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Expanded dam to provide 30 million gallons of water for farmers
A dam at Burke’s Estate was recently expanded to provide 10 times more water for farmers in the area.
Gregory Bailey, the Acting Director of...
IATA Says Governments Should Bear Cost Of Mandatory Health Testing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process. Should governments choose to introduce COVID-19 testing for travelers arriving...
Governor General His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams and Lady Williams inducted as Honourary Lions
At a brief ceremony at Government House, Their Excellencies, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda Sir Rodney Williams and Lady Williams were inducted as...
LIAT Says It Will Restart Operations ‘When The Situation Allows’
(STATEMENT)
LIAT has taken note of news articles reporting statements made by the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW)in Barbados with regards to LIAT’s employees...
Barbuda Tourism Workers To Be Trained In Covid-19 Protocols
Workers in the tourism industry on the sister isle of Barbuda are next in line for training in protocols against the Covid-19 pandemic.
A team...
Works Minister says new cells at HMP in 3 months
Public Works Minister, Lennox Weston said new cells will be added to the country’s sole prison within three months.
Last week, the Minister told state...
World Blood Donor Day kicks off with youth challenge
The Halo Foundation Generation Y (Gen Y) has teamed up with the Mount St. John Medical Centre (MSJMC) to launch the “4 Times to Save...
PM Hints At Early General Elections
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has hinted at an early general elections in Antigua & Barbuda amid heightened political activity.
In a Facebook post he said...
Man Fined $1000 For 29 Pounds Of Cannabis
Derrick George has been fined $1000 after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled drug and the cultivation of 29.5 pounds of cannabis.
The fine...
BARBADOS: Union wants LIAT shareholders to pay workers
(Barbados Today)
The National Union of Public Workers’ (NUPW) is calling on the Government shareholders of cash-strapped regional airline LIAT to pay its Barbados-based employees.
Acting...
A call for remittance service providers to be declared essential businesses in times of...
With the significant decline in money sent home by migrants due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations' International Fund for...
LETTER: Prison Conditions At 1735
(Built and Accommodation)
1735 was the year it was built, however, it has stood the test of time.
It was built to house a prison population...
Ministry Denies Visitors Tested Positive For Covid-19
Mr. Colin James, CEO of the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority, asserted that the total number of COVID 19 cases in Antigua & Barbuda...