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Antigua jolted by earthquake
Antigua was jolted by an earthquake Thursday night.
Residents reported feeling the earth movement around 8:44 p.m. local time.
MAGNITUDE 5.2
DATE & TIME
2021-09-10 00:43 (UTC)
2021-09-09 08:43...
‘Unlawful’ Royalton Hotel pool party sent to DPP’s Office
The Director of Public Prosecutions will decide the fate of organisers and attendees of a weekend pool party at Royalton Antigua.
The Cabinet of Antigua...
LETTER: Give Credit where Credit Is Due
By Traycee L.
Nothing great is ever achieved by men who fail to dream big and are incapable of inspiring others to believe in...
What Trevor Walker Really Thinks About Non-Nationals: PAY YOUR DUES
Misconstruing aspects of the Immigration and Passport Amendment Bill 2021, Barbuda Member of Parliament Trevor Walker went on a rant about some non-nationals in...
Arvel Grant says it’s time for governments to make COVID vaccine mandatory
https://youtu.be/SINcqkBqBAs
Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have been told that there is “ample provision” in their constitutions to support mandatory vaccination...
Old age takes its toll on Speaker. Cutie reminds him who is Attorney General
House Speaker Sir Gerald Watt QC appeared to have lost his cool in the early stages of Parliament today, during an exchange with Attorney...
Family left in shock by Darion’s apparent suicide
Donella Loncke, the sister of 24-year-old Darion Patterson, said her brother’s apparent suicide left her family in state of shock on Tuesday night.
Loncke’s 12-year-old...
New vaccination cards come with four layers of security
Information Minister Melford Nicholas says a soft roll out of new vaccination cards have already begun.
He says they will come with four layers of...
General Manager of local media house sends terse note advising of COVID case
(ABS) TEAM Good morning.
Regrettably We have once again been advised that another staff member has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
The staff member has...
Curfew extended by a further two weeks, SoE set to continue
Cabinet announced that the current curfew has been extended by a further two weeks under the same conditions.
In addition, the State of Emergency which...
Cabinet says Royalton pool party was unlawful
CABINET NOTES:
The unlawful gathering at the pool of the Royallton Hotel last Saturday, was viewed by many and deemed to be inappropriate and dangerous.
Cabinet...
CABINET NOTES: September 8, 2021
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday September 8, 2021
The Cabinet began its sitting at about 10:15 am and concluded at 5:15 pm, all members...
Woman, 59, dies after contracting COVID-19
Dr. Albert Duncan, SLBMC Medical Director said:
We can confirm that sadly, a female patient, age 59, who had underlying health conditions, has passed away...