Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Stale ideas: UPP dismisses Throne Speech

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The 2018 Throne Speech outlining the ABLP administration’s new policy agenda was a blatant re-tread of unrealized promises, the main opposition United Progressive Party...

500 homes by year-end says GG

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Governor General Sir Rodney Williams has told the Speech from the Throne that government plans to complete 500 homes by the end of 2018. He...

Man charged for stealing rum

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(STRATCOM RELEASE) Police arrested and charged 35yr-old Dalton “Baby J” Cornwall of Radio Range on Wednesday with Break-in and Larceny. He is accused of breaking into...

Work on stalled car park to begin “shortly”

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The government says it has completed its purchase of the Sunshine Hub car park and plans to begin work soon. The Sunshine Hub was purchased...

Several roads now under repair

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The Public Works Department says it has begun repairs on several roads across the country. "The crews will continue to work at night under floodlights,...

Throne speech today, budget day next week

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The two Houses of Parliament will assemble on this morning at 9:00 AM to hear the Speech from The Throne delivered by the Governor General. One week later, on January...

UPP wants more duty-free shopping, establishes task force

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The United Progressive Party (UPP) is to increase duty-free shopping throughout Antigua and Barbuda if elected to government. Political Leader, Senator Harold Lovell said...

Barbuda relief donations still coming in

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The High Commission Office in London, through High Commissioner Karen Mae-Hill, has facilitated the donation of two containers of supplies to the recovery process...

Man suffering from rare disorder appeals for assistance

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(PRESS RELEASE) George Jacobs, a young man in his forties, was diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome almost two years ago. He was briefly hospitalized in...

Antigua butler trio take signature customer service to Bahamas

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(Press Release) There is an important lesson that tells us, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man...

State College teachers reach understanding with ministry of education

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The Ministry of Education says protesting lecturers at the Antigua State College have returned to work. In a press release, the ministry said an agreement...

UPP demands answers about missing money in Freedom of Information request

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(PRESS RELEASE) The Gaston Browne-led Administration has failed, to date, to provide meaningful responses in several matters of public concern – including the most recent scandal...

Four charged for weekend drug offences

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(STRATCOM RELEASE) Several people were charged by police on Monday for committing a number of drugs related offences on the weekend. Shadesha Phillip of Grays...