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Sanders, Canada’s Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister discuss pertinent issues during call
On Thursday, May 13, the Hon. Michael Chong, Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a phone call with H.E. Sir Ronald Sanders, High...
Family escapes fire at two-storey house on Anchorage Road
A family escaped unscathed after fire caused significant damage to their two-storey house on Anchorage Road, state media reported on Sunday.
Firefighters were called shortly...
Antigua to drop quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers
https://antiguanewsroom.com/antigua-and-barbuda-travel-advisory-june-1-2021/
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that Antigua and Barbuda will drop quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated people.
Currently, fully vaccinated travellers must quarantine for...
ABLP going for all seats in next general elections, PM Browne says
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has put the United Progressive Party on notice that his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party is going for a...
ECAB expanding the drive-thru lanes at Coolidge branch
NOTICE: Expansion of Drive-Thru Lanes
Dear Valued Customers, In an effort to serve you better, we will be expanding the drive-thru lanes at our Coolidge...
Antiguans make top 10 list of Caribbean people heading to Canada
Jamaicans top the number of migrants making their way to Canada from the Caribbean region, data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has...
Contractor raises concern over a multimillion-dollar road project in Antigua and Barbuda that’s financed...
Barbados TODAY: A high-level investigation has been launched into claims of corruption and fraud in the region’s primary financial development lending institution based in...
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake recorded off Antigua and Barbuda
MAGNITUDE 4.3
DEPTH 10km
DATE & TIME
2021-05-16 12:04 (UTC)
2021-05-16 08:04 am (Local Time)
NEARBY CITIES
126.0 km N of Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
131.0 km NE of Basseterre,...
We were called negras, pickaninnies and half breed
By Makeda Mikael
There are some persons who objected to the term used in reference to the emancipation era and how the enslaved Africans and their...
One new case of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for May 15, 2021)
The Ministry of Health has revealed one (1) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case in Antigua and Barbuda as of...
PM says Antigua may soon offer KFC for those taking first COVID-19 jab
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) may be offered as an incentive for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Browne told his Browne...
PM announces inquiry into US$ 94 Million spent on Airport Runway extension
(Documents added to bottom of story)
Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced moments ago that a forensic audit will be conducted into near US$ 100 million...
Dr. Lester Simon: CDC is wrong on new guidance on indoor mask-wearing
“The CDC is wrong.”
This was the pronouncement of Head of the Laboratory Department at the Mount St. John Medical Centre (MSJMC), Dr. Lester Simon.
He...