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Two new Covid cases
The country has recorded two new coronavirus cases – with 167 test results currently pending. All 71 samples recently processed by Mount St John’s Medical Centre returned negative results. But of...
Three Covid vaccines get gov’t backing
By Kadeem Joseph [email protected] Government has announced the three Covid-19 vaccines that it prefers Antigua and Barbuda to acquire. Minister of Information Melford Nicholas said...
Judge accepts reduced plea for murderer diagnosed with schizophrenia
By Elesha George [email protected] High Court Judge Justice Iain Morley has accepted a plea of manslaughter by “reason of diminished responsibility” for Wilson Adams, after hearing...
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Civil servants ‘will be paid’, gov’t promises
By Kadeem Joseph [email protected] Despite recording a major shortfall in revenue for 2020, the government is promising public servants that it will continue to honour its payroll obligations as it seeks to boost tax compliance. Minister of Information...
Biden offers Caribbean environment a ‘fighting chance’
Climate change is blamed for worsening hurricanes such as Irma that devastated Barbuda in 2017 (Photo Gemma Handy, The Independent) by Gemma Handy [email protected] From rising sea levels to calamitous storms and devastating droughts, the Caribbean has...
Barbuda Covid patient transported to MSJMC
By Elesha George [email protected] Barbuda’s first Covid-19 patient is currently in Antigua receiving symptomatic treatment, after the district practitioner for Barbuda, Dr Jeremy Deazle, said her condition began to worsen over time. The woman, who is...
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Competitive cycling set for return with Pan Am Base Circuit Race
By Neto Baptiste Competitive cycling is set for a return on Sunday with a 1.42 miles circuit race at the Coolidge Pan Am Base. The race will be the first competitive event for cycling since March last year after all competitions were halted on a request from the...
Gonsalves: Barbara Coates Being Pushed By ‘Perennial Detractors’
By Neto Baptiste President of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA), Everton Gonsalves, has suggested that sitting floor member Barbara Coates, is being pushed by whom he calls “perennial detractors” in her decision to challenge him for the body’s...
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GUYANA: Three remanded for brutal murder of Henry cousins
Three men who are accused of the brutal murders of teen cousins, Isaiah and Joel Henry, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Those charged are 20-year-old Akash Singh, called “Monkey,” of Zeelugt Squatting Area, East...
Breaking: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday
The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday to "protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new Covid strains", the prime minister has said. Anyone flying into the country from overseas will have to show proof of a negative Covid test before setting off....
Barbados PM gets first COVID-19 dose, announces more in weeks
Barbados could receive a batch of “emergency” vaccines for frontline workers and the most vulnerable by the end of this month, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced, while revealing she and two other ministers have already received a jab. The doses are coming from...
PAHO: Region-wide COVID-19 surge demands stepped-up fight
(Barbados Today) - The Pan American Health Organisation’s point man in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr Yitades Gebre, has urged the region to ramp up public health measures to contain the viral illness “at a dangerous time” amid a surge in infections across the...
BREAKING: U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Travelers
(The New York Times) - Before boarding their flights, all international passengers headed to the United States will first need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, according to a new federal policy going into effect on Jan. 26. “Testing does not eliminate all...
House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution, charging Trump with ‘incitement of insurrection’
(CNN) - House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in last week's riots at the US Capitol. The impeachment resolution that the House is poised to vote on...
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