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COMMENTARY: Charging For Quarantine Illegal
by Charlesworth C. M. Tabor, Attorney-at-Law
The country was told recently by Minister Melford Nicholas, the Cabinet spokesman, that the government was going to impose...
Record number of barrels cleared in 2020
SOURCE: PointeXpress – More than 11,000 barrels were processed by the Customs Division between April and December as families took advantage of a government relief...
Media worker dies of Stage 4 cancer
SOURCE: The Daily Observer – Young mother of two, Cassandra Pringle, is being described as a “rare and true gem” who will be missed...
One new case of COVID-19 in Antigua
(Dashboard Update for January 3, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
Serial thief sentenced to 6 months community service
Fifty-three-year-old Dave Henry who was convicted of larceny more than three times in 2020, has come before the court again for stealing a cooler...
Four people taken to hospital following Factory Road crash
Four people were reportedly taken to hospital following a crash on Factory Road on Saturday night.
The driver of a dark coloured vehicle lost control...
Antigua PM stands in solidarity with Barbados over increase in COVID-19 cases
Below is a letter to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley sent this morning by Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.
Dear Mia,
I was deeply...
Cuban doctors nominated for Nobel Prize
A proposal to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to a contingent of Cuban doctors who specialise in disaster situations and serious epidemics was...
1009 in quarantine at home
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center (MSJMC) has revealed...
U.S. Embassy cancels all visa appointments as COVID cases spike in Barbados
Due to changes in Barbados’s general COVID-19 posture, the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown has canceled all visa appointments from Wednesday, January 6 to Friday, January...
Queen’s New Year’s Honouree Hugh Marshall would prefer national award
Retired Politician Hugh Marshall Senior said that he appreciated being made Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) but he...
Over 5,400 Caribbean Immigrants Deported In 2020
By NAN Staff Writer
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Over 5,400 Caribbean immigrants were deported back to the region this year, latest U.S. Immigration and...
Pringle says unemployment, hunger, depression increasing
Opposition leader Jamal Pringle has painted a gloomy picture of the state of Antigua and Barbuda in 2020 going into 2021.
He said in his...