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India formally requests extradition of Choksi
India has handed over a request to Antigua for extradition of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, who has obtained citizenship of the Caribbean nation.
Official...
Ezzy Rattigan and Tian Winter capture 2018 Soca Monarch titles
The catchy groovy tune by Ezzy Rattigan has won the singer his first groovy title and his second crown. Rattigan performing in position number...
Panache and Hell’s Gate tie for Panorama title
Second Runner-Up: Halcyon Steel Orchestra
Joint Winners: Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra (Queen Thalia's Steel Pan War arranged by Khan Cordace)
Panache Steel Orchestra (Tian Winter's Good...
Antigua and Barbuda seeking to clear the air regarding Indian billionaire
Antigua and Barbuda said it took all “reasonable steps to ensure” that an Indian national wanted in his country on alleged multi-million dollar criminal...
Nine bands to compete for 2018 Panorama title
The 48th Panorama Competition will showcase nine bands, competing for the 2018 Panorama Championship title.
With controversy behind, the 2018 competition, the fastest growing event...
Beautiful People cancels 2018 mas’ production
(PRESS RELEASE)
Beautiful People is a Mas Troupe that was launched by local Fashion Icon Calvin S and several other likeminded individuals in 2011 and...
Queen Thalia dethrones dad to win Calypso Monarch title
It was a father-daughter battle and the daughter prevailed in the 2018 calypso monarch competition.
Queen Thalia beat her father King Zachari to win the title...
APUA utility workers protest for their pay increases
Antigua Public Utility Authority (APUA) workers today walked off the job in protest to management's failure to pay the salary increases they claim are owed...
Barbudans are to receive food vouchers worth 50 thousand Canadian dollars
Close to three hundred Barbudan families will benefit from another government-facilitated voucher programme which begins on Friday.
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) has...
Two men arrested for throwing items over prison wall
Cfficers from the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) were on patrol in the vicinity of the Prison on Wednesday when they...
FIFA reduces ban on Derrick by two years
FIFA’s Appeal Committee has reduced the ban on former Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick from six years to four years.
The reduction means he...
BREAKING: Court stops construction of Barbuda International Airport
A High Court Judge ordered that construction work on the airport in Barbuda must immediately cease until further notice.
This comes as two Barbudans, John...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy used for the first time in Antigua
The Ministry of Health today hailed as a "milestone in Antigua and Barbuda’s medical history" the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the first...