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Kycia Knight and Shemaine Campbelle return for first two matches on Dec. 4 and 6 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today named a 14-member squad for the first and second matches in the CG United One Day International (ODI) series against England Women starting on 4 December at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. West Indies and England will contest three day/night CG United ODIs starting at…
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Case against man accused of killing Customs officer Zorina Benjamin committed to May assizes
The family of slain Customs officer Zorina Benjamin is now a step closer to getting answers. The case against the man accused of killing her was yesterday committed to the May assizes. Benjamin’s loved ones have waited anxiously for more than a year to find out whether the police had mounted enough evidence against Delon…
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UPP hosts youth forum as part of UPPliftment week
Progressive Youth, the youth arm of the United Progressive Party (UPP) will convene a Youth Public Forum under the theme YOUR VOICE MATTERS. This event will be held on Sunday December 4th at 6pm at Freedom Hall on Lower Newgate Street. The Youth Public Forum is part of a series of events that will celebrate UPPLiftment Week…
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Young Antiguan called to the bar
Shannon Potter is one of the newest attorneys to be called to the Bar in Antigua and Barbuda. Potter’s call was witnessed by her parents, Ralph and Sharon Potter, her siblings Brandon and Serena Potter, and other relatives and close friends. Potter’s application to the Bar was presented last week before Justice Ann Marie Smith…
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Trinidad rattled by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 rattled Trinidad and Tobago late on Tuesday night, but there were no reports of injuries or damages. The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus in Trinidad said that the quake occurred at 10:21 pm, and at a depth of 10…
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Buckingham Palace household member resigns amid race comment
An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she “came from,” despite her insistence she was a British national. The conversation was detailed on Twitter by Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, an east London…
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UPP’s behavior is unwarranted and it does not meet national standards
DEAR EDITOR: First, let me thank your establishment for giving us, the public, an opportunity to express our thoughts on your online news portal regarding any subject of choice, as long as the content within is not libelous and it is done within the parameters of respect. Secondly, let me express to my critics that…
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3 guns and 141 bullets seized at the Deep Water Harbour in Antigua
A total of one hundred and forty-one rounds of ammunition; three firearms and thirty-seven pounds of Cannabis were seized at the Deep Water Harbour on Tuesday. The Police and Customs conducted a joint operation at the main seaport and discovered the illegal items concealed inside two separate shipments. One barrel contained Two 9mm Pistols and…
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DeFreitas accuses Benjamin of only ‘faking work’ at His Majesty’s Prison, noting that watchtowers are still not complete
Franz deFreitas, the United Progressive Party (UPP) Candidate for St. John’s City South, is blasting the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs for what he terms “faking work” at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP). In October, prison officers downed tools over their poor working conditions and cited the long-incomplete guard towers among their concerns. After a…
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Police call out parents and guardians to increase supervision of their children; but adults say cops are not doing their job
The Police are urging parents and guardians to shoulder their responsibilities and get more involved in the supervision of their children. Their advice comes in the wake of several violent gang attacks committed by young people against secondary-school students. In a public statement, the Police administration says it “is of the firm view that the…
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Watts accuses three Ministers of Agriculture of failing the Nation and sitting Minister of destroying the pineapple sector
A farmer-turned-politician continues to decry the neglect of the agriculture sector and the country on a whole under the Gaston Browne Administration. The United Progressive Party’s Candidate for St. George, Algernon “Serpent” Watts, says Antigua and Barbuda is in a bad state, with poverty being at an all-time high. The Browne Administration, he says, does…