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Saudi Arabia royalty reportedly gifting Rolls Royce to football players for defeating Argentina
After a historic win over Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Saudi Arabian football players will be awarded a Rolls Royce Phantom each by the Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed Bin Salam Al Saud. The Green Falcons defeated the South American team with two against one on Tuesday in Qatar. Prices for the Rolls…
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UPP Launches ‘Fitness Jam’: Taking Action to Improve Personal Health and Wellness
The UPP is on a mission to improve the personal health habits of Antiguans and Barbudans’ through education, prevention and early intervention programs for all ages. The Fitness Jam is a fun, cultural experience that will bring the community together to focus on personal health and wellness. This is a part of the UPP’s health…
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Not a moment to waste: Small island states must defend themselves
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Call me a cynic, but years of participation in negotiations…
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Police investigate two recent attacks and woundings
The Police are hoping that video footage from nearby businesses will lead to the arrest of the young men who launched an attack on an Antigua Grammar School (AGS) student. The 15-year-old Green Bay youth was attacked and wounded by a group of other young men last Monday, November 21, at about 1:30 p.m., while…
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A UPP Administration will negotiate with authorities to restore visa-free access to Canada and will revamp CIP operations
Antiguans and Barbudans may have an opportunity to regain visa-free travel to Canada, once the United Progressive Party (UPP) is elected to office, says Harold Lovell, Political Leader of the Party. Canada closed the door on this country’s decades-old free access in June 2017, and its decision is believed to have been linked to issues…
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Unidentified offshore business has recovered from last week’s cyber-attack, Telecommunications Minister reports
A local offshore enterprise reportedly was the victim of a recent cyber-attack, but has dealt with the problem, says MP Melford Nicholas. Nicholas, the Minister of Information and Telecommunications, says the event, which occurred one day last week, hampered the offshore enterprise. Reportedly, he told Cabinet colleagues that the incident was a deliberate attack, which…