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MET Office Issues Alert Statement for Invest 94L (AL94)
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 2:00 PM ECT TUE, OCT 17, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands …The Meteorological Office continues to monitor the progress of Invest 94L (AL94) which…
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Statement from daughter of Hilson ‘Brother B’ Baptiste
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group DEAR EDITOR: My family and I were disgusted to read the statement that sought to demean my father Hilson “Brother B” Baptiste as he continues to recover from a stroke. Sickness is no respecter of persons and should not be…
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Education Ministry to host Town Hall to update on UWI Expansion and primary school relocation
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Government of Antigua and Barbuda through the Ministry of Education, Sport and Creative Industries in partnership with The University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus will host a town hall meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m. at…
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Beating results in head fracture for one victim, while another sustains cutlass chop to the hand
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (REAL News) — Two men were wounded in separate incidents, one of which allegedly started out as a robbery. According to reports, a doctor at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre notified the Police that a St. Johnstons Village man…
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Antigua added to EU’s Tax Non-Cooperation List amid insufficient exchange of information
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The EU updated its tax non-cooperation list, adding Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Seychelles due to inadequate tax information exchange. The EU, aiming for fair tax practices, urges non-compliant jurisdictions to enhance legal frameworks. The list, assessing tax governance criteria,…
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‘Devil’ comet heading toward Earth. It’s 3 times bigger than Mount Everest
Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The iceball cometh. As if things didn’t seem apocalyptic enough already, scientists reported that a “horned” comet three times bigger than Mount Everest exploded and is hurtling toward Earth. The blast originated on Oct. 5 from 12P/Pons-Brooks a cryovolcanic —…
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Nut Grove house and all its contents destroyed in a fire that also damages neighbour’s home and some furnishings
(REAL News) — An investigation into another house fire, which damaged a portion of a neighbouring property, is being conducted. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group At about 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, a Nut Grove woman notified officers at the Grays Farm Police Station…
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Tropical Storm Tammy likely to develop over the Atlantic
AccuWeather hurricane experts continue to monitor a cluster of showers and thunderstorms in the central Atlantic, which could soon become the next named tropical system in the Atlantic basin. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The tropical wave, designated as Invest 94L by the National Hurricane…
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Duffield Destin admits to unlawfully confining girl, 12
Duffield Destin faces potential imprisonment after confessing to unlawfully confining a 12-year-old girl, pleading guilty before Justice Ann-Marie Smith, who could impose a maximum seven-year sentence. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The incident occurred on October 12, 2021, as a woman arranged for her daughter…
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2 new National Swim Records set at Annual Invitational Swimming Championships
Two national swimming records were created over the weekend at the 8th Annual Invitational Swimming Championships convened by the Antigua and Barbuda Swimming Federation, October 13- 15, 2023. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Tivon Benjamin is the new national record holder for the 100 meters…
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Antigua’s education facilities receive air-conditioning, starting with Newfield Primary School
In a move to enhance the learning environment for students, Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda announced that Newfield Primary School will be fully air-conditioned this week. ——————————————————————— Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group This marks the beginning of a comprehensive plan to improve…