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A broadcast license cannot be transferred from one owner to another – Cabinet

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Talks have reportedly commenced between the representatives of a new media and the government to rectify an alleged breacj of the Broadcasting Act. A new...

Accident on lower All Saints Road (VIDEO)

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A garbage truck driver sustained minor injuries after slamming into two parked cars today. The incident happened near Special Security Services (SSS) at around 1...

Team Antigua Island Girls begin historic challenge this morning

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At 10:45 am (GMT) today, Team Antigua Island Girls began their 3,000 mile race which will take them from La Gomera in the Canary...

UPDATE: Masked men open fire on Police during robbery

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Three masked men were arrested without injury after they opened fire on police officers investigating a break-in at All Saints Secondary School. The gun...

Ground broken for China funded clinics

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The Minister of Health is haling as "a historical day in Antigua and Barbuda" the gound breaking for two polyclinics here. The event was held in Willikies,...

Doctors finally nominated to disciplinary committee

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After previous failed attempts, the Medical Association of Antigua and Barbuda has finally nominated six individuals to be a part of th committee to discipline...

Rastas urged to get involved in politics

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Tuesday called on the Rastafarian community to get involved in politics. He invited the community to join his party.  “We are...

Landmark Cannabis Bill passes Lower House

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The Cannabis Bill 2018 was passed in the Lower House yesterday. The Bill will regulate the production, prescribing, and supply of medical cannabis for...

Grenada PM calls for easier intra-Caribbean travel

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 Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has called on Caribbean countries to make sincere efforts to encourage easier intra-regional travel and do away with...

Barbudan students receive CXC scholarships

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Twenty students of the Sir McChesney George Secondary School in Barbuda have had their CXC exams paid for by the Abundant life Ministries in...

Prime Minister Gaston Browne advocates for local consortium to take over Scotia Bank

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne is seeking to amend the Banking Act of 2016 on the heels of the proposed Scotiabank acquisition by the Trinidad-based...

Telecoms Minister says new Observer illegal

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Telecommunications Minister Melford Nicholas warned the owners of the new Observer Media entity – NewsCo - to stop breaking the law. Speaking at a sitting of Parliament...

Fifteen Million Dollars To Boost Social Security

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The government says the head of the Antigua Barbuda Social Security Board will be summoned to Cabinet at its next meeting. It made the statement even...