of Miss Jaycees Queen Show

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Junior Chamber International Antigua announced today that the first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in the pageant's 66-year history has...

Soca finalists announced; Chairman pleased with strong semifinal turnout

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After a thrilling night of performances at the Antigua Recreation Grounds (Carnival City) last evening, the list of the 14 finalists for the Flow...