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Daily Archives: Sep 16, 2017

AHTA chairman gives Antigua building standards a thumbs up

The Chairman of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association, Alex Debrito says he’s confident about the quality of the building standards in the country. While...

Govt denies int'l media reports regarding IMF and Antigua & Barbuda

The Government’s Chief-of-Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst says the Prime Minister has not asked the IMF nor any group to make representation on the government's...

Fight leaves teen in a coma

Fourteen-year-old Devonte James is in a coma at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre following a fight with another boy yesterday. Sherma Shervington says the...

Fire guts pre-school

A fire caused extensive damage inside the St. Patrick's Child Development Centre Saturday afternoon, leaving the owner in tears as firemen doused the flames. Scores...

Press Release: Antigua and Barbuda is now under a hurricane watch as weather officials keep an eye on Tropical Storm Maria.

Antigua and Barbuda is now under a hurricane watch as weather officials keep an eye on Tropical Storm Maria. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane...

Jamaica to host major conference on attracting business to the region

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept 16, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development says Jamaica will host a major conference later this year to discuss how best to attract more business from international companies to the Caribbean in areas such as call centre operations, website and animation design, and legal and accounting services.

Tropical systems in Atlantic Ocean threatening progress in BVI

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Sept. 16, CMC — Two tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean are threatening to reverse progress made here since the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma on September 6.

Jets strike U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed militias in Syria said they came under attack on Saturday from Russian jets and Syrian government forces in Deir al-Zor province, a flashpoint in an increasingly complex battlefield.

British police arrest London bomb suspect at Dover border point

LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the departure lounge of the port of Dover on Saturday in what they said was a “very significant” step in the hunt for whoever planted a bomb on a London commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier.

Retraction: NODS retracts statement about Barbudans living at the Barrymore Hotel

The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is retracting a statement made in a press release issued Thursday concerning Barbudans living at the Barrymore...
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