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National Firm Makes Proposal To Cabinet For Covid-19 App
After first turning to Jamaica, the government is now considering using a national company to build its coronavirus tracking APP.
Information Minister Melford Nicholas reported...
Government Now Wants Private Doctors To Test For Covid-19
The government appears to have a change of heart regarding private doctors providing corona-virus testing services in Antigua & Barbuda.
In June, the government criticised...
Government Rethinks Travel Bubble After Fireman Tests Positive For Covid-19
(CABINET NOTES)
The notion of an OECS/Barbados and CARICOM Bubble has been scuttled after a single police officer, visiting St. Vincent from Antigua, was tested...
UPDATED: Horsford gets probation for sex with 13-year-old girl
Theodore Horsford, a 21-year-old Briggins man, has pleaded guilty to statutory rape of a child and has been sentenced to two years’ probation as...
One more recovery, No New Cases
(One new recovered Case – July 22nd 2020)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has revealed no...
VIDEO: Car Catches Fire After Accident
A car crashed on Horseford Hill around 11 a.m today. There have been no reports of serious injury.
https://youtu.be/_Opmy5gbttE
Tropical Storm Gonzalo Strengthening
Tropical Storm Gonzalo is predicted to become a hurricane by Thursday and pass to the south of Barbados on Saturday morning.
The Barbados Meteorological Services listed...
St John’s Firefighter Tests Positive For COVID-19 In St. Vincent; Eight Firefighters Under Quarantine
An officer based at St John’s Fire Station has tested positive for Covid-19; as a result eight firefighters, who were in primary contact with...
Tropical Storm Gonzalo Forms
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This sets a record for the...
LIAT’s Barbadian pilots say they’re on the brink
Barbados TODAY
Barbadian pilots for the collapsed regional airline, LIAT, said on Tuesday that the plan to save the company from liquidation does not address...
Ukraine appoints Yelchenko ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica
On July 20, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new appointment for Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Volodymyr Yelchenko.
The decree on the...
Traders defying ABST relief policy could face the courts
Traders who defy Cabinet’s ABST relief policy could face charges in the courts.
In May, Cabinet exempted certain items it deemed essential to protect residents...