Sunday, September 29, 2024

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UPP critical of gun factory talks, PM says it was never approved

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The United Progressive Party (UPP) said today that Prime Minister Gaston Browne showed “scant regard” for the safety of the residents through the proposal...

Syrian shot during armed robbery

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A newly opened Syrian restaurant was robbed on Friday night, leaving one of the owners nursing a gunshot wound to the leg. The incident occurred...

Police withhold names of alleged corrupt cops

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Lawmen have withheld the names of two of their own, charged over the weekend, and have given some details of an incident in April...

Hit and run driver held

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The female driver of a vehicle which struck a child on Popeshead Street on Friday has been located. She allegedly continued driving after the Villa...

PM scraps gun factory

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has cancelled plans to give investors permission to construct a gun assembling plant in the proposed Economic Zone here. Browne called...

Cops charged with kidnapping, assault, corruption

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PRESS RELEASE A Corporal and a Constable within the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda were charged on Friday with Kidnapping, Misbehaviour in Public...

Driver hits pedestrian while chasing lover-reports

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A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in All Saints this morning while the driver trailed his lover in another car before crashing into...

Child badly injured after hit and run

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A student from the Villa Primary School was seriously injured in what eye witnesses say is a hit and run. The boy who is approximately...

Damage assessment begins after heavy rains

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The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) confirmed today that it is in the process of doing an assessment on possible damage resulting for...

Community service for students involved in classroom “sex” tape

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The All Saints Secondary School students who were video-taped while being romantic in the classroom, have been punished with community service. Director of Education Clare...

Antigua and Barbuda affected by trough system

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The Met Office says a trough system affecting Antigua & Barbuda is expected to cause more unstable weather across the area tonight. Earlier a flash...

Barbuda’s ugly sand mining legacy continues

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By Brenton Henry The government here announced today that it will curtail its controversial sand mining operations on the sister isle Barbuda, but stopped shy...

“This is not new” Sandals responds to reports of a sale

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Sandals Resorts International has told Antigua News Room that “it’s business as usual,” in response to Reuters News Agency report that the hotel chain...