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Boutique Barbuda Hotel Reopens

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In what tourism officials call a major step forward for Barbuda’s tourism renaissance and recovery, its top boutique hotel, The Barbuda Belle Luxury Beach...

Slow Voting In Historic Referendum

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Voters in this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country were casting ballots on Tuesday to decide whether or not to replace the London-based Privy Council as...

Antigua and Barbuda to target wedding and honeymoon market

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Antigua and Barbuda has reported an increase visitor numbers, despite a short period of recovery from the effects of Hurricane Irma. Barbuda was harder hit,...

Referendum Day: Antigua And Grenada Vote

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Antigua and Barbuda: Voters in two Caribbean countries long independent from Britain will wrestle with thorny issues of fairness and sovereignty on Tuesday (Nov 6) as...

Visa-Free Access To Serbia

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Antiguans and Barbudans will soon be able to enjoy visa-free access to the Republic of Serbia, that country's Foreign Affairs Minister has said. "My government, last...

Ballots To Be Counted At Polling Stations

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The Antigua and Barbuda Electroal Commission is breaking with tradition and will count ballots at polling stations instead of desiganted counting centers. The effect could...

Antigua and Barbuda to host Inter-American Ministerial meeting on Education

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Antigua and Barbuda will host the Tenth Inter-American Meeting of Education Ministers in July 2019.  This was confirmed today at a meeting of the Inter-American...

O’ Keiffe Becomes First Woman To Head Survey Department

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The Ministry of Works today congratulated Janice O’Kieffe, the first female technical head and Antigua and Barbuda’s newest senior surveyor. O’Kieffe is the Head of the...

Iconic Welcome Arch To Be Removed

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The Ministry of Works says it will remove the popular welcome arch which has become an iconic feature for visitors to the island. The arch on...

India beat West Indies by 5 wickets; take 1-0 lead

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India 110 for 5 (Karthik 31*, Krunal 21*, Brathwaite 2-11, Thomas 2-21) beat West Indies 109 for 8 (Allen 27, Kuldeep 3-13) by five wickets. West Indies' next-gen...

Horse Racing: Independence Race Meet postponed

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The Antigua Turf Club (ATC) has decided to postpone today’s Independence Race Meet due to “overnight showers which has left the track very soggy”. Today’s...

The horrifying execution of Prince Klaas, the slave from Ghana who planned to make...

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BY ELIZABETH OFOSUAH JOHNSON (Face2faceafrica.com) Of the over 12 million slaves that were captured from Africa to work on the huge plantations in the Americas, a...

Caribbean Airlines achieves operating profit

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The Trinidad and Tobago based carrier,  Caribbean Airlines says it has achieved an operating profit and is “net income positive for the year-to-date.” The airline...