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Researchers in Antigua hope to correct colonial accounts that depict the Carib people as...
For centuries, historians held that the Caribbean’s earliest inhabitants were peaceful farmers who were wiped out by the ferocious man-eating Carib people. But archaeologists...
Health authority urges caution on marijuana
The executive director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr James Hosepdales, is urging regional countries to “proceed with an abundance of...
Antigua and Barbuda Seeks More Assistance From India
Antigua and Barbuda is seeking technical assistance from India noting that over the years the Indian Government has been helpful to this Caribbean state...
Access To Finance A Challenge For Small Business
Executive Director of the Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA), Henderson Fields, says access to finance is one of the challenges faced by small...
PM Browne welcomes British High Commission in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda will again be host to a British High Commission. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on Thursday, 19th April its...
A drafting error: minister defends last-minute changes MSJMC bill
Health Minister Molwyn Joseph has put the amendments to the Mount St. John's Medical Centre Bill which resulted in a nurses protest this morning...
Communal land ownership in Barbuda a myth, says prime minister
The premise that Barbudans own their land communally is a “myth” perpetuated for generations with no basis in the constitution, the prime minister of...
OECS pledges to find solution to high taxes for air travel
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says it has presented a proposal to sub-regional governments for consideration as the sub-region moves to deal...
Antigua to benefit from record auction on securities market
Five Caribbean governments have raised EC$1.2 billion (One EC dollar-US$0.37 cents) from a record 59 auctions of Treasury bills and bonds on the Regional...
Over seven pounds of cannabis seized at airport
(STRATCOM RELEASE)
Over 7 pounds of cannabis was seized by police at V.C. Bird International Airport on Monday.
Officers attached to the Narcotics and K-9 Unit...
Elderly Man Injured In Serious Accident On Old Parham Road
74-year-old Charles Benjamin of Potters Village was rendered near-unconscious today as a Honda Odyssey struck him late this morning at the entrance to the...
Civil society leader participates in U.S. Government-sponsored leadership program
Michael Joseph, president of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society, is currently in the United States participating in the U.S. Department of State’s...
Cop charged for sex with teen girl to appear in court
A 48-year-old police officer who allegedly had sex with an underage girl has been charged and is scheduled to make a court appearance today.
The...