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Chinese Medical Team In Barbuda

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The visiting Chinese Medical team from the Vessel Ark Peace received a warm welcome when they landed in Barbuda on Thursday October 25th 2018. The...

Three Schools Receive Grants For Environmental Projects

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Three Schools to receive up to Fifty Thousand US Dollars in grants from the Department of Environment which were donated by the Government of...

Bravo quits international cricket ahead of World Cup

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 Veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has quit all forms of international cricket just eight months before the ICC Cricket World Cup in England, bringing the...

Transparency International Wants EU To Review Visa-Free Regime with CIP Countries

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Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Programs (CIP) are coming under more fire with the global anti-corruption organization, Transparency International, urging European Union (EU) to review...

PAHO funds eradication of parasitic flatworm in Antigua

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The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is funding the eradication of  schistosome – a parasitic flatworm that can cause stomach cancer. The Centre for Disease Control...

Cabinet gets update on scholarship programme

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Less than a day after threatening to sue a radio station accusing him of fraud, the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Committee, Maurice Merchant,...

Government blames “reckless” sex for rise in HIV

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The government is blaming reckless sex and the difficulty in obtaining condoms for a reported increase in HIV cases here. While the country celebrates the...

State wins five year battle for Halycon Hotel lease – gov’t

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The lengthy court battle challenging the government's decision to acquire the Halcyon Hotel lease has ended in favour of the state, Attorney General Steadroy...

Rotary Club of Antigua fights to end polio worldwide

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In honour of World Polio Day, which is widely recognized on 24 October, the ROTARY CLUB OF ANTIGUA and the ROTARACT ANTIGUA CLUB have...

Merchant threatens to sue over scholarship fraud allegations

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Maurice Merchant, the head of the prime minister's scholarship committee, is threatening to take legal action against an opposition-aligned radio station The Crusader radio station allegedly...

Cop back on the job after alleged rape victim did not testify

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The Police Corporal who was suspended from duty, following his arrest and charge with kidnapping and having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female was...

Minister Working on Amicable Solution To Beach Access Problem

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Lands Minister Maria Browne says her Ministry wants an amicable solution to growing concerns over beach access in the country. Browne says measures are already...

Baby Recovering After Heart Surgery

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Toddler ZoudieraJackson is recovering after successful heart surgery in the United States, her parents have confirmed. The procedure was conducted at the Wolfson Children's Hospital...