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Supermarkets can now open Easter Sunday and Monday
Supermarkets will now be allowed to open on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday but will remain closed on Good Friday.
In regulations published this week,...
Amended Curfew Regulations Re: Easter Sunday and Monday
24 Hour Curfew imposed from 6 a.m. April 9 to 6 a.m. April 16, 2020 Official Guidelines
• The government of Antigua and Barbuda has...
COMMENTARY: Caribbean At Risk As Big Powers Delay Action On COVID-19 Global Economic Effects
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also...
Food Packages Being Prepared For Distribution To Needy
The Minister of Social Transformation reported that the food packages which are to be distributed by her Ministry are being readied, and volunteers are...
Barbuda Continues To Restrict Travel To Antigua Until April 16
The Barbuda Council has extended the prohibition on travel to its sister isle, Antigua, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The existing quarantine period was...
Gov’t critical of UPP for bringing partisan politics into COVID-19 fight
The government says the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) is bringing partisan politics into the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua &...
Tailors And Seamstresses Now Added To The List Of Essential Services
Tailors and seamstresses have been added to the list of essential services, in order to allow them to work and to distribute their goods...
PM Concludes That There Is No Community Spread Of COVID-19 In Antigua
Prime Minister, Gaston Browne has revealed that the results from the submission of 40 tests, to CARPHA in Trinidad since February, indicate that there...
Nurses To Get A Payment Of $1000 Monthly Throughout The COVID-19 Crisis
The government has decided that an honorarium of $1,000.00 per month will be paid to the diligent and self-sacrificing nurses who are on the...
Curfew Violators Fined Up To $5000 In Court Today
Ten people were taken before the Court on Wednesday 8th April 2020 for breaching curfew restrictions.
Five were convicted and sentenced as follows:
Glenroy Joseph of...
Wearing Of Face Mask Is Now Mandatory
It is now mandatory for persons to wear face masks in public or whenever they leave their homes.
The Ministry of Health Wellness and the...
24-Hour Curfew Extended For Another Week
The 24-hour curfew that has been imposed on Antigua and Barbuda under the
state of emergency has been extended for another week.
The curfew will extend...
Regional Students At UWI Jamaica Cry Out For Help Over the Situation On Hall
Dear Editor,
As a current resident at 138 Student Living Phase 2, I am inclined to write you to shed some light on the sever...