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Another nail biter but New Zealand Women take 2nd CG United ODI
West Indies Women’s suffered a 2-wicket defeat in the 2nd CG United One Day International against New Zealand Women at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Winning the toss and batting first, the West Indies Women posted 169/9 from their 50 overs. Skipper Hayley Matthews top-scored with 46 (82:2×4) followed by another commendable performance with the…
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Montserrat flight reports issue, prompting airport to activate emergency response, ahead of a safe landing
REAL News: The V.C. Bird International Airport reportedly avoided an emergency earlier today, September 22, after a flight from Montserrat reported an incident. REAL News correspondent George Wehner says the emergency response had to be quickly activated at the airport. However, whatever issues the aircraft had encountered – causing the airport authorities to spring into…
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AUA student’s medical studies at risk after his conviction for shoplifting in supermarket; says he did it to impress girlfriend
A French medical student now faces removal from the American University of Antigua (AUA) after being convicted of larceny. The Police charged Brian Berthet after he was caught stealing in The Epicurean Supermarket, and he pleaded guilty before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh. Because it was his first conviction, Berthet was fined $654.73, the sum of…
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Quinn-Williams and crew undertake ‘back-breaking’ clean-up project in Hodges Bay community, earning residents’ approval
Pearl Quinn-Williams, the United Progressive Party (UPP) Candidate for St. John’s Rural North, is the latest political hopeful to undertake a successful clean-up drive. Quinn-Williams went out with a crew of private citizens to clean up an area of Hodges Bay that had been stacked with rotting tree branches. The debris reportedly had become a breeding…
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GoFundMe account set up for transgender Jamaicans seeking asylum in the US
Five transgender Jamaicans who allegedly fled the island for the United States, are now the face of a GoFundMe campaign aiming to raise US$25,000 (J$3,550,000) to help them gain their footing in the first world country. The account, which was started by a friend identified as Vaughan Butler Higgins, is hoping to raise funds for…
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ABWU to host 55th Annual Delegates Conference
More than 100 delegates are expected to gather on Sunday and Monday for the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union 55th Annual Delegates Conference. The gathering is being held under the theme “Uniting workers with a renewed vision”. According to ABWU General Secretary, David Massiah, the conference is particularly significant because of the “seismic-shifts” that have…
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Antigua Airways agreement appears to be ‘an upside-down transaction,’ says Lovell, and it needs to be monitored closely
A major investigative agency reportedly has an interest in the operations of Antigua Airways, according to the Political Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Harold Lovell. He made the disclosure during last Thursday’s edition of The Captain’s Corner, adding that the agreement between the investor and the Browne Administration “is an upside-down transaction” which must be…
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North wing of old Halcyon Hotel demolished to make way for 250 new rooms
CABINET NOTES: The North wing of the old Halcyon Hotel has been demolished to make way for two hundred and fifty new rooms, during the first phase of the re-construction. Halcyon was at first the Caribbean Beach Club (CBC) which opened its doors to visitors around 1960, or sixty-two years ago. It has welcomed hundreds…
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5-Star Nobu Resort to begin early next year on Barbuda
CABINET NOTES: Robert Dinero has already planted a Nobu restaurant on Barbuda and is planning to expand his investment by building a 5-Star Nobu Resort beginning early next year. Barbuda will become a place for high-net-worth visitors from all around the world. The new Airport Terminal, a new FBO, and a new runaway capable of…
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Prime Minister Browne meets with UN Under Secretary-General
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, met Wednesday with the UN Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS), Rabab Fatima, on the margins of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Prime Minister Browne…
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CABINET NOTES for Wednesday, September 21, 2022
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Wednesday 21 September 2022 The Cabinet meeting commenced with its customary prayer by an invited priest. Several Ministers are away on official government business, including the Prime Minister, causing the meeting to be chaired by the Acting Prime Minister. 1. There were no invited experts to Cabinet. However, the Chair…