Daily Archives: Jul 2, 2018

A 21-year-old man from the British Virgin Islands (BVI), will spend the next six months at her Majesty’s Prison in St. Vincent for attempting...

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has appointed Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine as Chairman of the facility...

President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith, is calling for a new paradigm in the aviation industry, defined by connectivity which...

The Barbuda Council would have to wait a little while longer before police officers can vacate the Fisheries Complex. Up to midday, the officers were...

The Management of Lee Wind Paints has put staff on notice that they are unable to pay salaries for May and June.

Not too long ago, we wrote about the medical marijuana industry that appears to be on the horizon in Antigua and Barbuda. We pointed out the obvious - that there was a huge amount of money to be made - and opined that the government must establish a licensing regime that is transparent and fair. We return to this topic because we have learned that firms and individuals continue to make presentations to Cabinet directly and this does not foster any feelings of transparency and fairness.

Charges are likely to be filed against at least one woman who was arrested for the alleged illegal trading/sale of pharmaceuticals which the authorities confiscated on Saturday following a tip off about a vendor selling the items in the market area known as “Bend Down”.

A fire destroyed two houses in John Hughes Saturday night and investigators were still working to determine the cause up to yesterday.

Scores of Barbudans were engaged in a five-hour standoff with police yesterday over access to the Fisheries Complex, intermittently chanting “no retreat, no surrender” as they vowed not to hand over the keys for the building to anyone.

A criminal who held workers at gunpoint while robbing Carlisle Bay hotel on Saturday, continued to evade the police up to last night.