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Residents Permitted To Exercise Outside During Extended Curfew
The Cabinet has agreed to allow residents jog, walk and run provided that the person complies with social distancing rules if accompanied by another...
Fisheries Division Issues A COVID-19 Office Operating Protocol
In light of the challenges being faced across the entire fishing industry as a result of the impact of the Corona virus (COVID-19), and...
COMMENTARY: Prepare For A Long Haul: The Storm Is Not Fully Formed
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also...
NODS Encourages Customer Service Employees To Be Extra Careful
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is encouraging employees who interact regularly with customers to take extra precautions in the fight against the...
YIDA Denies Unlawful Destruction Of Mangroves As Alleged On Social Media
It has come to the attention of Yida International Investment (Antigua) Ltd. that reports
are being made on social media and elsewhere that the Company...
First Grade Teacher Designs Website For Her Students
As schools are forced to close amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacha Mills finds a creative way to teach her students during these difficult times.
"I...
Official Guidelines For Extended Curfew
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has declared a State of Emergency in an effort to curb the spread of the Coronavirus – COVID...
Members Of A Yacht Fined For Hosting Barbecue
The captain and crew of a yacht docked at Falmouth Marina were each fined $2500 for participating in a barbecue over the weekend.
Vessel Captain...
Swetes Man Charged, Remanded For Chopping Incident
Jared Robinson, 31 of Swetes Village was been remanded to prison on Wednesday when he made his first appearance in the All Saints Magistrates...
Man Breaks Curfew To Get Turbo Drink Mix
A man was fined $1000 for breaching the mandatory 24-hour curfew in Bendals Village on Saturday.
Officers patrolling in the village spotted 30-year-old Jonez Tweed...
Persons To Be Quarantined Will Be Forced To Do So In A Government-Controlled Facility
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has decided that all persons who are to be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days will be...
COMMENTARY: The Infectivity Of COVID-19; Understanding its Virulence
by Eleanor Frederick, MSc, MPH
COVID-19 is described as “insidious” because many infected people are well enough to go about their daily business unwittingly spreading...
COMMENTARY: When Satan Cut Loose
By RAWLSTON POMPEY
When ‘His Excellency’ proclaimed the ‘State of Public Emergency,’ it may have been ‘The Day Satan Laughed.’ Then the ‘Day’ that the...