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Football coach’s wife emotional for overwhelming support for her husband

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“Pretty Boy” and Benjamin get overwhelming support at local fundraiser Last evening hundreds turned out at the Powell’s Cricket Grounds in support of embattled national football...

Brace for possible major outbreak of dengue fever-officials

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The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says while the mosquito-borne diseases, chikungunya and zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016 are...

Man injured in mid-morning crash

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A male driver was badly injured earlier this morning after a collision with a truck. He has been identified as Basket Ball player Coy...

Ministers commit to corruption-free government

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The government of Antigua and Barbuda is boasting that its success is due in large part to the absence of "any credible claims of corruption"...

Minister dismayed over Air Traffic Control Tower complaints

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The Minister with responsibility for Aviation today expressed his "dismay" with the contents of an article appearing on page 4 of yesterday's Observer Newspaper. The...

Chinese want green light for cigar business in Antigua

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Two Chinese investors are asking the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for permission to operate two businesses here. The people who have not been named...

No Florida oranges yet

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The government has not acted upon a Cabinet decision to import oranges from Florida, Chief of Staff Lionel Max Hurst has announced. The Cabinet decided to...

Trio jailed for robbing woman at gunpoint

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Three men were sentenced to jail terms today after admitting to robbing a woman at gunpoint in 2014.   Julian King was sentenced to 9 ½...

Another driver remanded to prison for dangerous driving

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A driver who was involved in a crash near Dee's Service Station Sunday night was sent to prison today. Magistrate Dexter Wason remanded Kenroy Samuel when he...

Controversial MSJMC Amendment Bill To Become Law

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The Mount St Johns Medical Centre (MSJMC) Amendment Bill 2018 was passed in the Upper House on Wednesday, May 9th, two weeks after it...

Barbuda Council workers to be given deadline to return

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Member of Parliament for Barbuda Trevor Walker has told workers of the Barbuda Council who are still in Antigua, to return to the sister-isle...

Driver who crashed into Cost Pro supermarket remanded to prison

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The driver of the vehicle that smashed into Cost Pro Supermarket last Friday was remanded to prison this afternoon.   Brad Samuel was denied bail when...

A regional approach to dealing with sargassum

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The Grenada government says the discovery of sargassum on various Caribbean beaches should be treated as a climate change issue and wants a regional...