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7 more COVID deaths take total to 146 in Barbados
Seven more people lost their battle with COVID-19 in Barbados. A 40-year-old Barbadian woman died on Monday, October 25, at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. A 53-year-old Vincentian man in primary isolation, and two Barbadian women, aged 58 and 81, who were in primary and secondary isolation, respectively, also succumbed…
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Rotaract Club of Antigua Observes Mental Health Awareness for the month of October
The 2021 theme for World Mental Health Day was ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’. Recognizing the challenges faced worldwide, and in Antigua and Barbuda, this year, during the month of October, the Rotaract Club of Antigua and Barbuda observed Mental Health with several initiatives to increase awareness. In keeping with Mental Health Awareness Month,…
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Controversial cult leader sexually assaulted a 21-year-old man in Canada
Controversial former Head of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries, Kevin Smith, was a convicted sex offender in Canada. Smith was convicted in 2007 of sexually assaulting a 21 year old man. The incident occurred on November 5, 2007. Smith served six months in prison in Canada after he was convicted of the sex crime.…
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Asot Michael speaks out about latest rumblings in the ABLP
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Association says some Antigua hotel workers ‘forfeited jobs’
The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) has confirmed that some of its workers have forfeited their jobs, even as almost 100 per cent of them have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ABHTA executive chairman Vernon Jeffers acknowledged that letters had been sent to those workers who had not been vaccinated…
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How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America
A member of a scientific coalition advising Puerto Rico’s government on the coronavirus pandemic recently joked about the island’s high Covid-19 vaccination rate, attributing it to the proliferation of drug store chains on the island. “There is a Walgreens on like every corner,” said Rafael Irizzary, a professor of biostatistics at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School…
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Sandals, UWI, Florida International University partner to create Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School of Hospitality and Tourism
In recognition of its 40th anniversary and to honour the legacy of its Founder, the late Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and Florida International University’s (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management to create the Gordon ‘Butch’…
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LETTER: Why does the Prime Minister go on the Radio Station every Saturday to curse people?
DEAR EDITOR: I want to know why the Prime Minister goes on to his Radio Station every Saturday and curse people left, right, and centre and never addresses the issues facing poor people and the people generally of this country. The people of Antigua and Barbuda can’t get water to use reliably on a daily…
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Montserrat Alliouagana’s Festival of the Word Returns November 18 to 20
The Alliouagana Festival of the Word is back for its 13th rendition this November. Slated for November 18th to 20th under the theme Our Future, Our Stories, the festival will be a blend of online and offline events. Festival Coordinator Nerissa Golden of Goldenmedia said she was delighted to be facilitating another exciting programme to…
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Civil Registry Closure
The Public is asked to note that the Antigua and Barbuda Civil Registry will be closed for business on the following Fridays, to facilitate staff training and upgrade of system: 29th October, 5th November, and 13th November 2021 The Registry will be opened from Monday to Thursday during those weeks. For any further information please…
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1st and 2nd doses of Pfizer resume after 5000 doses arrive from St. Lucia
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to announce that the administration of both the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will resume at the Multipurpose Cultural and Exhibition Centre as well as the Villa Polyclinic, All Saints Health Centre and Clarehall Health Centre effective October 26. This decision is being…