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Daily Archives: Apr 21, 2018

Child poisoning reports on the rise

There has been a noticeable increase in the number cases of child poisoning being brought to the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre. That is according...

Twenty-four people honoured at National Youth Awards

Twenty four people  were honoured last evening for their contributions to national development. They included the youth and adults in both public and private sectors. Sylvin...

Human Rights Report laments prison conditions, corruption

Bribery and corruption are still rampant among staff at Her Majesty’s Prison. That’s according to the ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT which was...

An act of disrespect – Tabor

“We look at it as an act of disrespect and incompetence…the recipient of the award has not even received any official communication.”

Editorial: Creativity and innovation on Mother Earth Day

Lately, our little bit of paradise has been bombarded with some pretty heavy issues. These run the gamut from murders to politics to the upheaval in the police force and everything in between.  In light of all that is going on, we figured that we would divert to a couple of topics of a lighter nature.  

Man jailed for stealing from eye doctor

Shastri Lopez has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for breaking into and stealing from Dr. Alvin Edwards’ home last September.

New BoE chairperson appointed

The Board of Education has a new chairperson. Head of the Undergrad Department at the Antigua State College, Denise Gardiner was recently appointed to the post.

Halo Foundation disburses special-needs scholarships

Three special-needs children are the beneficiaries of partial scholarships from the Halo Foundation.

Armed robbery at service station

Two armed assailants were on the run after they held up and robbed two employees and one patron of the Belle Vue Heights Service Station.

Barbudans in UK undeterred by PM’s stubborn stance

Despite holding a protest demonstration in front of the venue of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in London, U.K., on Thursday to raise awareness to the plight of Barbudans, members of the Barbuda diaspora in the United Kingdom are not confident that the Gaston Browne administration will defer from unilaterally moving to repeal the Barbuda Land Act.
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