Daily Archives: May 31, 2018

If you love the sea, or at least a good beach lime, you have probably adopted more colourful language since the invasion of the Sargassum seaweed to our shores and nearby waters. For years, our beaches have been washed by the “golden tide.” The quantum of seaweed comes in waves (pun intended) and ever so often, those who are most affected hang their hopes that the lessened intensity is the proverbial ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ that they so badly want. Judging from all that we have seen, the light is very dim and what needs to be developed is a national response plan to deal with the seaweed on a long-term basis.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne is once again levelling strong criticism against larger countries for the role that they have played in climate change and for their de-risking practices which he said are threatening the Caribbean, and he is calling upon leaders to hold larger nations accountable.

Residents contracting trucks to remove garbage and bulk waste from their properties are urged not to pay for the service until they have proof that the garbage has been properly disposed of at the landfill.

Fresh concerns have been raised over the operations of regional carrier, LIAT and it is coming from Dr. Keith Mitchell, the director of the...

One law firm has written to the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association indicating that it will not allow the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) to inspect its clients’ records.

The man accused of beating a police officer at the immigration department on Monday was granted bail yesterday in the sum of $60,000.

A request has been made for an enforcement order to be issued to the developers of the Hodges Bay Club. This comes as the Department of Environment (DoE) has identified breaches of the approved scope of work, specifically for the construction of a pool.