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A&B Customs Increase Security Protocol Against Dominicans Visiting The Island

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The Customs and Excise Division in Antigua and Barbuda has initiated protocol safety measures in light of the recent events in Dominica. The measures follow...

David Smith and Roger Jeffery acquitted after being accused of stealing fishing net

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Jurors were directed to return ‘not guilty’ verdicts in a trial in which two men were accused stealing of fishing net valued at close...

Forty-Three-year-old man faces three life sentences for having sex with a 13-year-old girl

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A 43-year-old man is accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl on at least three occasions last year. The man pleaded not guilty to six...

UK-based Eco Equity Approved for Medicinal Cannabis Licence in Antigua and Barbuda

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London-based medicinal cannabis company has been approved, pending ratification from the licensing Board for a medicinal cannabis Dispensary licence in Antigua and Barbuda. Eco Equity's license will...

The United States Slams Dominica For Holding Elections Without Reform

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The Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States is blasting the Government of Dominica for not implementing reforms ahead of general...

US Congress Round Table On De-Risking In The Caribbean Concludes

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Representatives of the government of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) had a fully attended Roundtable meeting on Tuesday November 19 with members of the...

More scholarships to be offered to the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute

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The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) announced that all profits from its inaugural Taste of Wadadli event will directly benefit individuals...

COMMENTARY: Op-Ed by Ambassador Linda Taglialatela, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and...

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As we celebrate International Education Week, I would like to highlight the many benefits an international education has to offer.  Through increasingly globalized classrooms...

Carnival Gardens Man Remanded on Drug Charges

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Damien George Wilson of Carnival Gardens was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison on Tuesday on multiple drug charges. The 36yr old was found in possession...

Tourism Authority Urges Antiguans Abroad To Come Home In December

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Following a dynamic year of award-winning marketing campaigns, new events, and hotel openings, The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority is excited to be celebrating an...

Public Primary Schools To Close Today Over Severe Gas Leak At School Meals

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A severe gas leak at the central kitchen of the National School Meals Programme (NSMP) has resulted in the Ministry of Education, Science and...

Wanted St. Kitts Cop Charged With Allegedly Having Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

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The Vincentian police officer, who was returned to Basseterre on November 15th, has been charged with allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old...

Antiguan Students Join Protest Over Conditions At Cave Hill Campus

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Antiguan students studying at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus in Barbados on Tuesday joined their OECS counterparts to protest conditions...