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Dominica opposition candidate dies in Antigua
Attorney Noreen John, who had been nominated as a candidate to contest the upcoming general elections on a ticket of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), has died. UWP leader, Lennox Linton, in a message posted on his Facebook page, described the 66-year-old attorney, who had been nominated to contest the Grand Bay constituency,…
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USAID Zika maternal and child survival program lauded
Thanks to a meaningful partnership between the government of St. Lucia and the United States Government, St. Lucia has seen a reduction in Zika cases. Addressing a close-out ceremony for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported, Zika Maternal and Child Survival Program, the US Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the…
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PM says fourth campus issue has become ‘political’
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has says the decision regarding Antigua and Barbuda becoming the fourth landed campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has become a political issue. Browne, speaking on his private radio station here over the weekend, said as far as he is concerned “all the University Council was required to…
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Gov’t still optimistic about sale of Scotiabank to local investors
Government says it remains optimistic that an agreement could reached regarding the sale of Scotiabank to a consortium of local stakeholders. Information Minister Melford Nicholas says while the Gaston Browne administration is maintaining its position regarding the sale of the bank, it is still optimistic that an agreement cane be reached to benefit both parties.…