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ABLP to ‘wipe off’ electricity arrears for all residents
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says a decision has been taken by Cabinet to wipe-off electricity debt for all residents. He says the measure will come into effect in a matter of weeks although the exact date is still to be announced. Browne spoke on his weekly radio programme on Saturday on Pointe FM. “People who…
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127 killed in stampede at Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas at crowd
A stampede at a soccer match in Indonesia led to 127 deaths and 180 people injured following crowd trouble, police said on Sunday. After the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya had ended, supporters from the losing team had invaded the pitch and police had fired tear gas, triggering a stampede and cases of…
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PM announces $25K reward for information leading to arrest of anyone who vandalize schools
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Lennox Linton resigns as leader of Dominica’s United Workers Party
Nature Isle News: The search is now on for a new leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP). That’s because Lennox Linton who has been at the helm of the party since 2013 tendered his resignation as leader of the party to president Isaac Baptiste to take immediate effect. Linton led the party to…
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King Charles III invites SVG PM to Balmoral for an audience
King Charles III has invited the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines to Balmoral for an audience as the Caribbean island nation considers dumping him as head of state. The monarch was pictured smiling and shaking hands with Dr Ralph Gonsalves and his wife Eloise at the Aberdeenshire castle. This comes after the…
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Man who killed his girlfriend after wrongfully believing she gave him HIV jailed for 21 years
A Vincentian man who believed that a woman gave him HIV/ AIDS but continued a sexual relationship with her before strangling and repeatedly stabbing her, will serve over 21 years in prison for murder. The events of the 2018 murder were put on the court’s record by judge Brian Cottle at the High Court on…
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Another earthquake recorded near Barbuda
University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2022-10-01 01:27 am (Local Time) 2022-10-01 05:27 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.7 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.89N | Longitude: 61.51W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: 94 km NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda 151 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and…
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Makeda Mikael is tired of fighting
I am tired of fighting. My children have run off And my friends have gone away Some of them have died, and some dying. I am alone, no husband or man to fight for me No political party to defend me or facilitate me. For the past twenty years I have been in opposition With…
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Sliding British pound: Antiguan hotels ‘expected’ to plan for fallout
LOOP: The Antigua and Barbuda government is hoping the sliding British pound will not affect expectations for the upcoming winter tourism season. Antiguan hotels are expected to put plans in place to prevent any unwanted impact from the sliding British pound before the 2022/23 winter tourism season gets underway in a few months. The UK…