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Vaccination numbers increasing, Health Ministry says
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is pleased with the increasing number of people being inoculated at its four vaccination sites, as...
Crowds descend on vaccination centres
People have been sharing their experiences during the public rollout of the CCOVID vaccine today.
Some persons have complained of crowding.
One person who contacted Antigua...
A third man has died from COVID-19 related illness today
Statement on behalf of Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC)
St. John’s, Antigua, March 2, 2021 – We can confirm that sadly, another patient have...
CDC issues Level 4 ‘Very High’ COVID-19 Advisory for Antigua
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised the COVID-19 level in Antigua and Barbuda to four — its highest ranking.
In...
Attorney-at-law Ralph Francis Dies
Prominent Attorney Ralph Francis has died.
Reports are he had been ailing for some time and is believed to have contracted COVID-19.
If confirmed, Francis will...
Two men die from COVID-19 related illnesses
Statement on behalf of Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC)
St. John’s, Antigua, March 2, 2021 – We can confirm that sadly, another two (2)...
Reggae icon Bunny Wailer has died
Jamaican reggae legend Bunny Wailer has died.
Wailer passed away this morning at the Medical Associates Hospital in St Andrew.
He was 73.
Bunny, whose real name...
OPINION: Was Justice Served In Antigua & Barbuda?
By Dr. Oswald Thomas
Several days ago, I saw and heard of legal issues surrounding persons with mentally illness in Antigua and Barbuda. This has...
Garbage truck driver fined 7.5K for possession of cannabis
A garbage truck driver was slapped with a $7,500 fine for being in possession of 372 grams of cannabis.
Peter Nelson appeared in the St...
‘We thank PM Modi’
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for shipping over 500 thousand ‘Made in India’ COVISHIELD vaccines to the nation...
WHO warns it is ‘unrealistic’ the COVID pandemic will end this year
A senior World Health Organization official has warned it is ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think that the pandemic might be over by the end...
Mehul Choksi challenged move to revoke citizenship: Lawyer
SOURCE: Hindustan Times — Fugitive Mehul Choksi has challenged the Antigua and Barbuda government initiating the process to cancel his citizenship granted under the Caribbean...
COMMENTARY: Behavior Of State Agencies And Agents
by Rawlston Pompey
The ‘Coronavirus,’ reasonably suspected to have originated in the ‘Far East,’ has escaped from ‘Wuhan City, China’ to the‘West.’ Likened to other...