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Customs to confiscate illegal booze
The Customs Department plans to confiscate alcohol and tobacco that does not bear a required stamp.
The new measure was announced by Comptroller of Customs,...
PM Says Opposition Leader Not Using His 10k A month Office
Taxpayers are paying $10,000 monthly for an office for the Leader of the Opposition that is not being used, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has...
Basketball Association Makes Nominations For Sports Awards
The Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) today announced its nominees for the 2018 National Sports Awards.
The nominees are aSports Administrator of...
Scotia Bank Says NO To Meeting With PM
Executives of the Bank of Nova Scotia have turned down a meeting with Prime Minister Gaston Browne.
Government's Chief of Staff told Browne's radio station...
Forty Million Dollars To Repair Schools – PM
The government will spend EC$ 40 million to repair a number of schools here, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said.
This will include repairs to...
Customs Revenues At An All-Time High
The Customs Division made more money in 2018 than it has since its inception, Comptroller of Customs Raju Buddo has confirmed.
He said the division...
Minister Sees Improvements In EMS
Health Minister Molwyn Joseph had commended Emergency Medeical Technicians for what is called an improvement in their services.
He said that there were a
number of...
Fete tax takes effect
A tax on entertainment which was postponed last year has now taken effect, the Inland Revenue Division has announced.
It means that a $1500 flat...
Amnesty International says time to make death penalty history in English-speaking Caribbean
The London-based international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says while it welcomes a “significant reduction” in the application of the use of the death...
Parents Seek Help In Locating Teen
PRESS RELEASE
The parents and the Police are seeking the assistance of the general public in knowing the whereabouts of 14 year old Stephney...
Cloggys wins Best Bar 2018
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When voting closed on December 28 for the 10th annual Wight Vodka Best Sailor’s Bar Competition, the winner was Cloggys in Falmouth, Antigua. With beautiful...
Cash-strapped Festivals Commission Busy Promoting One Nation Concert
The festivals commission is busy promoting the controversial One Nation Concert while dozens of prize winners and service providers of the 2018 carnival celebrations...
‘Please come back home:’ mother of missing man makes impassioned plea for his return
Shondel Jinglery, the mother of Tray Griffith who has been missing for over a month says the two had a disagreement before he disappeared...