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31 results pending
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Center has revealed no new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard on Sunday with the cut off time…
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UPDATED: Manager of public entity allegedly suspended over alleged fraud involving $96K
UPDATE: For the benefit of the Minister and the News Anchor who are trying to drive fear into the staff of Antigua Breaking News (ABN); and anyone who might have missed it, here is what we published on Saturday. We stand by what we have published. The manager of a public entity has allegedly been…
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Nicholas responds to allegations of misappropriation of funds
Statement from Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Information Technology: The Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Information Technology notes with alarm, the propagation of a false news item both on Social Media and on at least two online media periodicals over the weekend, alleging the misappropriation of funds at the Ministry and the alleged…
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Phased reopening of Guyana’s international airports delayed once again
In what has become a trend in the last few months, the phased reopening of Guyana’s international airports has been delayed again. The Official Gazette of Guyana issued on Monday confirmed that the country’s gateway will remain closed until September 30, 2020. The extension comes just hours before the previously issued directive is set to…
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Max Hurst describes as ‘wickedness’ rumours about GM of a certain state-owned media entity
Government’s Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst says there is absolutely no truth to a WhatsApp message making the rounds about impropriety by the General Manager of a certain state-owned media entity. “There’s a certain wickedness in our culture that encourages people not only to say unkind things about others, but also to embellish them…
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Government borrowing $14 million from unnamed ‘foreign entity’ as it struggles to meet debt obligation
As the government struggles to meet its debt obligations, the Gaston Browne administration has turned to an unnamed “foreign entity” for a $14 million loan, it was revealed on Monday. Speaking on Observer Radio, Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst would only say, “It’s a private operation and they’re prepared to loan us some money…
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Antigua says no to Virgin Atlantic after request for ‘outrageous’ revenue guarantee
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has denied a request from Virgin Atlantic for a minimum revenue guarantee, which Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst said was excessive. Minimum revenue guarantees include the government assuming a portion of the traffic risk to guarantee a minimum level of revenue and profitability to the airline. “We had…
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2 Antiguans among 27 young women to graduate from U.S. Embassy’s Women in Politics Leadership Institute
On Wednesday, August 26, the U.S. Embassy in Barbados held a closing ceremony for its inaugural Women in Politics Leadership Institute (WIPLI). The program, which was designed to encourage young women in the Eastern Caribbean to increase their personal involvement in civic participation, including community organizing and elections, culminated in a graduation ceremony meant to…
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Swetes’ cricket receives revival injection
Cricket is synonymous with the Swetes community as West Indies cricket is infectious to the Caribbean. So when the hard-ball version has been absent for the past five years something had to be done to revive it. So the five-day Rufus Lewis Swetes Revival Cricket Camp aims to achieve that objective. Named in honour of…
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Rotary clubs respond to WHO’s Africa wild polio free certification
On Wednesday August 25, the World Health Organisation’s African region was officially certified free of wild poliovirus. This certification comes four years after Nigeria – the last polio-endemic country in Africa – recorded its final case of wild polio and marks a major step toward global eradication of the virus. This means that five of…
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Jamaica records 245 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death
Jamaica on Sunday recorded another COVID death pushing the tally to 21. The deceased is a 28-year-old year old woman from St James. Meanwhile, there was a record 245 new cases increasing the total to 2,357. There are now 1,374 active cases including 14 moderately ill and four critical with 85 people currently in hospital.…