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India Provides One Million US Dollars Covid-19 Assistance To Antigua

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The Government of India approved an assistance of plan outlay of US$ one million for community development projects in Antigua and Barbuda, in the...

Day One Of The Seedlings Distribution Exercise Gets High Marks

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It was easy ‘as Sunday morning’, ‘a smooth flow’ and’ very impressive’ were some of the words used by persons collecting seedlings to describe...

COMMENTARY: Collaboration and Coordination: The Name of the Game for Finding Possible Treatments and...

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By Eleanor Frederick, MSc, MPH A public-private partnership which involves U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), other U.S. government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, biotechs and...

Centenarian Sarah Ann Evangeline Celebrates Another Birthday

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Centenarian Sarah Ann Evangeline Joseph from Green Hill, Liberta celebrates her 101th birthday today. Governor General, Sir Rodney Williams and Lady Williams send birthday greetings...

Chief Medical Officer Says Recent Sudden Death Cases May Be Tested For The Coronavirus

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Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, says that depending on the circumstances, the residents who died  suddenly may be tested for the new coronavirus. "We...

Residents Report “cell tower” fire north of English Harbour

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Fire fighters are responding to a blaze in the Guinea Bush area in the hill overlooking the Falmouth and English Harbours. One eye witness said...

Under Pressure From Customers, Banks Add One More Day But Only For Essential Workers

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As pressure mounts on local commercial banks to open more days in the week the Bankers Association announced tonight that banks will now be...

15 Covid-19 Results Come Back Negative

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Fifteen COVID-19 test results have come back negative, Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas has said. She says of the 16 tests which returned on...

US oil price below zero for first time in history

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US oil prices crashed into negative territory for the first time in history as the evaporation of demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic left...

ONDCP warns of new and increased cybercrime threats arising out of the ongoing COVID-19...

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The Director of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) alerts financial institutions and the general public to the likelihood...

LETTER: Antiguan Banks Hold Public To Ransom Amidst COVID-19

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I took sometime to write this article, since i was biding my time hoping that prudence and commonsense would have prevailed and the Banking...

NODS Encourages Social Distancing

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The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is becoming increasingly concerned about the failure of residents to practice social distancing in the fight against...

LETTER: Banks – The New Elite

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Dear Sir, I am angry that we seem to have classes of workers in Antigua, with some greater than some. I heard the Bankers Association...