Mar 12, 2020 | Breaking, Feature, News, The Big Stories
Double murder convict, Calvin ‘Burga’ James, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for release. The ruling was handed down earlier this afternoon in the High Court. James was found guilty of two counts of murder and other charges. On October 5,...
Jan 20, 2020 | Feature, News, The Big Scores, The Big Stories
The Ministry of Education has taken a decision to close the St Mary’s Secondary School until further notice. Education Director, Clare Browne, indicated today that, “The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has come to the decision that we will have to close...
Jun 1, 2019 | Editorials, Feature
Sadly, we note the passing of another Antiguan icon this past Tuesday. We’re talking about Baldwin ‘Mighty Bambi’ Bell, he of John Bull and witty calypso fame. Yes, he was one of our best John Bulls – “our John Bull King,” according to Eutha Meade, the leader of...
May 31, 2019 | Editorials, Feature
Edward Seaga was a great Jamaican patriot well-deserving of the many tributes that have been paid to him concerning his devoted service to his country. But he was not a regionalist and his tenure as Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1980 to 1989 contributed to...
May 30, 2019 | Editorials, Feature
It was indeed heartening to hear that Mr. Shawn Thomas, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the now-dubious Antigua and Barbuda Road Infrastructure and Rehabilitation Project (ABRIRP) and Anne Harewood George, the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) with the Project...
