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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
(Thompson Reuters) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations of atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour. A spokesperson for Russia’s foreign ministry said the arrest warrant against Putin…
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OECS States Designing More Effective Approaches to Disaster Displacement and Environmental Migration in the Eastern Caribbean
Representatives from Antigua and Barbuda will be attending a workshop in Saint Lucia from 21-22 March 2023, with the ultimate objective of mainstreaming the human security approach in disaster displacement and environmental migration policies in the Eastern Caribbean. Participants at the workshop will be working to validate preliminary assessments of the extent to which the…
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Dominican boat captain sentenced for smuggling Haitians into St. Kitts
(Loop News) — On Thursday, Dominican boat captain was sentenced to one year in jail for his participation in the recent transportation of many Haitian nationals to Nevis. Danny Henry was found guilty and sentenced on March 15, 2023, in the Charlestown Magistrate’s Court. Henry was sentenced to six months in jail for visiting a…
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Jamaican government to increase minimum wage by 44%
(AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his government plans to increase the island’s minimum wage by 44% as the local economy rebounds. The change will go into effect in June. People making the minimum wage of $59 for a 40-hour workweek would instead earn $85. Holness announced the plan Thursday evening during his…
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Antigua to construct Chicken Abattoir to cut down on $20M chicken meat import bill
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet agreed that work will soon begin on the Chicken Abattoir, to assist the poultry farmers in butchering their chickens. Antigua and Barbuda has become self-sufficient in eggs but not in chicken meat. More than twenty million dollars are spent each year importing chicken meat from large producers in Brazil, the United…
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‘She was an incredible teacher’: Education Ministry pays tribute to fallen colleague
The Ministry of Education is paying tribute to the late Five Islands Primary School teacher, Francille Davis, who died in her sleep on Tuesday night. Word of her passing sent shock waves throughout the education system in Antigua and Barbuda as well as the society generally. 47 year old Davis, lived at Greenbay Hill. Through…
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US to Pledge Over $171M in Humanitarian Help for Venezuela
The U.S. government plans to pledge more than $171 million Friday for humanitarian and development projects to assist Venezuelans experiencing a variety of urgent needs at home and abroad. Some of the money will go for food, water and sanitation efforts within the crisis-wracked country, while other funds are designated for emergency shelter, health care…
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Dominica PM urges regional governments to invest in inter-island travel as an irreplaceable service
(DNO) — Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit wants countries in the region to invest in intra-regional travel. He believes that governments’ investment in air transportation in the region cannot be supplanted by the private investment sector only. He made the disclosure during a press briefing on Monday. According to him, Dominica is prepared to play its…
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Can political parties agree a social contract for national progress?
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) Authoritative international bodies –…
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Isaac says withdrawal of contracts and concessions amounts to punishing contractors for Administration’s poor management
(REAL News) — Chairperson of the United Progressive Party D. Gisele Isaac has challenged the management of contracts and concessions by the Gaston Browne Administration. Speaking on Twin Island Media’s Wake Up Call show on Wednesday, Isaac accused Browne, the minister of finance, of poorly managing the assignment of contracts from the get-go. She was commenting on…
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Barbados-based Ex-LIAT workers to get $75K in cash
(Nation News) — The Government of Barbados will be honouring its commitment to about 89 former LIAT workers, paying almost $10 million in cash and bonds in severance. While wrapping up debate on the 2023 Financial Statement And Budgetary Proposals in the House of Assembly on Thursday, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said each worker would…