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Teenager confesses she lied about sex allegation

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A local gas station operator was found not guilty of sex with an underage girl after the complaint testified her allegation was a lie. The...

Four Women Must Each Compensate Victim 600 Dollars For Wounding

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The four women charged with wounding the then 20-year-old Denatalee Nicholson were each sentenced to pay compensation of $600 today. They must pay the compensation...

Old Road Primary Receives Electronic Items After Winning Sandals Foundation’s Recycling Competition

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“We are elated,” is the way Principal at the Old Road Primary School Ryona Joseph described the school’s receipt of a laptop and a projector...

NOTICE: Public Consultations On Food Safety Bill

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The Honourable. Steadroy C. O. Benjamin, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Public Safety and Labour; and the Honourable Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health,...

Pringle Promises New Bills To Be Introduced In Parliament

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Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Jamale Pringle, says the UPP will soon be introducing bills into Parliament to address the shortcomings of the law. “We...

Effects of COVID-19 May Cause Hotel Staff To Be Laid Off

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With the presence of the coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Caribbean; it has become a more inevitable threat and hotels are seeing a lot of...

COMMENTARY: Burga’s Fate – Death Or Life Imprisonment

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By Rawlston Pompey Not sure where exactly in the ‘Dickens or Heaven’s’ this is to be found, but somewhere in the Holy Bible, the Scripture...

Works Speeds Up On Site For Suspected Cases of Coronavirus

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Officials announced today that they have intensified the transformation effort  at the old Holberton Hospital  to prepare it for suspected cases of the Coronavirus. The...

Man Who Stabbed His Sister’s Boyfriend To Be Sentenced Next Week

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Delano Paige pleaded guilty before Justice Anne- Marie Smith in the High Court on charges of unlawful wounding. Paige was charged for stabbing his sister’s...

Fire Department welcomes two new fire trucks

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Antigua and Barbuda’s Fire Department welcomed the introduction of two fire trucks to its quarters.  To honor the addition of the vehicles to the...

Man admits role in Syrian restaurant owner’s death

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The second defendant charged with killing Syrian restauranteur Mazem Daher reportedly confessed to manslaughter. According to reports, Ian Daniel of Sutherland pleaded guilty to the...

Murder case collapses after key witness denies statement

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Dwayne “Little Man” Joseph walked free of a murder charge today after the prosecution’s main witness denied key parts of his statement to police. Prosecutors...

CARICOM sets up bureau to deal with new coronavirus

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These are uncertain times not only for the Caribbean Community, but for the entire world and the only way uncertain times can be appropriately...