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Jonas wants gender equality and women empowerment
Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy, the Hon. Dean Jonas has called on his colleagues and counterparts in the...
Vacation will not be approved for police officers during this time
Police officers have been placed on notice that no vacation applications can be approved at present, due to the impact the pandemic has had...
The UWI Open Campus Hosts Annual Council Meeting Online
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus 2021 Council Meeting will be hosted online. This is the second consecutive year that...
LETTER: Economies ravaged by COVId should no longer be resorting total lockdowns
Dear Editor,
Leaders who have properly planned for and implemented measures to drive the recovery of their citizens and economies ravaged by COVID 19 should...
Solar-led renewable energy system could free up 10% of Antigua’s GDP
With the Caribbean-island state of Antigua and Barbuda having committed to achieving an entirely renewable energy system by 2030, as part of a path to a net-zero...
Green transition in islands hamstrung by debt, says Antigua & Barbuda PM
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With its tourism-reliant economy bowed by debt, and facing climate shocks and now the COVID-19 crisis, the tiny Caribbean...
LETTER: Does UPP really want to win?
Dear Editor,
I received a call on Saturday telling me to tune into the Snake Pit now and listen to how members of the UPP...
Government to establish independent body to investigate complaints against police officers
Public Safety Minister Steadroy Benjamin said the government will establish an independent body to address complaints against police officers.
“I want to put the police...
Over 200 employees at Sandals Grande Antigua vaccinated
Over 200 employees at Sandals Grande Antigua were vaccinated on resort on Monday by Ministry of Health officials, as part of the ministry’s vaccination...
Addressing gender gaps to advance women’s mental health
Integrated Health Outreach Inc. (IHO) hosts the “Advancing Women’s Mental Health” Programme in March.
This programme includes train-the-trainer workshops for mental health peer-supporters and women’s...
Pope rejects LGBT people as sinners
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) stated that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions, the Vatican said on Monday, March...
Carlisle Bay extends layoffs until May 2021
Letter from Brian Murphy General Manager of Carlisle Bay to staff.
As you are fully aware it has nearly been one full year since Carlisle...
No arrests yet in shopkeeper’s shooting
Investigations are still being conducted into the shooting of a 36-year-old shopkeeper, Omarie Christopher, who was allegedly shot multiple times about his body last...