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CABINET NOTES of Thursday, October 5, 2023
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Thursday, October 5, 2023 Prayers were offered by a Minister of Religion who graduated from the Princess Margaret School and was a classmate of two Cabinet Ministers. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group 1. The Cabinet took note of the scaling-up…
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Simon Slams Gaston Browne Administration for Failing to Complete the Cades Bay Bridge Ahead of the Hurricane Season
UPP Candidate Kelvin “Shugy” Simon is slamming the Gaston Browne Administration for the slow pace of progress in the reconstruction of the Cades Bay Bridge. Although the Ministry of Works announced in August that work would be completed in nine weeks, very little progress has been made. Further, there had been virtually no preparation to…
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Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas appointed Assistant Director at Pan American Health Organization
Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, hailing from Antigua and Barbuda, is the recently appointed Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of the West Indies, she…
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Antigua and Barbuda delegation arrives in St. Kitts for ECCU Youth Parliament
A four-member delegation from the National Youth Parliament Association of Antigua and Barbuda comprising of President Kamalie Mannix, External Affairs Officer Celine Edwards, and Youth Parliamentarians Christal Percival and Ezekiel Francois departed the island yesterday for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Youth Parliament in St. Kitts. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Join…
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September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it ‘mind-blowing’
(The Associated Press) — After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Join our WhatsApp Group Last month’s average temperature was 0.93 degrees…
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Mother makes report to CID, alleging that girl, 8, has been raped over a period of months
(REAL News) — Another minor reportedly has been sexually molested, and the Police are conducting investigations into the claim. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Join our WhatsApp Group Allegations are that an eight-year-old girl was raped by a man who is known to her. Reports say that, on October 1, the child’s…
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Break-in scares Golden Grove woman, whose screams send intruder running
(REAL News) – The Police are probing a house break-in in which a Golden Grove woman came face-to-face with the intruder. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Join our WhatsApp Group As a result, the woman telephoned the Grays Farm Police Station at about 3:35 a.m. on September 29 and reported the encounter.…
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Pringle wants to summon APUA officials to Parliament over water crisis
Opposition leader Jamale Pringle has urged parliamentary questioning of APUA’s General Manager Esworth Martin and Water Business Manager Ian Lewis to address water distribution concerns. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Join our WhatsApp Group Speaking at a UPP press conference following the St Mary’s South by-election date announcement, Pringle requested government cooperation…
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Alfa Nero Superyacht Escapes Disaster as Yacht Club Marina Burns Down in Tropical Storm Philippe’s Aftermath
(Luxurylaunches) — The Alfa Nero superyacht seems to have become a magnet for misfortune. The Yacht Club Marina, where the Alfa Nero was previously docked, was entirely gutted by fire, along with several other neighboring businesses. Thankfully, the 267-foot vessel had been relocated a day earlier and remains unscathed, per Loop. CLICK HERE TO JOIN…
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St Mary’s South sees 94 new voters added – with more transfers pending
(DAILY OBSERVER) — Supervisor of Elections Ian Hughes has revealed that St Mary’s South has seen an increase of nearly 100 more voters since the January 18 general election, as the constituency gears up for the by-election. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Speaking on the Observer AM show, Hughes said…
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UPP delays leadership convention pending St Mary’s South byelection outcome
The United Progressive Party (UPP) is poised for its biennial convention, contingent upon the St Mary’s South by-election result, according to acting leader Jamale Pringle. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Scheduled for October 24, the by-election prompted a UPP press conference with candidate Kelvin Simon, who resigned earlier in June.…