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Daily Archives: Sep 25, 2018

Passengers injured as truck crashes into bus

Over a dozen passengers were in a bus nearby the Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology when a loaded truck reportedly swerved from...

Opposition Leader concerned at haste to pass marijuana bills

The leader of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr. Godwin Friday, says he is concerned at the “haste” with which the St....

Caribbean countries in the forefront to eliminate TB

Caribbean countries have the lowest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and are on the road to elimination, the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO)...

Government gives assurances to local investors in government securities

The Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan R. Straughn, Tuesday defended the move by the new Barbados government to ensure that all nationals...

Police probe probably suicide case

Police Tuesday said they believed that a man at the center of a sex video aired on social media, may have committed suicide after...

Regional workshop to examine National Cash Transfer Programmes for Emergencies

A two-day workshop aimed at increasing knowledge and exposure of available practical tools to make social protection programmes more shock responsive in Small Island...

Editorial: Strategy?  Pappy-show? Or a bit of both

Twenty years ago, the U.S. television sitcom, Seinfeld, produced its final season, and in that final season was a classic take on relationships, with the character, George Costanza, attempting to break-up with his girlfriend, Maura.  We realise that this is an odd introduction to an editorial, but many of us of a certain age will relate to the episode, and if you are fans of the show, will immediately see the connection between “The Strongbox” episode and what occurred at the United Progressive Party’s (UPP) Annual General Council meeting, when the party’s political leader, Harold Lovell, attempted to resign his position.  

School bus driver bailed for wounding student

A school bus driver accused of wounding a 14-year-old student was granted bail in the All Saints Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Flight operations worker gets more drug charges

Daren Leslie Dunnah, a LIAT flight operations supervisor, is facing more charges as the police wrap up their probe into the importation of cannabis into Antigua and Barbuda.

Colombia and Antigua collaborate to find missing man

The governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Colombia are reportedly working together to bring closure to the family of Jonathan Phillips, the young man who disappeared while bathing in the Melcocho River, in the rural area of the municipality of Cocorná.
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