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40 fully vaccinated students in Cuba allowed to return to Antigua and Barbuda
Cabinet Notes:
The Cabinet called on the Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Terri Ann Joseph, to participate in the Cabinet’s decision to allow 40 students...
Time to lift embargo against Cuba, Caricom tells US
Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have told the United States that its decades-old trade and economic embargo against Cuba has “run its course” and should...
Antigua & Barbuda approve mixed vaccines for visitors
Travellers who’ve received mixed doses of COVID-19 vaccines are now approved for entry in Antigua & Barbuda.
The new guideline, announced by the Government of...
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday July 28 2021
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday July 28 2021
The Cabinet pf Antigua and Barbuda met today from about 10:30 am until 5:30, all members...
My abduction was outsourced by Indian agencies to an English company
THE WEEK: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is accused by Indian law enforcement agencies of defrauding Punjab National Bank. The government of India is pursuing his...
LISTEN: Jamaican woman warded at SLBMSJMC makes appeal for blood
A Jamaican woman is making an impassioned plea for blood donors to come forward.
If you can donate please visit the hospital. All blood types...
Beaches open on carnival holidays with restrictions
The Cabinet determined that beaches will remain open on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, August 2 and 3, 2021, though they are public holidays and...
Ambassador hails U.S.-Antiguan partnership on new power plant project
During a July 27 groundbreaking ceremony in Crabbs Antigua, United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda Taglialatela hailed the...
Antigua and Barbuda, BVI discuss SIDS agenda
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Antigua and Barbuda have pledged closer cooperation on the agenda of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) during a...
5 new cases, 17 active cases of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for July 28, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Sir Lester Bird...
Woman in critical condition after falling from building in St. John’s
A woman, who has been experiencing homelessness for some time, is in critical condition at the Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John's Medical Centre,...
UK donates 12,000 vaccines to Antigua and Barbuda and millions around the world
The UK will this week begin delivering nine million Covid-19 vaccines around the world, including to Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, Indonesia, and Kenya, to...
PM not opposed to nurses for export
Cabinet Notes:
The Prime Minister expressed his interest in creating nurses for export to developed countries that are in dire need, and where incomes exceed...