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Employees Complete Wedding Coordinating Course
Twenty-five (25) employees from the hospitality sector in Antigua and Barbuda can now boast a qualification as Wedding/Events Coordinators. Globally, the Wedding market is...
Lovell Raises Questions Over Latest Diplomatic Scandal
Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) leader Harold Lovell is questioning the government's process of due-diligence after it stripped Alex Saab of his diplomatic passport...
AG says Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago want more time on fourth landed campus
Attorney General Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin says Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have requested additional time from the University of the West Indies (UWI) to...
Homeless, Vagrants To Be Rehabilitated
The Ministry of Social Transformation says it is moving ahead with plans to get homeless people off the streets.
A recent Cabinet decision was taken...
APUA Investigating Blackout Lastnight
APUA says it is investigating what caused an electricity blackout in several parts of the island last night.
Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, APUA...
LIAT Says It Remains Committed To Flying Despite Challenges
LIAT, The Caribbean Airline continues to fly, connecting travellers across the region. This reassurance comes from Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Julie Reifer-Jones.
Mrs. Reifer-Jones confirmed...
Weaver Wants Fire Trucks That Actually Work
An inadequate number of vehicles is crippling the operations of the fire brigade Fire Chief Elvis Weaver has said.
The recent rise in the number...
Drier than normal start to 2019 continues- Destin
By Dale Deston (268weather)
A drier than normal start to the year continues across Antigua; however, there was a temporary interruption – March turned out...
Long term lease for farmers
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs Dean Jonas, officially launched the Agricultural Long Term Lease Programme for Farmers at the Ministry of Agriculture’s...
Barbados, Jamaica, And Trinidad Blocking UWI Antigua Campus?
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua & Barbuda is meeting some resistance from other UWI Campus countries as it seeks to become the university’s...
Cricket West Indies facing serious financial difficulties: Skerritt
The financial situation of Cricket West Indies (CWI) is much worse than previously thought, says newly elected president Ricky Skerritt.
Skerritt, who took over the...
Rum Runners at Antigua Sailing Week Day 1
Brilliant sunshine, solid trade winds and Caribbean surf made for the perfect start for the 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week. The cocktail of heaven-sent...
WIOC Says It Contained Jet Fuel Leak
(PRESS RELEASE)
WIOC was notified of a leak approximately 11:00 AM today Sunday April 28, 2019, of its jet fuel line to the airport.
The source...