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Official Guidelines For Extended Curfew
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has declared a State of Emergency in an effort to curb the spread of the Coronavirus – COVID...
Members Of A Yacht Fined For Hosting Barbecue
The captain and crew of a yacht docked at Falmouth Marina were each fined $2500 for participating in a barbecue over the weekend.
Vessel Captain...
Swetes Man Charged, Remanded For Chopping Incident
Jared Robinson, 31 of Swetes Village was been remanded to prison on Wednesday when he made his first appearance in the All Saints Magistrates...
Man Breaks Curfew To Get Turbo Drink Mix
A man was fined $1000 for breaching the mandatory 24-hour curfew in Bendals Village on Saturday.
Officers patrolling in the village spotted 30-year-old Jonez Tweed...
Persons To Be Quarantined Will Be Forced To Do So In A Government-Controlled Facility
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has decided that all persons who are to be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days will be...
COMMENTARY: The Infectivity Of COVID-19; Understanding its Virulence
by Eleanor Frederick, MSc, MPH
COVID-19 is described as “insidious” because many infected people are well enough to go about their daily business unwittingly spreading...
COMMENTARY: When Satan Cut Loose
By RAWLSTON POMPEY
When ‘His Excellency’ proclaimed the ‘State of Public Emergency,’ it may have been ‘The Day Satan Laughed.’ Then the ‘Day’ that the...
DNA Shocked about PM’s Expressed Fears of Pending Social Upheaval
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is alarmed that PM Gaston Browne has, in a written
correspondence dated March 23rd, 2020 to at least two global...
PM Says 20 thousand jobless from COVID-19
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has estimated that around 20 thousand people in the tourism sector have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19.
"In...
No Prisoner Showing Symptoms Of COVID-19 – Officials
Prison Officials are denying that a prisoner has been placed in isolation for symptoms of the coronavirus.
Head of the prison Colonel Eugene Phillip said...
Fire Truck Flips In Cedar Valley Gardens Leaving Two Firefighters Injured
A fire truck was flipped on its side while turning a corner in Cedar Valley Gardens yesterday afternoon injuring two firefighters.
The two firefighters riding...
Man Operating Bar During Curfew Hours Fined
A man has been fined after pleading guilty to operating a bar without the requisite liquor license.
Police caught the man serving liquor to persons...
Jogging And Hardware Stores Among Possible Exemptions As Curfew Extends For Another Week
The 24-hour lockdown in Antigua & Barbuda will now go into a third week.
Confirmation came from Prime Minister Gaston Browne who said health officials...