Daily Archives: Feb 7, 2018

Two students of the Ottos Comprehensive School who were involved in the stabbing of a classmate in mid-January have been expelled.

A confrontation involving a visitor, the police and Customs Officers who tried to search her luggage ended with the woman being charged.

At least 12 communities across Antigua will benefit from a government initiative to upgrade a number of sporting facilities across the country.

Former prime minister and living national hero Sir Lester Bird is said to be urging the government and the people of Antigua and Barbuda to go all in on tourism. While making his presentation during the debate on the $1.22 billion budget, Sir Lester dismissed the calls for the economy to move away from tourism. According to his assessment, tourism is an invaluable contributor to the economy, and there is no other sector that can match it.

Newly promoted team, Ottos Coolers continued their winning ways in the Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) Division 2 league on Monday, defeating Callaloo Cay Old Road Daggers 61-40 in the feature match of a double-header at the JSC Sports Complex.

Starting this week, all Barbudans will be able to travel home by ferry for a reduced cost of $100 per roundtrip under the Barbuda Express Discount initiative.

A Sunil Narine hat-trick and a typically exhilarating Evin Lewis hundred were all Trinidad and Tobago Red Force needed to brush aside the luckless Windward Islands Volcanoes by four wickets and post their third straight win of the Regional Super50.

Students and teachers on Barbuda returned to the classroom on Monday, and are functioning despite a few challenges.

A bill to decriminalise up to 15 grammes of cannabis for personal use was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

A bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility from eight years to 12 years has been passed in the Lower House.