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Civil servants to get back pay on Dec. 30, PM affirms
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Saudi Arabia approves US$80 million loan for expansion of UWI Five Islands
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Reduction in cost of gasoline, diesel being passed on to consumers
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Rihanna’s baby boy revealed in TikTok video
Bajan music icon Rihanna, 34, shared the first official look at her baby boy, whom she welcomed with boyfriend ASAP Rocky in May 2022, on TikTok Saturday. In the sweet video, the couple’s son can be seen cooing and smiling at his mother, who is heard in the background recording him. “You tryna get Mommy’s phone?” Rihanna asks her little guy. Later in…
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Two young people from uniformed bodies receive Guiding Light Award
Two members of the Girl Guides Association of Antigua and Barbuda, and the Antigua and Barbuda Scout Association respectively, were presented with the Halo Foundation’s Golden Light Award. In a small ceremony held at Government House, the medals were pinned on Shanae Jervier and Tarik Mussington by H.E. Sir Rodney Williams, Governor General and Chief…
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Fraud allegations surround Antigua Airways’ December 23 flight
Allegations of fraud are being made against Antigua Airways, the Nigeria-based airline in which the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has shares. The airline is locally registered, but is owned and operated by a Nigerian businessman who, to date, has been identified mainly by his company’s name: Marvelous Mike Press. After investigations were done, says…
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AOSIS Chair welcomes newly launched principles to accelerate Sustainable Development efforts in SIDS
Ambassador Dr. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, participated in the 2022 Effective Development Cooperation (EDC) Summit, in his capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). The three-day summit was held at the Hilton Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 12 to 14. The…
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Anti-Corruption Practitioners Warned to Be Vigilant for ‘Lawful but Awful’ Practices
Despite increasing global efforts at combating corruption, “lawful but awful” practices which push the limits of anti-corruption legislation by staying just within the laws or by exploiting loopholes and disparities between jurisdictions, remain stubbornly persistent. Professor Nikos Passas, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, highlighted this as a key issue for anti-corruption,…
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OECS Calls for US to Comply with WTO Panel Ruling
During a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council on Friday, its highest decision-making body, the representative of the OECS Member States of the WTO called for the United States to comply with the ruling of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in the case on the cross-border supply of gambling and betting…
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LIAT workers in Barbados want new bargaining agent
Some former Barbadian LIAT employees are considering parting ways with the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) and National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) accusing them of a lack of proper representation in a two-year struggle for the payment of outstanding severance. A spokesman for the group which includes pilots and engineers is also criticising the Barbados…
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Severance payments issued to former Jolly Beach Staff
The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union is pleased to announce that severance payments and other entitlements have been issued to the former employees of Jolly Beach Corporation. The payments come more than two years after the hotel property ceased operations. Since then, the workers and the Union have been engaged in a protracted severance battle…