Daily Archives: Jun 21, 2017

An estimated US $100,000 in losses were incurred when Yakinuki Express restaurant at West Coast Village on the Valley Road was destroyed in an early morning fire, yesterday.

Antigua & Barbuda and other small island developing states (SIDS) are being encouraged to take full advantage of a new toolkit that will provide countries with a comprehensive source of methods, good practices and knowledge sharing on Climate Change legislation.

Manchester United manager José Mourinho has denied tax fraud in Spain, saying the government had ratified his tax affairs.

Hours after resigning as India coach, Anil Kumble has said he was "informed for the first time yesterday [Monday] by the BCCI that the captain had reservations with my style and about my continuing as head coach".

Ten Pakistan cricketers returned home to a heroic welcome in four different cities as hundreds of fans thronged the airports, and gathered outside their residences, to celebrate the Champions Trophy triumph.

A dream by a number of schools volleyball players to compete at in annual invitational tournament in St Maarten seems set to become a reality following word that the government has approved the funding they had requested.

The prime minister’s grand promise of “500 homes in 500 days” is having some unexpected consequences. The third year anniversary of the Antigua & Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) administration saw just 17 keys delivered to the new homeowners with a reported 48 near completion in Dredge Bay. The Chief of Staff, Lionel “Max” Hurst, has indicated that all 48 homes “have been earmarked”, however, “several people did not want to be part of it [the handover ceremony]”. The ABLP has also indicated that 278 homes are under construction in Paynters and Denfields.

Two Antiguan athletes stamped their authority at this year’s North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Age Group Championships held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad over the weekend.