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Lower House Approves Declaration for Land Acquisition to Expand National Performing Arts Centre
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (563+ words) Minister of Social and Urban Transformation and MP for St. Peter Rawdon Turner The Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday approved a declaration for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to acquire an additional 0. 05-acre parcel of land on St....
No Industrial Park Planned Near Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Says Browne - Antigua News - Breaking stories that captivate
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (128+ words) Prime Minister Gaston Browne has dismissed suggestions that the government is developing an industrial park near the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Responding to a question in Parliament on Tuesday, from Jamale Pringle, Member of Parliament for All Saints East and…...
Sandals Grande Antigua Celebrates A Year Of Hospitality Excellence at Annual Prestige Awards
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (568+ words) 2025 Diamond Award " Team Member of the Year. L-r Sandals Executive Assistant Manager Nico Bersma, Regional Managing Director Winston Anderson, Chief Engineer Jermaine Nicholson, Assistant Chief Engineer Camecia Walters, Diamond Team Member awardee Deon Blair, Hotel Manager Diahann Hibbert-Bacchus, General Manager…...
Frederick Henry Awaits Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Carlisle Bay Resort Shooting
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (213+ words) A former Carlisle Bay Resort employee is awaiting sentencing after admitting to shooting two co-workers outside the luxury hotel nearly three years ago. Frederick Henry appeared before the High Court on Monday, where he pleaded guilty to a series of…...
Man Jailed Six Years for Assaulting and Choking Woman in Her Home
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (398+ words) A man who was convicted of indecently assaulting a woman and attempting to choke her inside her own home has been sentenced to six years in prison. According to the Antigua Observer, the man was found guilty by a jury…...
OPINION: There Are Few Jobs in Public Life More Difficult Than Serving as Prime Minister
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (565+ words) Irrespective of political affiliation, ideology, or partisan loyalty, it can be agreed by all that the role demands constant judgment under pressure. Every decision is scrutinized. Every success is shared. Every failure is personalized. Citizens expect empathy, vision, execution, accessibility,…...
Browne Warns of Growing Work Ethic Problem Despite Near Full Employment
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (284+ words) No Industrial Park Planned Near Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Says Browne Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned that Antigua and Barbuda is facing what he described as a growing work ethic problem, even as the country experiences what he believes…...
Barber Remanded On Drug Charges After 59. 5lbs Of Weed Found in Luggage - Antigua News - Breaking stories that captivate
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (305+ words) A man said to be both a barber and a pastor has been remanded into custody after a court determined he posed a flight risk following his arrest on a series of drug trafficking charges. Dean Robert Gould, 54, appeared before…...
PM Browne: Many Public Works Recruits Quit Because They "Don't Want to Work
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (383+ words) Young people line up to take advantage of public works jobs a few months ago. Prime Minister Gaston Browne has claimed that many of the hundreds of individuals recruited by the Public Works Department have abandoned their jobs because they…...
Pringle and Walker Sworn In as Members of Parliament
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (148+ words) Opposition Leader and Member of Parliament for St. Mary's East, Jamale Pringle, and Member of Parliament for Barbuda, Trevor Walker, were officially sworn in during Tuesday's sitting of Parliament. Both parliamentarians took the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of…...