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Hoteliers Take Concerns Over Labour Code Amendments To AG

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The Antigua and Barbuda Hotel Association has sought further clarity to the recent amendments made to the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code in Parliament.   On...

Environmental Group Seeks Engagement On Yida Development

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(PRESS RELEASE) The Environmental Awareness Group (EAG) has been consistently raising the issue of the development taking place in the North East Marine Management Area...

PM Defends China Over Predatory Lending Claims

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has come out in defence of the Government and people of the Peoples Republic of China.   This is after statements made...

Top Cop Explains Attacks By K9 Unit

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Two persons are nursing dog bites injuries after they were bitten by dogs from Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police K9 unit.   Both incidents occurred at...

Female driver fined for killing pedestrian

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Chearvel Smith was fined $10,000 in the High Court Monday after pleading guilty to a charge of death by dangerous driving.   The then 28-year-old Smith...

Man Gets 15 Years In Jail For Raping High School Girl

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Thirty-nine-year-old Leon Riley of Lionel Hurst Street was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old student in 2016. The child visited Riley’s...

Injured Alzarri Joseph likely to miss remainder of IPL

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Alzarri Joseph is unlikely to be seen in action for Mumbai Indians for the foreseeable future after picking up an injury during Saturday's game against...

LIAT officials mum on impact of financial struggles

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(BVI Beacon) LIAT officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment over the past week about how the airline’s recent financial struggles might impact...

Elderly man sentenced to 42 years for murder

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Sixty-three-year-old Meryl Chiddick was sentenced to 42 years in prison today for the murder Liberta farmer, Conroy Andrew. Andrew was gunned down on his farm...

Lovell Says Booby Alley Protest Is About Poor Governance

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne is again appealing for the cooperation of the Booby Alley residents as the government moves ahead to start the redevelopment...

Elderly Woman Robbed in Home Invasion

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An elderly woman reported she was assaulted and robbed when three men broke into her Cobbs Cross home around 5:10 Sunday afternoon. According to the...

Youth To Keel Participants Prepare For Antigua Sailing Week

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Over 40 local youngsters age 12 to 20 participating in the highly successful Youth to Keel Programme (Y2K) attended a special launch and briefing...

Government says London-based company willing to sell shares

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the London-based Global Ports Holdings (GPH) is willing to allow Caribbean nationals to purchase shares in the company that...