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800lb Tuna Fish for Team City West’s Feeding Program
Form Prime Minister Gaston Browne: “This 800lb Tuna Fish, was filleted for use in the Team City West’s Feeding program, which delivers up to 600 plates of food weekly to residents of Point & Villa. Whatever my family and I enjoy in life, our people must have the opportunity to enjoy them too: a car,…
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Unruly Hispanic who beat nurse fined $5,500
The Hispanic woman who beat a nurse and violated self-quarantine was on Tuesday ordered to pay $500 to the nurse for battery and $5,000 to the court for breaking quarantine restrictions. Marelis Horsford was reprimanded for the charge of malicious damage. However, the charge of insulting language, which she denied, was withdrawn by the court.…
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VIDEO: Concerned citizens step up call for international investigators for Christian’s killing
A group of Concerned Citizens on Tuesday doubled-down on their calls for international crime investigators to be called in to investigate the abduction and execution of Nigel Christian. Earlier today, Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney said local police are capable of properly investigating the killing of the Customs Officer and he would opt for regional…
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Commissioner: ‘It’s going to be a hard sell, but Antigua is still a safe place’
Commissioner of police Atlee Rodney has admitted that it is going to be “a hard sell” but he maintains that Antigua and Barbuda remains safe. He said this comes against the backdrop of three violent incidents this year, all in broad daylight; the latest being the kidnapping of Nigel Christian from his mother’s home on…
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Rodney: Police would opt for regional counterparts over FBI, Scotland Yard or Canadian Mounties
Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney is insisting that local police are capable of properly investigating the killing of Customs Officer Nigel Christian. He is also not ruling out seeking outside help, but he said Britain’s Scotland Yard, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Canadian Mounties, would not be first on the…
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Baby girl born with Covid-19 offers the ‘strongest evidence yet’ that the virus can be caught in the womb
A baby born with the coronavirus has provided the ‘strongest evidence yet’ that the infection can be caught in the womb, doctors claim. The unnamed girl, from Texas, was wheeled into intensive care as soon as she was born because her mother had been diagnosed with COVID-19. She tested positive for the coronavirus the day…
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CARPHA laboratory achieves 100 per cent turnaround time for all diagnostic tests
In June 2020, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) processed the largest number of samples – an unprecedented achievement in the history of the organisation. A total of 3,250 samples were received, representing an average of more than 150 samples per business day. As the regional reference laboratory, the CMML continues to conduct tests for…
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Region has been investing in the wrong types of planes – Sir James
Sir James Mitchell, former prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) believes that the answer to the region’s air travel woes is a well-structured partnership with the private sector. Mitchell weighed in on regional air carrier LIAT’s pending liquidation last week while speaking on the ‘OMG In The Morning’ radio programme on Boom…
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Asot could challenge ‘blood brother’ Gaston for leadership
Former Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party government minister Asot Michael has served notice of a challenge to Gaston Browne for the leadership of the Party and the post of Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. The Member of Parliament for St Peters since 2004, the closest and best known ally of Prime Minister Browne, spoke…
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Toronto Pearson Airport Canada to eliminate 500 positions due to financial impact of COVID-19
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) today announced a workforce reduction of 27 per cent and new structure to align with its business transformation and enable more nimble, innovative, and recovery-focused operations. These changes reflect a significant decrease in global air traffic, with passenger numbers at Toronto Pearson currently at approximately 1996 operating levels. In…