Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2017
Kiwis put 2013 nightmare behind them to lift Cup
Challengers Emirates Team New Zealand put a 2013 nightmare behind them when they defeated defenders Oracle Team USA by a crushing 7-1 margin in the Great Sound on Monday to lift sailing’s 35th America’s Cup.
Windies know what they are about: Nation
Chedean Nation has pushed back on suggestions West Indies women were overawed by the occasion, in their heavy eight-wicket defeat to reigning champions Australia Women in England on Monday.
Gonsalves: Beach football not an immediate priority
Developing a national beach football league is not on the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association’s (ABFA) to do list.
MSJMC struggling to deal with patients abandoned at the hospital
Administrators at the Mount St Johns Medical Centre (MSJMC), say they are running out of options to relocate some patients whose relatives have abandoned them or those who simply do not have anywhere to go after they have been discharged from the facility.
Fans to benefit from Cricket West Indies promotions
Cricket West Indies has embarked on a number of promotion initiatives ahead of two One Day Internationals (ODIs) here at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground starting Friday.
UPP calls on gov’t to suspend CIP following visa suspension
The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) is calling on the Gaston Browne led administration “to suspend the approval of any further [CIP] applications, pending the convening and outcomes of a forensic audit – to include the administration and operations of the Programme”.
A&B passport holders react to Canada revoking visa-free entry
The eight faces captured represent a section of the populace that is highly concerned over the news that Antiguan and Barbudan passport holders will no...
Benjamin Calls For Resignation Of Cricket West Indies’ Chief Selector
Former Windies cricketer Winston Benjamin is calling for the resignation of the chief selector, Courtney Browne.
Canadian visa crisis: A surprise or a foreseeable fate?
At least one government minister has disclosed that he was caught by surprise by the announcement of the new Canadian visa requirement for Antiguan and Barbudan citizens.
We would like to see the letters, please?
The reactions to the news that the Canadian government had decided to revoke Antigua & Barbuda’s visa-free travel status were immediate. There was a range of emotions as the vast majority of people felt disappointed, frustrated and angry. It was to be expected. The news even came as a shock to many pro-CIP (Citizenship by Investment Programme) people.