Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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PM wants hotel workers to form their own union

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne today appealed to workers in the hotel sector to form their own union after he accused some trade unionists of...

Speaker tells MP’s stop reading newspapers and having refreshments in parliament

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House Speaker Sir Gerald Watt has told Members of Parliament to refrain from breaching the Standing Orders by reading newspapers and having refreshments while...

Aflak breaks silence on controversial carnival banners

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The man who sourced the carnival decorations now at the center of a national controversy says he never intended to highlight any aspect of...

Treasury says too many duty-free waivers on used cars

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Treasury officials have told the Cabinet of Antigua & Barbuda to reduce the number of duty-free waivers it grants for the importation of used...

Mark says she won’t stay

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Chief Immigration Officer says she will leave the post as indicated in her resignation letter. Mark resigned for personal reasons but the government asked her...

One million dollars approved to pay solid waste workers

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Cabinet yesterday approved one million dollars to pay workers of the National Solid Waste Management Authority and the Central Board of Health. In some cases, the...

Major accident in Falmouth

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Ikey Knowles, 34, of Point area spent over three hours in his mangled Toyota RAV 4 before he was rescued by emergency personnel. Knowles was...

Medical school relocates from St.Lucia to old City View Hotel

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Another medical school is set to make Antigua its home from September. Atlantic University School of Medicine will commence classes from September 7th in Antigua. St. Lucia was...

Five Digicel customers to see Bruno Mars live in concert

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(Press Release) Digicel has announced that five lucky customers will get a chance to jet off on a VIP experience to see Bruno Mars live...

Intense Discussion at Parliamentary Tobacco Consultation

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For the second time in eleven days, the Tobacco Control Bill 2017 was the center of intense discussions during the Special Parliamentary Consultation on...

Senator explains absence from important UN meeting

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Senator Maureen Payne-Hyman, who is Antigua & Barbuda's representative to the UN Committee against Tortue says she will not accept responsibility for the country's...

Man sentenced to six months on ammo charge

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(Press Release) Saleim Harrigan of Green Bay was sentenced to six months at Her Majesty’s Prison, after he was convicted in the St. Johns Magistrate’s...

Hispanic man loses bar in early morning fire

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https://youtu.be/31gC4ReKgXI An early morning fire has destroyed a bar owned by Adolfo Pena. This Hispanic man says he was woken up by his fiancee about midnight after...