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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake recorded off Antigua

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 29 minutes ago 43 km northeast of Codrington, Antigua & Barbuda, the German Research Centre for Geosciences...

Sandals Chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart Dies

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Jamaican and regional tourism and media giant, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, has died. Stewart, 79, passed on Monday evening. At the time of his passing, he headed...

No new cases of COVID-19

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(Dashboard Update for January 4, 2021)   The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...

Accident victim dies

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One of the two passengers who sustained serious injuries during the crash that happened near the XPZ International Trading Ltd Supermarket on Factory Road...

Single Lane traffic on a section of Sir Sydney Walling Highway

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda Second Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project is moving eastwards with road resulting in a single Lane traffic on a...

UPP picket outside Government House for answers in Nigel Christian murder

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This morning the UPP picketed the Governor-General's Office, to continue demanding an Official Inquiry into the murder and attempted murder of customs officers Nigel...

Two passengers from Saturday’s Factory Road Crash in ICU

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Two passengers sustained serious injuries during the crash that happened near the XPZ International Trading Ltd Supermarket on Factory Road on Saturday night.   According to...

Antigua and CARICOM states could take in Vincentians in the event of an eruption,...

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Antigua and Barbuda may be among several territories who will be asked to take in Vincentians who could be affected if conditions worsen with...

A Tribute to Vere ‘Fu Manchu’ Christian

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by Dr James E. Knight Fu Manchu – No Simple Voice It was  first rumoured, that Vere Christian, known to all as Fu Manchu (the name...

COMMENTARY: Charging For Quarantine Illegal

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by  Charlesworth C. M. Tabor, Attorney-at-Law   The country was told recently by Minister Melford Nicholas, the Cabinet spokesman, that the government was going to impose...

Record number of barrels cleared in 2020

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SOURCE: PointeXpress – More than 11,000 barrels were processed by the Customs Division between April and December as families took advantage of a government relief...

Media worker dies of Stage 4 cancer

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SOURCE: The Daily Observer – Young mother of two, Cassandra Pringle, is being described as a “rare and true gem” who will be missed...

One new case of COVID-19 in Antigua

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(Dashboard Update for January 3, 2021) The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...