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PM says Antigua may have to donate if vaccines are not used
Pointe Xpress: Vaccine hesitancy appears to be stronger among indigenous Antiguans and Barbudans than among the expats dwelling among us, the nation’s leader says...
Lovell welcomes commission of inquiry into airport runway loan
A seemingly unperturbed UPP party leader Harold Lovell says he is ready for the fight, following an announcement by Prime Minister Gaston Browne that...
COVID vaccines: some fully vaccinated people will still get infected – here’s why
The development of several COVID vaccines in less than a year has given us all hope of a release from the pandemic. Now the...
Bizjets and yachts in the Caribbean
By Makeda Mikael
It’s May and some yachts and their jets are still hovering and dropping anchor around the Caribbean as the rich, the famous and...
Government hints at legal action re PV Energy deal
It appears that the government may follow through on plans to file a legal challenge against the management of PV Energy.
Government officials are attempting...
Sir Lester Bird out of hospital; recovering at home
National Hero and Former Prime Minister Sir Lester Bryant Bird continues his recovery at home following lower-leg amputation surgery on April 20.
His daughter, Donyelle...
LETTER: Hotel workers should not be forced to vaccinate
Editor's Note: Letters published here do not reflect our views.
Dear, PM & ABHTI CEO,
Since March 2020 the public has adhered to rules and protocols...
MSJMC to be renamed in Sir Lester Bird’s honour on Tuesday
The Mount St. John’s Medical Centre is to be renamed in Sir Lester Bird’s honour on Tuesday.
Chief of Staff in the Office of the...
LETTER: All should be vaccinated including rastas
Dear Editor,
While I am in full support of the vaccine programme and I strongly believe that all should be vaccinated, the government confuses me.
They...
Eight new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for May 17, 2021)
The Ministry of Health today revealed eight (8) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of...
Courses offered by the Brazil’s Federal University for Latin American Integration (UNILA) for the...
The Ministry wishes to inform that the Federative University for Latin American Integration (UNILA) is recruiting students from Latin America and the Caribbean for...
Expect diversions, single lane traffic and possible road closures on different sections of the...
NOTICE:
Date: Monday 17th May 2021
Amidst ongoing works on Sir Sydney Walling Hwy (SSWH) will result in diversions, single lane traffic and possible road closures on...
Dominica announces new protocols for entering the island in COVID-19 era
Dominica says new measures regarding travellers entering the island will go into effect on Wednesday even as the island recorded four new cases of...