Daily Archives: Mar 21, 2017
Empire and Bullets open lucrative Super 8 with victories
Former Premier Division champions, Empire FC, and Pigotts Bullets FC, were victors in the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association’s (ABFA) Wadadli Beer Super 8 Championships over the weekend.
BPM candidate wants to change the culture of Barbuda’s politics
Former teacher and Barbuda Peoples Movement (BPM) candidate, Asha Frank, said her political aspirations are rooted in her interest in the development of Barbuda...
YIDA's EIA inadequate, fails to meet terms of reference
The Department of Environment's (DoE) review of Yida's Strategic Environmental Impact Assesment (SEIA) has cited the study for failing to meet terms of reference (ToR), failing to conduct adequte new research, and for relying on oudated data from two decades ago.
Woman found bludgeoned in Radio Range
A woman has been hospitalized in critical condition with injuries to the head and is believed to have been the victim of a bludgeoning incident yesterday morning.
APUA awaits audited report on Wadadli Power Plant
The Electricity Manager at Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA), Andre Matthias said that a final report of an audit on the Wadadli Power Plant (WPP), will determine the next course of action for the under-performing facility at Crabb’s Peninsula.
Blackhawks And Empire Welcomes Newcomers To ABCA First Class
Newcomers to the Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association’s (ABCA) first class competition, Pigotts Crushers and Rising Sun Spartans, were harshly welcomed to the league’s Two-Day tournament over the weekend.
Nothing a public inquiry couldn’t solve
While taking a break from showering the OBSERVER with love during the most recent Parliament sittings, Prime Minister Gaston Browne revealed that the Government of Antigua & Barbuda had dispatched a strong rebuke of the assertions made in the March 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume II, on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes published by the United States Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
Rodney calls for better pitches for First Class competition
Former coach of the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and President of the Antigua & Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA), Leon Rodney, has called on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to pay keener attention to the preparation of pitches during regional competitions.
Appeal to help find missing man
The police and the family of 38-year-old Bobby Neugent Simpson, who last resided at Cashew Hill, are seeking the assistance of the general public to determine his whereabouts.
FIFA bans Ghanaian referee for life
Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey has been banned for life by FIFA for what it calls "match manipulation".