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FAO Consultants meet with pineapple producers to discuss specifications of the Antigua Black as...
The Antigua Black Pineapple producers training session was the last activity of the FAO’s Mission here in Antigua.
A group of FAO Consultants have been...
Health Officials Brief Hoteliers On Coronavirus Plan
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourist Association (ABHTA) met today (Tues) with officials from the Ministry of Health, the Antigua Workers...
Passing of Sir Royston Hopkin, a most unbelievable loss to hotel and tourism sector...
by Desmond Allen, The Jamaica Observer
Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, the Caribbean’s leading hotelier has described the passing of Grenadian tourism icon, Sir Royston Hopkin as...
World Bank Group Announces Up to $12 Billion Immediate Support for COVID-19 Country Response
As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate...
Initiate Spark Makes Donation to Victory Centre
Initiate Spark which is a local non-profit organization, made a financial donation to the Victory Centre on Monday 2nd March 2020. The NGO also...
Teenager confesses she lied about sex allegation
A local gas station operator was found not guilty of sex with an underage girl after the complaint testified her allegation was a lie.
The...
Four Women Must Each Compensate Victim 600 Dollars For Wounding
The four women charged with wounding the then 20-year-old Denatalee Nicholson were each sentenced to pay compensation of $600 today.
They must pay the compensation...
Old Road Primary Receives Electronic Items After Winning Sandals Foundation’s Recycling Competition
“We are elated,” is the way Principal at the Old Road Primary School Ryona Joseph
described the school’s receipt of a laptop and a projector...
NOTICE: Public Consultations On Food Safety Bill
The Honourable. Steadroy C. O. Benjamin, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Public Safety and Labour; and the Honourable Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health,...
Pringle Promises New Bills To Be Introduced In Parliament
Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Jamale Pringle, says the UPP will soon be introducing bills into Parliament to address the shortcomings of the law.
“We...
Effects of COVID-19 May Cause Hotel Staff To Be Laid Off
With the presence of the coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Caribbean; it has become a more inevitable threat and hotels are seeing a lot of...
COMMENTARY: Burga’s Fate – Death Or Life Imprisonment
By Rawlston Pompey
Not sure where exactly in the ‘Dickens or Heaven’s’ this is to be found, but somewhere in the Holy Bible, the Scripture...
Works Speeds Up On Site For Suspected Cases of Coronavirus
Officials announced today that they have intensified the transformation effort at the old Holberton Hospital to prepare it for suspected cases of the Coronavirus.
The...