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UPP tells business leaders there will be no increase in taxes if elected
“We, and I will say emphatically… we will not increase taxes,” declared Dr. McChessney Emanuel, the United Progressive Party’s (UPP) candidate for St. John’s...
New agreement signed to benefit children
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda and UNICEF today signed a Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA) that forms the basis of the UN children agency’s...
PM Browne has big plans for former PM Spencer
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has paid a glowing tribute former Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer saying that he has plans to engage him in the...
Baldwin Spencer says farewell to politics
Following Prime Minister Gaston Browne's announcement of the Dissolution of Parliament today, the Leader of the Opposition, Baldwin Spencer, used the opportunity to say goodbye...
Parliament Dissolution and Election “Imminent”
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, moments ago, not only announced that Parliament will be dissolved, but hinted "elections will be in a matter of weeks,”...
Authorities determine cause of prisoner’s death
The man found dead in his prison cell last December died of a heart attack, a postmortem has concluded.
Wilbert Paul, 66, was found dead...
Boxes of cannabis seized at the airport
Well over twenty thousand dollars worth of drugs was seized by police at V.C. Bird International Airport on Wednesday.
Both the K-9 and Narcotics officers...
Benjamin wants example made of officers in escaped prisoner probe
Public Safety Minister Steadroy "Cutie" Benjamin has said that an example needs to be made of the police officers under whose supervision an alleged...
Barbudans to vote in Antigua
Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) Nathaniel "Paddy" James has said that a decision has been taken to allow Barbuadans to cast...
PM says Wednesday may be “last” cabinet
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said that tomorrow (Wednesday) may be the last cabinet before the election, fueling speculation of a snap poll.
He was...
PM bombarded with unresolved issues at Antigua State College
Staff members and students at the Antigua State College have presented Prime Minister Gaston Browne with a plethora of issues affecting their learning and...
Group raises thousands for Barbuda recovery efforts
(Release)
In the aftermath of the extensive devastation of Hurricane Irma on Barbuda, Antiguans and Barbudans for Constitutional Reform and Education (ABCRE) pledged to help...
Montserratians told to be on the look-out for escaped “Vampire Killer”
Police in Montserrat today placed residents on alert following the escape of a prisoner from police custody here.
Suspected serial killer,23-year-old Delano Forbes was charged...