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Million dollar drug bust at the airport
The Police and Customs have seized over one million dollars’ worth of drugs, during an operation at the V.C. Bird International Airport on Wednesday...
Are people in the Caribbean becoming architects of their own destruction?
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...
17,550 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrive in Antigua
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment received 17,550 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the United States Government facilitated by the Caribbean...
DNA Cautions Restraint by Police and Protestors at Picket
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has had sight of an image being widely circulated on all social media platforms depicting what appears to be...
UWI launches 2021 Giving Campaign: in a post-pandemic environment, giving matters even more
As the pandemic stretches on, thousands of the University’s students and their families continue to face economic uncertainty, and the need for financial aid...
Sir Lester Bird loved and protected the youth
By Makeda Mikael
As we mourn the loss of our beloved LB during these turbulent times, we remember how he loved young people, listened to them,...
Caribbean Under Threat! 10 urgent takeaways for the Caribbean from IPCC’s latest global climate...
On August 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis Full Report, Summary for Policymakers (SPM)...
31 Royalton Hotel employees test positive for COVID-19
CABINET NOTES:
The Cabinet was informed by the Minister of Health and Wellness that all 500 employees of the Royalton Hotel were tested for the...
PM says he has agreed to meet with Freedom Fighter Donette Simon
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he has agreed to meet with one of two women charged with organising Sunday's protest.
He says this is based...
Royalton statement on COVID-19 cases at the resort, 5% of staff affected
Statement from Royalton
The health and safety of our guests and employees is our top priority at Blue Diamond Resorts.
After the early detection of a...
BREAKING: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Antigua and Barbuda
On July 28, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda has...
OPINION: Achieve “herd immunity- Then lift state of emergency
By Arvel Grant, Political and current Affairs Analyst – 1268 770 0922, Whatsapp only
(Read more of Arvel’s analytical pieces on arvelgrant.com)
Recently, Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados and St...
Minister Nicholas says threats to harm the PM’s baby girl made him cry
Information Minister Melford Nicholas said that he cried when he saw a social media user threatening to harm the Prime Minister’s 10-month-old daughter.
At a...