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LIAT CEO: Taxes on flights too high
Caribbean governments are being encouraged to revisit the level of taxation on airline tickets.
The issue came up earlier this week as LIAT, Air Antilles...
Car explodes near Jennings
Firefighters are busy trying to put out a fire which is destroying a Nissan X-trail.
Residents told Antigua News Room they heard two explosions then...
Police on the hunt for two men who stole from gas station
The WIOC (Watson) Service Station on All Saints Road, Buckley Line, was just robbed.
The public is asked to be on the lookout for two...
Red Cross donates over $750,000 worth of equipment and financial aid to Barbuda fishermen
72 of Barbuda's licensed fishermen and divers received over $750,000 of much-needed financial aid and fishing equipment from the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross...
Sir Viv backs CARICOM intervention
Legendary former Test captain, Sir Vivian Richards, has thrown his weight behind CARICOM’s efforts at governance reform in West Indies cricket.
The Antiguan, who never...
Green Party to contest Barbuda by-election
Primrose Thomas, Go Green For Life Candidate
The following persons were duly nominated in Barbuda today and will contest the by-election, which will take place...
Windrush exposes latent racism, says Gaston Browne
A Caribbean leader has hinted that the maltreatment of Windrush-era immigrants was fuelled by underlying racist attitudes among Home Office officials.
Gaston Browne, prime minister...
Hurricane-hit Barbudans protest to save communal land from developers
By Megan Darby
Barbuda was among the islands hardest hit by Hurricane Irma, the category 5 storm that ripped through the Caribbean in September 2017.
Seven months later, Barbudan...
Festivals Commission owes close to seven million dollars
The monies owed to various individuals and service providers for carnival over the years is a whopping $ 6.8 million, Carnival Minister Daryl Matthew...
Costpro Supermarket staff cry out for help over harassment and short pay
The workers of the Costpro Supermarket say they are "very dissatisfied" with the treatment being received from management and are calling on the company to...
Jonas tells Walker to take his Barbuda protest to parliament (VIDEO)
The Minister responsible for Barbuda Affairs Dean Jonas has told Member of Parliament for Barbuda Trevor Walker to take his protest over the Barbuda...
Antigua nominated for most romantic Caribbean destination at World Travel Awards
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority announced today five nominations for the destination in the 25th annual World Travel Awards 2018.
The World Travel Awards...
UK to open High Commission in Antigua
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced that his country will open an Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda and a number of other OECS states.
The...