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Ottawa’s police chief ousted amid truck protest in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa’s police chief was ousted Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while the number of blockades maintained by demonstrators at the U.S. border dropped to just one. The twin developments came a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
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Walker says ECCB confirms in phone call that PM Browne lied about GDP growth
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Scientists have possibly cured HIV in a woman for the first time
NBC NEWS: An American research team reported that it has possibly cured HIV in a woman for the first time. Building on past successes, as well as failures, in the HIV-cure research field, these scientists used a cutting-edge stem cell transplant method that they expect will expand the pool of people who could receive similar…
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British High Commission launches Project with Barbuda Council
As the UK continues to strengthen its partnership with Antigua and Barbuda, the British High Commission works with many local government and community-based organizations to support education, increase climate action response, diversify the economy, reinforce border control and share resources to improve the lives of Antiguans and Barbudans. Yesterday the Resident British Commissioner to Antigua…
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SLEEPING ON THE JOB: Watch MP Lennox Weston sleep through Chet’s budget speech
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VIDEO: Marshall’s update on Bolans Clinic
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11 new cases of COVID-19
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed eleven (11) new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Wednesday 9th February, 2022 at 6pm. Eighty-two (82) samples were processed. Ten (10) recovered cases were recorded. Consequently, the total number of persons with laboratory confirmed COVID-19…
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Ambassador to Indonesia sets the record straight on his involvement in opening of St. Paul Empowerment Centre
In the wake of questions and controversial comments about the St. Paul’s Empowerment Center voiced on Saturday, February 12, the non-resident Ambassador to Indonesia is explaining his involvement in the opening ceremony. Elaborating on his participation in the event, Ambassador Paul Ryan says the Government of Indonesia funded only the learning centre and recording studio,…
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Ministry on campaign to get residents to consume less sugar
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment with the support from the Pan American Health Organization is launching a Sugar Sweetened Beverage campaign under the slogan, ‘Less Sugar, Longer Life’. The campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the dangers associated with excessive consumption of SSBs and promote the consumption of water and other…
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UPP Chairman urges Solid Waste Authority to settle with striking haulers, since uncollected garbage is a health risk
The Chairman of the United Progressive Party, D. Gisele Isaac, is calling for a speedy resolution to the impasse between truckers and the National Solid Waste Management Authority, so that garbage can be collected in a timely manner. Haulers on contract with the Authority downed tools since Monday, February 7, demanding monies owed to them.…
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Ontario drops vaccine proof, protests persist
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Ontario’s premier announced Monday that Canada’s most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination requirements in two weeks — not because of the protests that have blocked the border and paralyzed Ottawa, he said, but because “it is safe to do so.” The busiest US-Canada border crossing, meanwhile, was open again…