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Vaccine incentives have not done enough to reach herd immunity – Nicholas
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda admitted today that the vaccine incentives to get to heard immunity may have gone as far as they...
VIDEO: Antigua and Barbuda welcomes cruise passengers for the first time in 15 months
For the first time in 15 months Antigua and Barbuda welcomed cruise passengers to its shores.
Windstar Sea Breeze today brought approximately two hundred and...
Antigua rolls out specialized storage bins designed to securely store intact fluorescent bulbs
Wednesday was "an exceptional day" as it marked the commencement of the distribution of the specialized storage bins designed to securely store intact fluorescent...
Police to enforce new quarantine rules
Police will play a key role in enforcing new quarantine rules announced today, Information Minister Melford Nicholas has said.
Unvaccinated travellers are now being told...
Johnson & Johnson recalls five NEUTROGENA® and AVEENO® Sunscreen Products
The Prices and Consumer Affairs Division is alerting the public that Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (JJCI) is voluntarily recalling five NEUTROGENA® and AVEENO® aerosol...
Pandemic barrel programme extended till the end of 2021
Information Minister Melford Nicholas says barrels should only include approved items that qualify as part of the pandemic initiative.
Items outside of the approved list...
Ministry Refutes Claims Of Nurses Being Severed
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has become aware of claims that Nurses were severed from the surveillance unit at the V.C...
Elderly man says he was abused at government-run elderly care facility
A resident of the Fiennes Institute said he was attacked by workers at the government-run elderly care facility in February.
“I was ambushed by three...
Unvaccinated workers interacting with arriving passengers will be required to take a Covid-19 test...
Cabinet Notes:
The Cabinet insists that those government officials and private sector personnel who will be on the frontline to meet, greet and have contact...
VIDEO: Team Antigua and Barbuda ready for Tokyo Olympics
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The territories which make up the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States will be well represented when the 2020 Summer Olympics – the Games of...
Antigua police to continue probe into Mehul Choksi kidnapping case
The Antigua and Barbuda’s cabinet, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, on Thursday decided that while fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has returned from Dominica,...
Travellers not fully vaccinated must quarantine at approved property as Jolly Harbour quarantine closes
Cabinet Notes:
The Cabinet agreed that all persons entering Antigua and Barbuda who have not been fully vaccinated will be required, upon arrival, at their...
REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday July 14, 2021
The Cabinet, led by the Honourable Gaston Browne,convened its weekly meeting, held both virtually and face-to-face—all members present.
The Cabinet members journeyed to the...