Daily Archives: Aug 18, 2018
UPDATED: Two road fatalities this morning
Two men died this morning in a horrific two vehicular accident and another is being treated for minor injuries.
Kipyegon Bett: Kenyan runner suspended after "failing to submit" to a drug test
Kenyan middle-distance runner, Kipyegon Bett, has been provisionally suspended from competition for "refusing or failing to submit" to a drug test.
Golden Jaguars draw with Mangaratiba in first practice match
The first competitive fixture of the Golden Jaguars on their “Train and Play” Tour of Brazil ended in a 2-2 draw against the Mangaratiba Club on Tuesday afternoon at the Estadio Municipal Jose Maria De Brito Barros ground.
Female boxers set for history-making moment
History is set to be made when a junior female boxing team represents Trinidad and Tobago at an international tournament for the first time.
Antigua and Barbuda edges St. Kitts in nail-biting opener
The Antigua and Barbuda Senior Women’s volleyball team edged out rivals, St. Kitts and Nevis in their opening Group B match of the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Senior Women’s Volleyball tournament on Thursday night, 3-2.
Cricket Association names 23-member training squad
The Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) named a 23-member training squad to contest the Leeward Islands Cricket Board (LICB) Men’s tournament next month.
EDITORIAL: Standardised testing
Congratulations are in order for all the students who sat and passed the recently conducted Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Both sets of exams are extremely tough, and success at this level is to be admired and lauded. Not everyone handles the pressures of these exams well, so to those who made the attempt and tried their best, but did not achieve the desired results, we would like to also extend congratulations. The key to education it to try your best, and to be honest with yourself that you did.
Road safety Group wants funding for awareness campaigns
The Antigua and Barbuda Road Safety group is hoping that it can convince the government to disburse 10 percent of the road rehabilitation project funds, to the group to finance its awareness campaign.
Social Transformation Minister could be next on Disability protest list
The head of the disability movement is threatening to stage protest action outside the office of the Social Transformation minister, Samantha Marshall, if the group's concerns are not addressed.
Arthur Nibbs Foundation to help Barbudans in need shortly
Former member of parliament for Barbuda and the founder of the Arthur Nibbs Foundation has disclosed that his foundation will commence the dispersal of building materials to hurricane affected Barbudans in short order.
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