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Lovell says there is NO NEED for a state of emergency
United Progressive Party leader Harold Lovell has responded to a Cabinet decision where the government is seeking to extend the state of emergency for...
State of Emergency to be extended by 90 days despite no active COVID-19 cases
The government is to seek Parliamentary approval for an extension of the State of Public Emergency, which is set to expire on June 28.
Parliament...
NOTICE: Updated 2021 CSEC And CAPE Timetables Now Available
The general public is advised that updated timetables are available for the 2021 CSEC and CAPE examinations, administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
Antigua...
Mitchell Secures Gold Medal At Colombian Nationals Swim Meet
Antigua and Barbuda are being represented brilliantly at the Colombian Nationals being held in Barranquilla.
Both Noah Mascoll-Gomes and Stefano Mitchell are representing the island...
COMMENTARY: Democracy too precious in CARICOM not to defend it abroad
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...
Canada’s vaccine committee says provinces should give AstraZeneca recipients a different vaccine for second...
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending the provinces stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine in most cases — even as booster shots...
Fully vaccinated fans in Saint Lucia get the chance to watch West Indies in...
A small number of fully vaccinated cricket fans in Saint Lucia will have the chance to see West Indies take on South Africa.
Following the...
CARIFESTA XV Antigua and Barbuda Rolls Out Volunteer Program
The CARIFESTA XV Secretariat is pleased to announce that plans are currently underway to rollout the Volunteer Program ahead of CARIFESTA XV to be...
IMF makes recommendations for OECS countries battling COVID
A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said that member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) facing financial...
Health Minister posits elections can be held under State of Emergency, if necessary
Amid speculations that there will be early elections, the question of whether the polls can be held under a State of Emergency has also...
Mehul Choksi planned escape; relocated ‘dummy’ directors to Thailand before fleeing India
Mehul Choksi had his escape planned well in advance fearing an investigation by authorities against him. The fugitive diamantaire, who fled India to seek...
Antigua and other OECS countries suffer significant economic setback in 2020
The findings of the 2020 Annual Economic and Financial Review reveal that the economies of the ECCU countries suffered significant setback in 2020, mainly...
WHO Director General says vaccines necessary to re-open Caribbean economies
The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the Caribbean countries on Wednesday, that they cannot open up...