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Passenger arrivals in August 2020 down 73% and occupancies at just 9.90% based on...
The “Destination Performance/Occupancy and Airlift” report just released by the Antigua Barbuda Hotels & Tourism Association (ABHTA) assesses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
Work on major highways nearing end, with motorists and residents asked to observe closures
This week, as work nears completion on two of the country’s major highways, marking of the Friars Hill Road will continue and work will...
Caricom Travel Bubble now in operation
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has begun operating a regional 'travel bubble' as part of efforts to resuscitate the travel and tourism sectors, which have...
New safety protocols adopted as cruise sector prepares for relaunch
Cruise Lines International Association has confirmed it will adopt a new set of health protocols as part of a phased-in, highly controlled resumption of...
Only a spoon saved in Glanvilles house fire
The Glanvilles resident whose home went up in flames on Monday said she lost almost all she owned in the blaze.
“I lost it all....
Prime Minister Gaston Browne among World Leaders adopting Declaration Promising Safer, More Resilient World...
Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne was among world leaders of the General Assembly of the United Nations who gathered in a virtual format...
Residents will suffer through 5 days of ‘necessary’ power cuts across the island
A number of communities across Antigua will be without electricity for several hours per day during this week.
The cuts, which commenced Monday, will continue...
UPP ratifies all 16 Candidates at General Council Meeting
The United Progressive Party (UPP) General Council has ratified all 16 Candidates-Elect during a virtual meeting.
The Council is the Party’s highest decision-making body outside...
PAHO reports more than 60,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in pregnant women, with 458...
Since the first cases of COVID-19 in the Americas, 60,458 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported among pregnant women, including 458 deaths, or 1%,...
Antigua to Host Virtual Calypso Monarch Competition
The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission (ABFC) is pleased to announce that for the first time, as part of the 2020 Independence Celebrations, a...
LETTER: Support Local
Dear Editor,
We live in interesting and strange, changing times. In all my 65 years of life in Antigua I have never seen one business...
The UWI mourns the passing of Sir Selvyn Walter
The passing of Sir Selvyn Walter represents a monumental loss of intellectual forte, cultural pride and patriotism for the nation of Antigua and Barbuda...