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‘Papa Gaston’ adamant Antigua will not send Africans back; 2 international bodies invited to do assessment
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West African reportedly removed from US-bound flight in Trinidad and will be sent back to Antigua and Barbuda
(REAL News) — Yet another African has been intercepted in another island in his bid to get to the United States of America (USA), a legal source tells REAL News. The source alleges that, on Sunday, March 5, a national of Ghana boarded a flight to Trinidad, which was en route to the USA. On…
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Caribbean food security at risk from the impact of disaster-related events
By Chalsey Gill Anthony On an ordinary day, you get in, start your vehicle, turn on your favourite radio station, and drive to work. While bopping your head and humming to a catchy tune, you hear “We interrupt this segment for an important broadcast…” As you try to settle in at your desk, the notifications…
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Injunction to prevent repatriation of Haitian nationals from St. Kitts and Nevis discharged
Resident High Court Judge Justice Patrick Thompson, on March 6, discharged the injunction granted on February 25, to prevent the repatriation of Haitian Nationals who entered St Kitts and Nevis from Dominica by boat on February 3. The Ministry of National Security has undertaken to process the asylum requests tendered by local attorney-at-law, Craig Tuckett.…
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Jamaican, Linsome Boyd, sentenced to 15 years for murder of partner
(Observer by Newsco) — Linsome Boyd has been sentenced to 15 years for murder and 18 months for wounding. Fifty-four-year-old Linsome Boyd was sentenced today for the murder of Passport Division worker, 47-year-old Althea Henry, and severely injuring her son, Tajma Francis, who was 21 at the time. Henry’s body was discovered at her Cashew…
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Venezuelans still miss Chavez, want Maduro to do ‘better’
(AP) — In his last televised message before dying of cancer, the late President Hugo Chavez told Venezuelans to choose Nicolas Maduro as his successor, promising that the leftist policies that oversaw a reduction in poverty would continue under the then-vice president’s guidance. That promise remains unfulfilled 10 years later. Venezuelans find themselves in a…
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All Saints man sustains cutlass wound during altercation with another male at English Harbour bar
(REAL News) — Another wounding incident is being investigated by the Police, mere days after two such instances in St. John’s on Saturday, March 4, within four hours of each other. This recent incident involves an All Saints villager who reported to the Dockyard Police Station that a man whom he knows as “Bryan” had…
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Petition calling for public inquiry into Antigua Airways and related matters is gaining traction, Quinn-Williams reports
(REAL News) — The petition calling for a public inquiry into the Antigua Airways/West African refugee saga has been gaining traction since it was launched by the United Progressive Party (UPP) on February 22, says Pearl Quinn-Williams, one of the Party’s champions on the matter. In an effort to clear up some misconceptions about the…
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Browne admits regional heads do not share vision of a publicly owned LIAT, but says Antigua & Barbuda will soldier on
(REAL News) — Antigua and Barbuda might be on its own as it relates to the full resuscitation of regional carrier LIAT. The airline, which has been struggling financially for years, was grounded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its return has not been what was expected. Since then, Prime Minister Gaston Browne…
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Department of Environment launches Environment Registry
The Department of Environment (DOE), under the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency on Climate Actions through an Environment Registry in Antigua and Barbuda (CBIT) project launched the Environment Registry on Tuesday, February 28 at the Tradewinds Hotel. Data Manager, Jason Williams shared during the opening remarks that “The system has been developed not just for…
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Nick Cannon to host bizarre reality show: Women will compete to have his child
Nick Cannon is claiming to have teamed up with Kevin Hart to host a bizarre new reality show on E! called Who’s Having My Baby? where female contestants will compete to have his next child. It is not yet clear if it’s all part of a practical joke in bad taste, but the 42-year-old host…