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Green transition in islands hamstrung by debt, says Antigua & Barbuda PM
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With its tourism-reliant economy bowed by debt, and facing climate shocks and now the COVID-19 crisis, the tiny Caribbean...
LETTER: Does UPP really want to win?
Dear Editor,
I received a call on Saturday telling me to tune into the Snake Pit now and listen to how members of the UPP...
Government to establish independent body to investigate complaints against police officers
Public Safety Minister Steadroy Benjamin said the government will establish an independent body to address complaints against police officers.
“I want to put the police...
Over 200 employees at Sandals Grande Antigua vaccinated
Over 200 employees at Sandals Grande Antigua were vaccinated on resort on Monday by Ministry of Health officials, as part of the ministry’s vaccination...
Addressing gender gaps to advance women’s mental health
Integrated Health Outreach Inc. (IHO) hosts the “Advancing Women’s Mental Health” Programme in March.
This programme includes train-the-trainer workshops for mental health peer-supporters and women’s...
Pope rejects LGBT people as sinners
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) stated that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions, the Vatican said on Monday, March...
Carlisle Bay extends layoffs until May 2021
Letter from Brian Murphy General Manager of Carlisle Bay to staff.
As you are fully aware it has nearly been one full year since Carlisle...
No arrests yet in shopkeeper’s shooting
Investigations are still being conducted into the shooting of a 36-year-old shopkeeper, Omarie Christopher, who was allegedly shot multiple times about his body last...
20 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua
(Dashboard Update for March 15, 2021)
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
NOTICE: Brydens Closure of Offices on Tuesday 16th March 2021
Brydens Closure of Offices on Tuesday 16th March 2021
Our warehouses and offices will be closed on Tuesday 16th March 2021 as a precautionary measure...
Address on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program by Health Minister Molwyn Joseph
National Address on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program by Health Minister, the Honourable Sir Molwyn Joseph
I thought it important to make this national statement as...
Over 400 vaccinated at VC Bird International Airport
Some 473 persons received their first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by the end of Friday, the final day of the vaccination programme that...
EU regulator to meet on Thursday to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine
The European medicines regulator said on Monday it would hold a meeting this week on the information gathered into whether the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine...