Daily Archives: Nov 20, 2018

Former Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Volleyball Association (ABAVA) Business League champions, Jumby Bay, continue to display their dominance in the ongoing league.

The draft version of The Cannabis Bill, 2018 has been released in preparation for discussion in Parliament.  It is described as “AN ACT to provide for the regulation and control of cannabis for religious use, by documented members of registered religious organisations, to uphold the constitutional rights afforded to each citizen of Antigua and Barbuda; and to provide for the regulation and control of cannabis for medicinal and scientific use within Antigua and Barbuda, to establish the Antigua and Barbuda Medicinal Cannabis Authority whose functions will be described herein, to authorise medicinal and alternative health practitioners to recommend medicinal cannabis, to establish scientific research protocol for medicinal cannabis, and to establish a licensing structure and complete tracking system for medicinal cannabis businesses.”  A bit wordy, but it is a lengthy bill, so we thought that a summary was in order.  

The government is distancing itself from a social media post which purports to reveal the dates this year when local shoppers  enjoy a reduction in the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST). 

The cake was baked and the venue prepared, but birthday girl, Mary Winspeare, was noticeably absent from her 100th birthday celebration when her guests showed up at Coco’s Rose Reception Hall in Urlings to join her.

Rachael “Edith” James Lloyd is poised to be one of the island’s oldest residents who has lived beyond  100  years.

Three former Cabinet ministers who served under the United Progressive Party (UPP) are expected to defend themselves in court next March against the government's appeal of the dismissal of criminal charges of corruption, fraud, larceny and embezzlement charges against the trio.

A family is demanding that the government move swiftly to properly enforce the Antigua and Barbuda ‘Medical Practitioners Act of 2009’, particularly the section which speaks to the formation of a Disciplinary Committee to investigate and punish any wrongdoings on the part of medical practitioners in Antigua and Barbuda.