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Ministry warns against election littering
(PRESS RELEASE)
With the election campaign in full swing, it is anticipated that St. John’s and communities all across Antigua and Barbuda will soon be...
Police officers charged in escaped prisoner probe
Five police officers have been charged with neglect of duty after an investigation into the escape of accused serial killer Delano Forbes.
The so-called vampire...
Jamaican charged for 2017 killing in Piggotts
Jamaican Ari Vassell has been charged with the murder of Sean Joseph of Piggotts, who was killed last December.
Residents found Joseph dead in the...
ABFA’s Salmon Retained for CFU Women’s Committee
(PRESS RELEASE)
The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) recently installed a women’s committee. The committee, chaired by Executive Committee member Ms. Jeaninne Wong- Loi Sing (Bonaire),...
PM guarantees elimination of unemployment in Rural West
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told constituents in Rural West that he is guaranteeing employment for every person in the constituency who wants to...
Government wants regional and international observers to monitor poll
The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has written to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin La Rocque as well as the Commonwealth...
Marshall defends decision to push cannabis decriminalisation
Minister responsible for Youth Affairs Minister Samantha Marshall has said that she makes no apology having pushed for the decriminalisation of cannabis during her...
BPM challenges decision to have Barbudans vote in Antigua
The leader of the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM), Trevor Walker, is asking the High Court to prevent the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC)...
Main opposition party demands equal access to ABS
(PRESS RELEASE)
The United Progressive Party has written to the Management of the Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) to secure fair access to the...
Asot Michael to sit in new ABLP cabinet
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said he will appoint St. Peter candidate Asot Michael as a minister in his cabinet if his three and...
UPP candidate denies selling diplomatic passport
United Progressive Party candidate for the Rural North Constituency Dr. McChesney Emanuel has denied being involved in the sale of a diplomatic passport.
Prime Minister...
More than 200 former Stanford employees write to PM about their money
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been called upon to do more to resolve the near decade-long issue of outstanding payments to former Stanford employees.
In...
Backhoe knocks out telecoms services to Gunthropes
The Antigua Public Utilities Authority Telecommunications Business Unit says customers residing and operating in the western portion of Gunthropes will not have service until damaged cables...