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34 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed thirty-four (34) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Wednesday 26th January, 2022 at 6pm. Nineteen (19) cases were recorded on January 25th and fifteen (15) on January 26th. Three hundred and twelve (312) samples were…
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PM says Pringle is the man for All Saints East and St. Luke and the UPP let it slide. Now ABLP is making them pay
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Senator Johnathan Joseph corrects misleading statements in campaign-launch speech
I, Senator Johnathan Joseph, the United Progressive Party Candidate for St. Mary’s North, am correcting statements made at the conclusion of my platform speech at the Party’s Campaign Launch on Thursday, January 27. Those statements were made purely through human error, as any examination of the sentiments that preceded them will attest. Be assured that…
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UPP candidate goes viral for accidentally endorsing the ABLP
United Progressive Party candidate for St. Mary’s North has gone viral for the wrong reason. He made a major gaffe by endorsing the ABLP at the UPP’s campaign launch Thursday night.
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Alleged XPZ arsonist returns to court in March
The man accused of setting fire to XPZ Supermarket located on the Sir Sydney Walling Highway last year will return to court on March 16 for committal proceedings. Tianzhao “Alex” Feng, a former employee of the supermarket which opened in 2018, is accused of setting the blaze that was responsible for the destruction of the…
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Proportional representation in elections – key to democratic representation
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) The second consecutive general elections in Barbados on January…
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Lovell declares that the Opposition will be ready for General Elections
As the United Progressive Party (UPP) accelerates its plans to contest early General Elections, its Political Leader fielded questions at the launch of the Party’s new campaign website, logo and tagline on Wednesday. Lovell was asked about the UPP’s engagement with young people and what the public could expect to see in this campaign that…
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Former airline executive Brian Challenger pays tribute to the late Chairman of LIAT, Jean Holder
PHOTO: Brian Challenger (right), Dr. Jean Holder (centre right) and other LIAT personnel Former LIAT CEO Brian Challenger says the news of the passing of former Chairman of LIAT (1974) Ltd Dr. Jean Holder came as a shock. The two had spoken in the latter part of last year, he says, and there was no…
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Jonas takes part in High Level ECLAC Panel on Gender Equality and Disaster Risk Reduction Policy
The Minister responsible for Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue economy Dean Jonas took part in a high level panel discussion put on by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on Thursday. The discussion explored gender equality and disaster risk reduction policy. The panel formed part of the 62nd meeting…