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Luxury Development for The Ultra-Rich Causing Climate Change Conundrum in Barbuda
A single mention of the Caribbean will likely conjure up images of pristine white beaches, azure blue lagoons and year-round sunshine. It’s, therefore, no...
PM Browne, Holness press climate debt relief
Caribbean leaders used Thursday’s high-level climate summit hosted by United States President Joseph Biden to press for debt relief and investment swaps for island...
Freetown man found dead in Jamaica
Jamaican police are actively investigating the killing of Patrick ‘Percy’ Christian, an Antiguan man from Freetown.
Observer has not yet been able to independently verify...
UNICEF, FLOW ink deal to continue emergency communication work
The United Nations children’s organisation has agreed to continue partnering with a leading telecoms firm to strengthen communication links should natural disasters strike in...
Stay Alive and Thrive” Climate Action Campaign Launched
The Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), in collaboration with UNICEF and several regional partners, is launching the “Stay Alive and Thrive” Climate Action Campaign...
Antigua to register fully vaccinated returning nationals
The Cabinet agreed that a second register will be developed for those who have been fully vaccinated abroad and have returned to Antigua and...
Better internet coming to all schools
The Cabinet agreed to strengthen Internet capability at both secondary and primary schools throughout the nation.
Because of the large number of Zoom and Skype...
CMU students have been registered while a reconciliation continues
Cabinet Notes: The Cabinet received an update on the CMU students and the payments made by the Government to the students and to the...
Antigua and Barbuda agrees to order 50k doses of Russian vaccines
Upon the recommendation of the CMO, the Cabinet has agreed to order 50,000 SputnikV vaccines.
The Russian vaccine is a two-dose vaccine that is in...
IICA’S Crowdfunding Project reaches Barbuda
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA's) Crowdfunding project entitled "Mitigating the Impacts of COVID -19 through the supply of fresh food to...
5 new cases of COVID-19
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. Johns Medical Centre (MSJMC) has revealed...
ABDF, Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda complete Strategic Leadership Course offered by...
Members of the ABDF and Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force completed training with other personnel across the Eastern Caribbean in a virtual leadership...
Less outrage at US caution on travel – more action to open economies
By Sir Ronald Sanders
In Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados there is outrage in some quarters that the US Embassy, accredited to these countries, has listed...