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Director of NODS warns residents not to be complacent about Tsunami’s
On World Tsunami Awareness Day being observed today, the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) wants residents to continue to familiarise themselves on tsunami...
Eight police officers awarded for over four decades of unbroken service to the nation
Just as the nation of Antigua and Barbuda celebrated 40 years of political independence on 1st November, so too, did the Royal Police Force...
LETTER: Please Fix The Lighting At Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium
Dear Editor,
Every day after 5pm, I go home refresh and drive up to the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium to exercise and refresh my...
Plastic Waste Free Antigua And Barbuda Pilot Windup
Plastic Waste Free Antigua And Barbuda Pilot Windup:
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment wishes to inform all participants of the Bottle Recycling...
Antigua National youth player Lorenzo Jones signs with Uhlsport Hellenic League Division 1 club
GNFC-GLOUCESTERSHIRE is pleased to announce that Antigua National youth player, Lorenzo Jones, has signed with Uhlsport Hellenic League Division 1 club, Cheltenham Saracens, 3...
LETTER: Possible Ideas To Solve Issues Faced By Social Security Board
Dear Editor,
I read a very sad letter you posted about a pensioner who has not been paid since June of this year. What that...
COVID: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high risk cases
An experimental pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89% in vulnerable adults,...
Potter says she is making sure that constituents are able to vote and remove...
Gladys Potter is on a drive to ensure that those who are eligible to vote in St. John’s Rural South are able to do...
Island nations seek a way to sue big polluters over climate change that could...
Two island nations battling rising sea levels and extreme weather such as hurricanes are taking a step they hope will pave the way to...
Antigua and Barbuda’s human rights record to be examined
Antigua and Barbuda’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third...
COVID-19 causing shift in socio-economic profiles of Caribbean states – CDEMA
Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley, says the protracted nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a radical...
The High Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean is Exacerbating the Pandemic’s Impact...
The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean – such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer – is exacerbating the impact of...
Leaders of smaller islands stand up amid climate destruction and unkept promises
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior...