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APUA To Borrow $170 Million From ACB

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The Antigua Public Utilities Authority has received approval for a $170 million loan from the Antigua Commercial Bank, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said. According...

Antigua Getting Help To Regain Category 1 Rating

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The Minister of Aviation says it is getting assistance from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to place the nation’s and the region’s rating...

Sandals pulls ads from Tucker Carlson show on Fox

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Sandals Resorts International has pulled its ads that were placed during the Tucker Carlson show on American TV station Fox. In a statement advising of...

Government Explores Selling Jolly Beach Resort

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the government is entering into talks with potential buyers for Jolly Beach Resort including an American group who are...

New National Identification Card Coming “Very Shortly” – PM

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says blockchain technology will soon be utilized to create a new national identification card for Antiguans and Barbudans. The prime minister...

PM Says The Courts Will Decide Bus Probe Matter

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he will not get involved in discussing the bus case involving three former United Progressive Party ministers now that...

Antigua & Barbuda Poised To Borrow $150 Million To Help Stimulate The Economy

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Despite becoming one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen to tourism on June 1, Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the Government of Antigua...

PM Says Quarantine Policy Not Discriminatory Against Returning Residents

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne is defending coronavirus prevention measures which sees tourists going to their hotels and returning nationals going to mandatory quarantine on...

EX-police takes legal action after allegedly being beaten at 1735

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A former police officer in Antigua and Barbuda has filed a legal lawsuit against the Superintendent of Prisons, Lt Col. Eugene Phillip, and four...

CP, Menace To Represent For A&B At OECS Virtual Concert Tonight

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Claudette 'CP' Peter and reigning soca-monarch Dennis' Menace' Roberts will represent for Antigua & Barbuda tonight. The OECS Commission through its Competitive Business Unit (CBU)...

U.S. Embassy Donates PPE to CDEMA And The Regional Security System

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U.S. Coast Guard Commander Steve Charnon, Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Barbados, formally handed over US$104,000 of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE)...

Planting Of Forages For Local Livestock Begins

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Antigua and Barbuda is currently experiencing a prolonged period of drought which is not only affecting the people of the country, but the agriculture sector...

Fisheries Division Shares Pertinent Info With Fisher-Folks On COVID-19 And Hurricane Preparedness In General

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Fisheries Officer at the Fisheries Division within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. George Looby has taken the opportunity to share some timely information on...