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NOTICE: Registration of Kindergarten students for the 2020/2021 academic year
The general public is advised that registration of Kindergarten students for the 2020/2021 academic year will take place during the period 2nd June 2020...
Government’s Revenue Continues To Decline
The Cabinet learned that the revenues collected by the Customs and Excise Division continue to be low, as imports have declined.
Demand has declined as...
Jamaica Names Antigua As ‘Travel Bubble’ Country
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says people entering the island directly from any of Jamaica's 'travel bubble' countries will face an easier re-entry process.
The countries...
Cabinet Confirms Decision To Lift Travel Ban On Coronavirus Hot Spots
The list of states from which was previously barred citizens entering Antigua and Barbuda is vitiated or canceled.
There is no restriction, given that the US...
Agricultural extension workers move into refurbished building
Workers at the Agricultural Extension Division are working in a more comfortable space following the hand over of the newly refurbished building for the...
COMMENTARY: Legislative Chaos of the Government
Charlesworth C. M. Tabor, Attorney-at-Law
On the 12th June, 2014 the Antigua Labour Party was ushered back into government after the general elections following its...
Security system installed at clinic plagued with break-ins
The Liberta Community Clinic is now equipped with an electronic security system in response to several break-ins at the medical facility.
“Since our security system...
Labour Department no longer accepting new applications for work permits
The Labour Department has stopped issuing new work permits for non-nationals since many locals have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19...
Police Investigate Death Of Elderly Man
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 71-year-old Cornell Challenger of Johnson's Point.
He was discovered inside his home around 5:30pm on Tuesday.
He...
Latest Cabinet Decisions On Reopening Of Borders
Cabinet met on Monday June 1 and made the following decisions after a discussion, involving all the invited officials and the Cabinet members, it...
C&W Communications Confident of 2020 Hurricane Preparedness
The start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1st naturally brings increased anxiety as Caribbean residents brace for the unpredictability of natural...
U.S Threatens To Withhold Military Assistance From Antigua & Barbuda Over Unpaid Debt
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says a high-ranking United States diplomat in the region has threatened to withhold assistance to the Antigua & Barbuda Defence...
Returning Nationals Must Pay To Be Quarantined For 14 Days – PM
The government appears to have given a final position on whether returning nationals will be quarantined for 14 days.
"All returning nationals who eventually will...