Politics
PM wants hotel workers to form their own union
Prime Minister Gaston Browne today appealed to workers in the hotel sector to form their own union after he accused some trade unionists of...
Speaker tells MP’s stop reading newspapers and having refreshments in parliament
House Speaker Sir Gerald Watt has told Members of Parliament to refrain from breaching the Standing Orders by reading newspapers and having refreshments while...
Mark says she won’t stay
Chief Immigration Officer says she will leave the post as indicated in her resignation letter.
Mark resigned for personal reasons but the government asked her...
Senator explains absence from important UN meeting
Senator Maureen Payne-Hyman, who is Antigua & Barbuda's representative to the UN Committee against Tortue says she will not accept responsibility for the country's...
Gov’t goes to parliament to avoid sudden closures of large hotels
An emergency meeting of Parliament has been scheduled for Thursday as the government moves to avoid other Sandals-like closures.
The Investment Amendment Act will be...
SJDC worker remains in limbo after colleagues protested her removal
The employment future of St. John’s Development Corporation employee accused of theft last year remains in limbo.
The woman has been out of office since...
CIU releases statement on latest passport saga
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) wishes to place on record that during the background check process conducted on the now deceased Canadian-born investor,...
Man detained after promoting opposition rally through the streets
Sylvester Payne was detained for several hours today after using loud speakers to promote a United Progressive Party (UPP) public rally.
His detention was in...
Gov’t to Annette Mark: please stay
After resigning for “personal issues” on July 10, 2017, the government has asked Chief Immigration Officer Anette Mark to reconsider her decision.
“We are waiting...
Senate Minority leader raises strong objection to rushed debating of bills
United Progressive Party (UPP) leader Senator Harold Lovell has written to the Clerk of Parliament, Ramona Small, raising “strong objection” to the rushed debating...
Five revelations made in the release of Diplomat Passports list
The Lion’s share of diplomatic passport holders are people born in Antigua & Barbuda
"The 161 Antiguans and Barbudans include the Governor General and...
PM says Antigua helped in the release of Venezuela opposition leader
The Antigua and Barbuda government Saturday welcomed the release of the jailed Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez saying it should be regarded as “...
Observer bans Tabor as PM makes good on lawsuit
The OBSERVER Media Group has banned UPP PRO Damani Tabor from live programming “until he furnishes the company with a waiver and indemnity.”
According to...