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Work permit cost slashed for farm workers
The cost of work permits for non-nationals who choose to engage in farming has been halved to $1,500, the Cabinet has decided.
Other measures are...
Canadian PM: Antigua CIP did not meet high standards expected of it
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his government will consider lifting visa requirements for Antiguan and Barbudans if “significant improvements” were made...
Antigua to establish Sexual Offences Court
Antigua and Barbuda will be the very first Caribbean country to establish a Sexual Offenses Court, the government has announced.
It means that people who...
Police looking for men who fled during search
Police are seeking the help of the general public in knowing the whereabouts of 36-year-old Jason Jermaine Reynolds and 36-year-old Shagon Sheldon O'Brien both...
Tourist who found skeletal remains was a campaigner for missing woman
The American visitor who discovered skeletal remains in Cades Bay on Sunday has said she is deeply affected by cases of missing women.
Dr Carolina Weaver...
Alleged kidnappers get bail
The two men accused of unlawfully confining a woman this week were granted bail in the Magistrates Court today.
Twenty-eight-year-old Peter Coipel of Yorks was...
Chief Magistrate defends decision to impose fine for gun crime
(PRESS RELEASE)
In reference to the article in The Daily Observer, page 3, Re: ‘Chief Magistrate’s sentence raises more questions’, published on Monday, January 08,...
Old Half Moon Bay Hotel demolished ahead of expected construction
The controversial Half Moon Bay Hotel has been demolished as its new owners prepare for construction of a new resort later this year.
The property...
Law coming to regularise non-nationals
The government announced today that it will pass a law to ensure citizenship for non-nationals who have resided here for more than seven years.
The Cabinet...
PM responds to threat of legal action from Daniel (AUDIO)
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to a threat of legal action by lawyers for Member of Parliament Wilmoth Daniel.
The deputy leader of the...
Retired civil servant joins DNA ticket in All Saints West
Career-civil servant and former aerodrome superintendent at the VC Bird International Airport Leon Smith, also known as Abhlee, is the latest to join the...
Work begins on emergency operations centre
Construction work has started on the new headquarters for the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), to be operated by the National Office of Disaster...
Third robbery charge for Evanson
(STRATCOM RELEASE)
Cadaphy "Jun Jun" Evanson of Briggins has been charged again with robbery.
This time he is charged for robbing a Dickenson Bay man of...