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105 new COVID cases
(Dashboard Update for October 1, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
BREAKING: Air Canada resumes Antigua service October 3
Antigua and Barbuda will see a boost in airlift for the winter season, as demand for the destination increases amongst travellers seeking to escape...
Bars, clubs, gyms closed for another two weeks, while restaurants, beaches and curfew restrictions...
For a third consecutive two-week period, bars, clubs and gyms will remain closed and restaurants remain limited to serving take-out meals only.
According to its weekly...
NOTICE: Sir Sydney Walling Highway 2 day closure of one side of the Roundabout...
Date(s):From 7am Monday, October 4, 2021 until 8pm Wednesday, October 6, 2021.
The General Public is being notified that CO Williams Construction Ltd. will be...
Antigua And Barbuda Attends Seatrade Cruise Global 2021 As Cruise Rebuilding Continues
Antigua and Barbuda’s delegation to the September 27- September 30, Seatrade Cruise Global Exhibition and Conference, led by Minister of Tourism and Investment the...
IMPACT Justice Hosts Lecture on Trial by Judge Alone or Jury: The Commonwealth Caribbean...
The Canadian Government funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project hosted a lecture on the topic Trial by Jury or...
September’s COVID death count hits 40, while nearly 1,500 infections have been confirmed, to...
Three more deaths were added to the COVID-19 toll last night, September 30, bringing the grim count to 84, and making that month the...
Primary schools which were open must now close their doors and revert to remote...
Cabinet Notes:
The Director of Education and the Chief Medical Officer were invited to Cabinet to discuss the policy affecting the opening of schools and...
Hospital will now report whether COVID fatalities were vaccinated or unvaccinated
Cabinet Notes:
The Chief Medical Officer surmised that virtually all Covid-19 deaths reported by the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center are likely to be people...
Sir Clare pays tribute to John E. Fuller
Sir Clare Roberts said:
John Fuller
The news of the death of John Fuller was met with, ”Oh No!!” by most of us.
The expression was a...
No such thing as ‘turns’ for Commonwealth Secretary-General
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior...
Workers quit over vaccine mandate, leaving vacancies in the public sector
Some public servants chose to give up their jobs rather than complying with the government’s mandate to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
“In some cases, you...
3 more COVID-19 related deaths, all unvaccinated
Statement on behalf of Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC)
Dr. Albert Duncan, SLBMC Medical Director said:
We can confirm that sadly, three patients, have died...