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Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80

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Kofi Annan, the only black African to become UN secretary-general, has died. The 80-year-old "passed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness", the foundation...

Two die in early morning traffic accidents

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Two young men were killed in a head-on collision on the Factory Road near the old Transport Board location around 6 am this morning.  One...

PM blasts Observer for blaming ABLP for its failure

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The Antigua and Barbuda government has dismissed as “absolutely amazing” a claim by a local newspaper that Prime Minister Gaston Browne is at the...

Officers accused of rape remanded

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The two police officers who were charged yesterday for allegedly raping of a woman fifteen months ago were remanded to prison. The accused officers made...

All residents urged to ‘wage war’ against the Giant African Snail

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“The Giant African Snails` presence is a ticking time bomb to food security in the Caribbean region.” That’s the view of Dr. Marcus Ramdwar of...

Antigua and Barbuda Posts Strong 2018 Land and Sea Arrivals Growth

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Antigua and Barbuda is continuing a two-year trend of sharply higher land and cruise-ship visitor arrivals, reporting significant increases in both categories in the...

LIAT shareholders meet in SVG

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The majority of the shareholders of the loss-making regional airline, LIAT, are meeting Friday in St Vincent and the Grenadines, regional news reports have...

70 percent overall pass rate for CSEC

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(PRESS RELEASE) Overall, 2355 candidates in Antigua and Barbuda sat a total of 11, 232 subjects with a 70% pass rate (Grades I – III). With reference...

89 percent pass rate for CAPE

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(PRESS RELEASE) Preliminary CAPE Results Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Overall, 534 candidates in Antigua and Barbuda sat a total of 1, 897 units with an 89%...

SJA student topped CXC with these 20 subjects

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 Congratulations are in order for the  Most Outstanding CSEC Student - Keondre Herbert (St Joseph’s Academy) who sat and passed 20 Subjects with 20...

It took police more than a year to charge cops with rape

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Fifteen months after the alleged rape victim reported the offense to the police, charges against the two police officers have finally been made. The Public...

Inmate stabs prison officer

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Public Safety Minister Steadroy "Cutie" Benjamin has denied that Her Majesty's Prison is on lockdown after an inmate stabbed a prison officer. Sources say the...

Woman who stabbed another granted bail

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A 36-year-old woman was granted bail for allegedly stabbing another woman this week. Debra Larmond was not required to make a plea when she appeared...