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Power Hungry: PM dismisses suggestion by Trevor Walker
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has paralyzed a suggestion by Barbuda Member of Parliament Trevor Walker for Antigua and Barbuda to consider the St. Kitts...
John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81
Senator John McCain, the Vietnam war hero turned senator and presidential candidate, has died aged 81.
Mr McCain died on Saturday in Arizona surrounded by...
Antiguans to benefit from easier access to medical services in French islands
Citizens of the nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will now have easier access to medical facilities in the French islands Martinique and...
Health authorities want increased vaccination coverage
Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are being urged to rapidly increase their vaccination coverage.
According to PAHO’s Director, Carissa F. Etienne,...
US Embassy to do away with visa renewal interviews for Bajans only
The United States (US) Embassy has announced that from August 28, it will waive visa renewal interviews in Barbados for qualified applicants.
It said the...
Antigua benefits from plastic sheeting training
As part of hurricane and general disaster preparedness efforts in the Caribbean, the United States Agency of International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster...
Golden Jubilee Police Week to be celebrated
The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda will be celebrating its fiftieth (50th) Police Week of Activities from 2 to 8 September 2018...
Efforts ongoing to restore and beautify the island’s historical sites
A renewed effort is being made by the Ministry of Tourism Antigua and Barbuda via its Agri-Toursim and Beautification Unit to restore and beautify...
More than 100 animals killed at an illegal slaughter Site
One man was arrested yesterday after investigators discovered an illegal slaughter site in Perry Bay near the former Ribbit Night Club.
Over
100 heads of dead...
ZDK staff off the job, again
The staff members of ZDK Liberty Radio are in protest mode again.
Popular host James "Sly" J Simon who hosts the popular breakfast programme has...
Concern over roaming bills by government officials
The government says it plans to put in place measures to reign in the spending on roaming by approved officials.
Those government officials who now...
Trucked-in water for schools
Schools likely to be affected by the ongoing water problem in the country have been assured of a solution.
Some schools do not have cisterns...