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‘They didn’t have COVID’: PM responds to string of sudden deaths
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to the string of sudden deaths of more than 12 men in the country over the last several. weeks. He scoffed at those who suggest the deaths were from COVID-19 The nation’s leader said the speculation that COVID-19 is causing these males to die is “inaccurate.” “We have had…
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Wealthy Antiguans invited to invest $500K to $1M in new tourism project
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has made a call for wealthy Antiguans to invest in a new tourism project, which will see the development of a hotel and residences on a seaside property in Bethesda. The individual residences would cost an estimated EC$540,000. Government has already invited an architect to develop the concept for the project,…
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Ellen Tischbin, 65, succumbs to injuries sustained in boating accident
Ellen Tischbin, 65, who had been hospitalized at the Medical Surgical Associates at Woods after being injured in a boating accident, has died. Tischbin was injured by the outboard motor of a dinghy in the Falmouth Harbour Friday. (This article was written by 268 TODAY journalists)
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Gov’t to establish agro-industrial park on 500-acre property at Gaynors
As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Antigua and Barbuda is planning to establish an agro-industrial park on 500 acres of government lands at Gaynors. Prime Minister Gaston Browne says this is just one of the initiatives being undertaken by government to create more economic opportunities for people and to…
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Gov’t, farmers collaborate to build massive dam in Sandersons
Relief is on the way for farmers throughout the country who have been grappling with the lack of water resulting from the ongoing drought. Government is collaborating with farmers to build dams throughout the island, to serve as catchment areas for water for irrigation purposes. “We’re now building dams for farmers, and I had the…
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Thousands of rapid-result COVID testing kits to be purchased this week ahead of airport reopening
Government will this week purchase thousands of rapid-result COVID testing kits as the country prepares to begin receiving returning nationals and tourists in early June. Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda has amended a CARICOM protocol for receiving tourists, to one that would work for Antigua and Barbuda. “There’s a CARICOM protocol, which…
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COVID-19 ‘successfully’ contained. Antigua in better position to address any 2nd wave
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is praising the nation’s front-line workers who he said are the real heroes in stemming the spread of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda. “We have been successful in containing COVID and the health challenges that we anticipated did not quite materialize,” the prime minister said Saturday on Pointe FM’s Browne and…