Sunday, December 22, 2024

News

Health officials warn against dangerous flu season

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This year’s influenza outbreak has been terrifying. In the United States alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that this year’s flu season...

Candidate denies allegations of fraud, racism

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United Progressive Party candidate for the St. John's Rural North constituency Dr. McChesney Emanuel has labeled as "false and libelous" statements that he is...

Antigua told to improve tax collection

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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has told the Government of Antigua and Barbuda that its tax collection is the worst in the OECS. Bank officials presented...

Family grateful for support with eye procedures

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The Marshall family of Browne's Avenue is to receive support from the Ministry of Health and the Environment for a major operation this weekend. The...

Four arrested after drug bust

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Four people were arrested and taken into custody after police searched their properties and found quantities of Cannabis in their possession. The incidents occurred on...

UPP tells business leaders there will be no increase in taxes if elected

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“We, and I will say emphatically… we will not increase taxes,” declared Dr. McChessney Emanuel, the United Progressive Party’s (UPP) candidate for St. John’s...

New agreement signed to benefit children

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda and UNICEF today signed a Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA) that forms the basis of the UN children agency’s...

PM Browne has big plans for former PM Spencer

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has paid a glowing tribute former Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer saying that he has plans to engage him in the...

Baldwin Spencer says farewell to politics

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Following Prime Minister Gaston Browne's announcement of the Dissolution of Parliament today, the Leader of the Opposition, Baldwin Spencer, used the opportunity to say goodbye...

Parliament Dissolution and Election “Imminent”

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne, moments ago, not only announced that Parliament will be dissolved, but hinted "elections will be in a matter of weeks,”...

Authorities determine cause of prisoner’s death

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The man found dead in his prison cell last December died of a heart attack, a postmortem has concluded. Wilbert Paul, 66, was found dead...

Boxes of cannabis seized at the airport

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Well over twenty thousand dollars worth of drugs was seized by police at V.C. Bird International Airport on Wednesday. Both the K-9 and Narcotics officers...

Benjamin wants example made of officers in escaped prisoner probe

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Public Safety Minister Steadroy "Cutie" Benjamin has said that an example needs to be made of the police officers under whose supervision an alleged...