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Businesses face fines for customers who don’t wear masks
Cabinet Notes: The Minister of Health gave an update on the state of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 in Antigua and Barbuda.
Only 4 active cases are now...
Antigua PM writes Barbados PM about incorrect COVID classification
Please see belowa letter sent today to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley from Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, drawing to her attention...
$5 Million CUB Loan For Housing Repairs For The Needy
The Cabinet agreed to scale-up the HAPI (Housing Assistance Program for the Indigent).
The aim is to increase its workforce so that it can work...
US Embassy resumes routine tourist and business visa services
The Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Barbados will resume routine tourist and business visa services in the B1/B2 visa category beginning...
Man accused of attacking woman and children with cutlass slapped with another charge
Thirty-one-year-old Jared Robinson who was charged with attempted murder and malicious damage in April this year, was today issued an additional charge in the All Saints Magistrate’s Court.
On...
$20 million will be required to repair the roads, bridges and other infrastructure
Cabinet Notes: The Cabinet invited Mr. Mullins to provide a report on the extent of the damage caused by the “fifty-year rainfall event” which...
Antigua secures 20 thousand doses of Covid vaccine
Cabinet Notes: The availability of a Covid-19 vaccine is likely to occur in the first quarter of 2021.
The government has secured 20,000 doses, in...
NOTICE: Road Closure – Second Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project
Location:A section of Sir Sydney Walling Highway - near Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.
A planned road closure is now ongoing to facilitate road works...
363 people in quarantine
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center (MSJMC) and the...
Residents asked to avoid visiting the Waterfall located at Christian Valley
Members of the general public are being asked to avoid visiting the Waterfall located at Christian Valley until further notice.
This is to allow the...
Drinking contaminated water can put your life at risk, Chief Health Inspector warns householders
Residents who experienced flooding are being warned not to drink water collected in tanks, cisterns, or other storage containers that may have been contaminated.
Chief...
Motorists urged to check their Registration Plates
The Traffic Department is advising members of the general public to ensure that both front and rear Registration Plates are attached and properly secured...
3 fishing boats sink during stormy weather
Pointe Xpress: Among the casualties of the heavy rainfall were several small fishing vessels at the Point Wharf.
In the wee hours of the morning,...