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Reggae icon Bunny Wailer has died

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Jamaican reggae legend Bunny Wailer has died. Wailer passed away this morning at the Medical Associates Hospital in St Andrew. He was 73. Bunny, whose real name...

OPINION: Was Justice Served In Antigua & Barbuda?

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By Dr. Oswald Thomas Several days ago, I saw and heard of legal issues surrounding persons with mentally illness in Antigua and Barbuda. This has...

Garbage truck driver fined 7.5K for possession of cannabis

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A garbage truck driver was slapped with a $7,500 fine for being in possession of 372 grams of cannabis. Peter Nelson appeared in the St...

‘We thank PM Modi’

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Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for shipping over 500 thousand ‘Made in India’ COVISHIELD vaccines to the nation...

WHO warns it is ‘unrealistic’ the COVID pandemic will end this year

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A senior World Health Organization official has warned it is ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think that the pandemic might be over by the end...

Mehul Choksi challenged move to revoke citizenship: Lawyer

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SOURCE: Hindustan Times — Fugitive Mehul Choksi has challenged the Antigua and Barbuda government initiating the process to cancel his citizenship granted under the Caribbean...

COMMENTARY: Behavior Of State Agencies And Agents

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by Rawlston Pompey The ‘Coronavirus,’ reasonably suspected to have originated in the ‘Far East,’ has escaped from ‘Wuhan City, China’ to the‘West.’ Likened to other...

Mr. Vijay Shivkumar Tewani appointed as India’s Honorary Consul in Antigua and Barbuda

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The Government of India in consultation with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda decided to nominate Mr. Vijay Shivkumar Tewani as Honorary Consul of...

UK provides further training to representatives from ADOMS, Coast Guard and Fisheries Department on...

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Experts from the United Kingdom today launched a virtual training programme for members of ADOMs, the Coast guard, and Fisheries Department. This training builds upon...

Two exclusive days for vaccinating persons 65 and over

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Tuesday March 2nd and Wednesday March 3rd 2021 have been designated exclusively for elderly persons to get vaccinated. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the...

3 Barbadian women succumb to COVID-19 in one day

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The number of Barbadians lost to Covid-19 rose to 36 yesterday, February 28, when three Barbadian ladies succumbed to the viral illness. The first was...

Dominican Republic Plans Border Fence to Keep Haitians at Bay

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BLOOMBERG: The Dominican Republic will begin fortifying its 234-mile border with Haiti -- adding fences and remote sensors -- as it tries to control...