Daily Archives: Apr 8, 2019
Editorial: Barrymore and the need for a more perfect union
Somebody is trying to play a ‘good cop, bad cop’ game with
the Barbudans occupying the Barrymore Hotel. It cannot be that the Prime
Minister, the...
More calls for comprehensive dialogue on changes to Labour Code
A labour relations expert is suggesting that the government
should revisit recent changes to the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code to provide
further clarity in some...
Rotary’s annual Walk for Autism raises $20K
Hundreds of residents took part in the Rotary Club of
Antigua Sundown (RCAS) annual Walk for Autism last Saturday, a seven-mile trek
from Mount St. John’s...
BPM leader threatens APUA
The Parliamentary Representative for Barbuda, Trevor Walker,
has threatened to take the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) to court
if it fails to expedite the reconnection...
Barbudans dig in and resist gov’t push to evict them
Barbudans living at the Barrymore Hotel engaged in a
standoff with government officials who eventually backed off from their attempt
to evict the occupants from the...
High-tech bins installed in St. John’s
Many of the long-awaited bins which form part of the
government’s plans to enhance the appearance of the city were installed in St.
John’s yesterday.
The Minister...
PM says development will come at an environmental cost
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is unapologetic about the removal of mangroves to make way for the YIDA resort project on Guiana Island, and stated...
Child dies in freak accident
A family is mourning the loss of a four-year-old child who
died in an accident over the weekend.
According to reports, Alexander Johnson had just arrived
home...
Gov’t appoints new Information Commissioner
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has recommended the appointment
of retired educator Joycelyn Palmer as the country’s new Information
Commissioner, a post mandated by the 2004 Freedom...