Daily Archives: Oct 8, 2018

Mill Reef had much to celebrate on Saturday night as the newbies recorded their first win of the ongoing Cool and Smooth Antigua and Barbuda Basketball Association (ABBA) Business league.

The highly talked about Grays Green covered court and Community centre complex has finally been completed and it is ready to be handed over to the government.

Sandals and ECAB picked up victories in the Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Volleyball Association (ABAVA) Business league on Saturday night at the YMCA Volleyball Indoor facility.

The Antigua and Barbuda Table Tennis Association (ABTTA) held a one-day workshop for umpires and referees last Saturday at the Antigua Grammar School.

Rai Benjamin, son of former West Indies fast bowler, Winston Benjamin, is now officially a U.S. athlete.

There was good news coming out of the post-cabinet press briefing. Cabinet has indicated that a three-member committee has been set-up to address the issue of whether a minor (person under the age of 18 years) should be able to refuse to testify and how to treat a hostile witness in cases where prosecution is deemed to be in the public interest. These are very important issues and we must commend the Cabinet for assigning a majority female committee.

Health officials are indicating that 356 cataracts surgeries were conducted by the group of Chinese doctors under the Bright Journey Project.

The issuance of the Writ for the Referendum which will take place on November 6, paves the way for a second education campaign about the actual process, and the training of officers who will be assisting electoral officials.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne recently signed an accreditation master agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), as the final step in the accreditation process on behalf of this country’s Department of Environment.

A month before the electorate will be asked to vote in a referendum to determine whether or not the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) should replace the Privy Council as the nation’s final court of appeal, a new group has been formed to streamline opposition to the process.