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Appeal for critical supplies on World Blood Day 2021
A local youth group is appealing to young people across the nation to donate a pint of blood each to the Sir Lester Bird Mount St John’s Medical Centre to mark World Blood Donor Day today. One year...
A&B is days away from being able to test for Covid variants – CMO
The ability to test for Covid variants in Antigua and Barbuda – rather than send samples to Trinidad for analysis – is set to become a reality within days. Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda...
Tax on small tourist accommodations to go before parliament this week
A controversial tax on all tourist accommodation which was set to be introduced last year but was delayed due to the Covidpandemic is to come before Parliament next week. The House of...
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ABHTA donates equipment to the ABHTI
The Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute (ABHTI) recently received a donation of essential cooking equipment from the Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA). The donation was made possible after a past student and lecturer,...
Antigua and Barbuda on list to receive vaccine donations from the US
By Carlena Knight [email protected] Antigua and Barbuda has been confirmed as one of several Caribbean countries who will receive an undisclosed number of vaccines from the US. Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph confirmed these reports when he spoke to...
UPP Leader chides ‘political directorate’ for interfering in CIP matters
By Orville Williams [email protected] Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell is blaming political interference from the current administration for the bad publicity that has recently been clouding the country’s Citizenship by...
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Athletics Association elections could be held soon – Cornelius
by Carlena Knight Elections for the top position at the Antigua and Barbuda Athletics Association could be imminent. This is according to President of the ABAA Everton 'Mano' Cornelius who explained that once some in-house matters are rectified, elections could be...
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WHO says International travel still not safe
Denmark (AFP) — Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, a World Health Organization director warned Thursday, while stressing that authorised vaccines work against variants of concern. “Right now, in the...
Britons Under-30s offered alternative to Oxford-AstraZeneca jab
SOURCE-BBC NEWS: Under-30s are to be offered an alternative Covid vaccine to the AstraZeneca jab due to the evidence linking it to rare blood clots. The recommendation comes after a review by by drugs regulator MHRA found by the end of March 79 people in the UK had...
Norwegian Cruise Line Sets Restart Plan With 3 Ships From Greece, Jamaica and Dominican Republic
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings today announced it will restart service this July with cruises from Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Greece with the Norwegian Joy, Jade and Gem. The Jade will sail seven-day cruises to the Greek Isles from Athens starting...
Trinis flock Tobago beaches on Good Friday
SOURCE-TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GUARDIAN: Adherence to COVID protocols was uppermost on vacationers’ minds yesterday as Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 figures begin to rise. For the second consecutive year, Easter celebrations in Tobago are mainly sea, sun, and sand. The...
Guyana receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX mechanism
Georgetown, 29 January 2021 – Guyana today received 24,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World...
Coronavirus: India temporarily halts Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine exports
SOURCE- BBC: India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, foreign ministry sources have told the BBC. They said rising cases meant domestic demand was expected to pick up in the coming weeks, and so the doses were...
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