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PHOTOS: United’s stricken Boeing 777-200 lands safely after engine fire
United’s stricken Boeing 777-200 (N772UA), flight #UA328. The aircraft returned and landed safely in Denver.
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Clarvis Joseph dies
Former Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Administrator Clarvis Joseph has died. Joseph, was also a former West Indies Cricket Board Vice President and a prominent businessman. He was ailing for some time and has been hospitalized at the MSJMC.
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Another COVID-19-related death confirmed on Saturday
Statement on behalf of Mount St. John’s Medical Centre: Dr. Albert Duncan,* MSJMC Medical Director said: “We can confirm that sadly, a female patient, age 77, who had underlying medical conditions, has passed away at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre on Saturday February 20, 2021 (today) at 12:15pm. She had tested positive for COVID-19. “Our…
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PHOTOS: Has A 34 finally had enough of Max Hurst?
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Sir Gerald hints at possible defamation lawsuit for Observer host Dane Knight
Sir Gerald Watt has hinted that a possible defamation lawsuit could be coming for Observer Radio host Dane Knight on behalf of Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Lawyers for the Prime Minister have already filed and served defamation proceedings against Alister Thomas. The firm, Watt, Dorsett, Hewlett Law, made the announcement in a news release earlier…
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MALE INFERTILITY CRISIS: The new ‘existential’ threat
Sperm counts in Western countries have dropped by more than 50 percent since the 1970s. At the same time, men’s problems with conceiving are going up: Erectile dysfunction is increasing and testosterone levels are declining by 1 percent each year. “The current state of reproductive affairs can’t continue much longer without threatening human survival,” warns…
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50 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have revealed fifty (50) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Thursday 18th February 2021. Subsequent to the publication of the dashboard…
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DEAR DEAN: Where did you think you were going?
DEAR DEAN: Where did you think you were going?
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Barbudan Kendra Beazer Participates in Prestigious Fulbright Program
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States is pleased to announce the Fulbright Foreign Students Scholarship recipients for this academic year. Antigua and Barbuda national Kendra Beazer has travelled to Pennsylvania to begin a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy at Lehigh University, funded by the U.S.…
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ECCB signals approval of RBC sale
Governor Timothy Antoine of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has confirmed that his organisation will be approving the sale of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) operations in several territories in the Eastern Caribbean. The RBC assets will be sold to a consortium of indigenous banks within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) jurisdiction, viz.…