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Events To Commemorate Nation’s 2020 Black History Month Announced

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As part of the month-long celebration of Black History worldwide, the Cultural Development Division under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports, Culture, National...

The UWI Hosts Public Information Session On Coronavirus

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“The more we know the better we’ll be able to cope with this global challenge”. This statement came from Vice-Chancellor of The University of the...

Health Officials Reiterate That There Are No Suspected Cases Of The Virus In Antigua...

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The Ministry continues to exercise precautionary measures to mitigate any threat from the novel Coronavirus. Adhering to standard practice and protocols, there are currently four...

Antiguan Students In China May Return Home If Not Infected By Coronavirus

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Despite the recent move by the Government to close its borders to travelers from the People’s Republic of China, Health Minister Molwyn Joseph has...

The Plant Protection Unit Continues To Support Community-Based Initiatives To Eradicate The GAS

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Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr. Janil Gore- Francis is reminding the public that the Plant Protection Unit is committed to support ongoing community-based initiatives...

Major Telbert Benjamin has been appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Staff of the Antigua...

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Congratulations are in order to Major Telbert Benjamin on his recent promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. In addition to this promotion, Lieutenant Colonel Telbert Benjamin has...

Antigua and Barbuda Closes Border With China

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has decided to close its borders, effective immediately, to travellers from the People’s Republic of China. The decision...

Five Year Old Suffering From Brain Tumour Needs US$25k For Treatment In Trinidad

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Casime Mapp Jnr, five years old, has been recently diagnosed with brain tumour and according to his parents, they will need to raise US$25,000...

Health Minister Says Works Ministry Will Address The Grays Farm Clinic Issue Shortly

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Health Minister Molwyn Joseph says the Ministry of Works will be addressing the rehabilitation of Grays Farm Clinic shortly. According to Joseph, everything is being...

If I Have To Die, I’ll Die For The Sake Of The Country –...

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The Comptroller of the Customs and Excise Division, Raju Boddu, revealed that despite receiving death threats he is not deterred from doing his job. “I...

Antiguan Student Living In China Says Coronavirus Affected Her PhD Research And Business

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Monifa St John, an Antiguan student living in Wuhan China, revealed that the coronavirus has caused the city to be on lockdown affecting her...

Leroy King Pleads Guilty

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The former chief of Antigua’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) has pleaded guilty for his role in connection with the Stanford International Bank (SIB)...

COMMENTARY: Lies in the OAS contest: sifting the wheat from the chaff

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organization of American States.  He is also a...