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STOP & SEARCH: 36 tickets issued, 10 vehicles impounded, 16 illegal tints removed
Police Stop & Search Yielded Success
As the police continues to increase their security measures, a total of one hundred and fifty-two vehicles were stopped...
Residents of hurricane-ravaged Barbuda hopeful as UN body signals ‘deep concern’ over resort for...
The leading UN body on human rights has expressed “deep concerns” over a sprawling resort marketed exclusively to the uber-rich being built on Barbuda,...
VIDEO: Constable Esprit arrested woman for not wearing mask after his advances on her...
A Gray's Farm woman says police pinned a mask breach on her after he made advances on her which she refused.
The woman who is...
Lawyer Backs ‘trial In Absentia’ For Mehul Choksi
Republic TV: As Mehul Choksi returns to Antigua and Barbuda after getting bail in Dominica, senior advocates - Vikas Pahwa and Vikas Singh differed on...
VIDEO: Woman alleges police used tear gas to disperse curfew breakers
Police dispersed a large crowd at a Potters bar last night however, onlookers say the incident occurred before the curfew.
They were enforcing the 11...
No New COVID-19 Cases
(Dashboard Update for July 16, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
Gordon, Francis score major appointments at UWI Open Campus
Ms. Althea Gordon has been appointed Campus Registrar of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus. Ms Gordon’s appointment takes effect on August 1,...
COVID: UK daily cases pass 50,000 for first time since January
More than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases have been reported in the UK for the first time since mid-January.
There were 51,870 cases recorded – the...
Promoters, CMO, Top Cop summoned to Cabinet ahead of first fete
Cabinet Notes:
The Promoters of Fetes and other mass events were invited to Cabinet alongside the Chief Medical Officer and the doctor responsible for the...
British Airways announces 9 flights weekly into Antigua & Barbuda
The announcements by both the airlines and the cruise ship operators foretell of a bumper season for tourism.
A part of the reason for the...
Cabinet continues to encourage all un-vaccinated adults to take the vaccine
CABINET NOTES:
The primary issue which occupied the Cabinet’s attention is the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on economic activity, and the slowing uptake of the...
LISTEN: Choksi releases statement after return to Antigua
After 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry, which Mehul Choksi’s lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, the fugitive diamantaire has...
Antigua Cruise Port Welcomes First Passenger Vessel Since Pandemic Pause
— Let the sailing begin! Antigua Cruise Port welcomed the Star Breeze, its first passenger cruise ship since March 14, 2020, to the country...