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ECCB officially launches Digital EC Dollar – DCash

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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) officially launched its digital currency -DCash on Wednesday, touting the initiative as being safer, faster and cheaper. The four...

Antigua and Barbuda ships samples of the Invasive Sargassum Seaweed to Finland

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The Antigua and Barbuda Department of Analytical Services shipped 202lbs of the invasive sargassum seaweed to Finland.   On the receiving end will be Origin by...

ABDF Coast Guard to enforce Closure of beaches and seas

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The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard reaffirms the decision made Wednesday March 31 2021 by the cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda...

Police warn people to obey beach closure and other rules

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Public Cautioned Against Breaching Social Gathering Restrictions   The Police are again cautioning the general public to desist from breaching the Covid -19 Protocols on Social...

Leon Norville joins Observer, ABS in desperate search for his replacement

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PRESS RELEASE:Today April 1, the Observer family officially welcomes Leon Norville to the news, sports and current affairs department of our organisation.   Norville will assume...

Mr Yida renounces his Chinese citizenship to be Antiguan and Barbudan exclusively

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says "Mr Yida has given up his Chinese citizenship and is now exclusively Antiguan and Barbudan." Browne said Mr Yida "is...

Partial opening of schools for third term

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The planned re-opening of schools following the Easter break will only see students in higher classes returning for face-to-face learning. There is confirmation that Cabinet...

Antigua Cruise Port Solidifies Home Port Deal With P&O Cruises

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New Mega Ship “Arvia” To Homeport In Antigua In 2022 Antigua Cruise Port has finalized negotiations with Carnival-owned P&O Cruises, the world’s largest leisure company,...

You can now pay for the seat next to you on Caribbean Airlines

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Caribbean Airlines now offers customers the opportunity for double comfort with its latest on-board product “Your Space”, which gives passengers travelling in the economy cabin*,...

State Insurance donates EC$100,000 towards Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program

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On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Antigua and Barbuda’s oldest indigenous insurance company, State Insurance Company Limited, donated EC $100,000 towards the Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine...

Yida Zhang signs Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement with Investment Company

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Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Yida International Investment Antigua Limited  and Western...

US cites Citizenship programs in Antigua and 2 other countries for lack of transparency

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News Americas: The US government has cited the Citizenship by Investment Program in three Caribbean countries for “lack of transparency” in the latest Human Rights...

CABINET NOTES: Wednesday March 31, 2021

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The Cabinet met today for more than seven hours, four members used virtual means and nine others assembled face-to-face. It is the custom of...