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Subverting laws for YIDA is costing the environment: investigation shows
by jennelsa.johnson | November 13, 2020 | Feature, Headline, The Big Stories, YIDA | 0 Comments
By Elesha George [email protected] An investigation of the Antigua and Barbuda Special Economic Zone (ABSEZ) has brought to the fore the scale of the changes that are already occurring with the construction of the two-billion dollar development....
Festivals Commission backtracks on Ivena ban
by martina.johnson | July 22, 2017 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
Some overnight thinking and early morning fresh legal advice has prompted the Festivals Commission to back down from its stance that calypsonian Lena "Ivena" Phillip would not be allowed to perform if she didn't sign an indemnity agreement with the Festivals...
Two men charged for Nigel Christian’s murder
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | Headline, The Big Stories | 0 Comments
Two men are in police custody charged with the murder of senior Customs Officer, Nigel Christian, who was abducted from his home and killed on July 10th last year. On Thursday, April 8, lawmen arrested and charged 30-year-old Lasean Bully of Cashew Hill and...
Proposed global minimum tax rate would be crippling
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | Editorials | 0 Comments
By Sir Ronald Sanders Officials of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – the rich countries’ club – are no doubt delighted at the proposition by the US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, for a global minimum corporate tax rate of 21...
NODS making final preparations to receive Vincentian evacuees
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
By Elesha George [email protected] Philmore Mullin, Director of the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS), says the office is “tidying up arrangements” that will allow Antigua to receive and host evacuees from St Vincent, if necessary. “We have...
Health minister calls second phase of vaccination programme ‘the most important’
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
By Orville Williams With just over 27,000 persons vaccinated for Covid-19 so far, Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph is looking ahead to the second phase of the mass vaccination effort as “the most important”. Sir Molwyn was on site at the VC Bird International Airport...
Barbuda Council says it will defy land development until Privy Council ruling
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
By Elesha George [email protected] An appeals case which will ultimately determine whether two men – MacKenzie Frank and Trevor Walker – are to be compensated for land sold to the founders of Paradise Found will determine future development on Barbuda....
Benefits of AZ shot still outweigh risks, MD says
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
By Kadeem Joseph A noted health practitioner believes that the AstraZeneca vaccine is still a viable option for effective inoculation against the deadly Covid-19 virus, despite the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcing that unusual blood clots with low blood...
CUT President blasts CXC for failing to ‘get with the times’
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
By Orville Williams The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has again come under criticism, this time from President of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) Dr Garth Anderson, for its plans ahead of the June/July sitting of regional examinations. Due to the impact...
Vandals ruin graduation ceremony for Potters Primary students
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
by Leon Norville [email protected] The Principal of Potters Primary School (PPS) is appealing to residents of the community to be on the lookout for any unusual activity in and around the school’s compound following a series of back-to-back break ins...
Maritime students say they feel abandoned by the government
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
By Elesha George [email protected] A group of Antiguan students who are enrolled at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston, Jamaica, say they feel abandoned by the government. The students were pursuing various degrees in logistics and...
Financial Wellness Webinar addresses the impact of Covid-19 on Money Management
by jennelsa.johnson | April 9, 2021 | The Big Stories | 0 Comments
The SamuelFields Consulting Group (SFCG), a private consortium of business and finance experts, kicked off its free Community Outreach Financial Wellness Webinar Series last week. The interactive educational forum is designed to empower citizens and residents to make...
