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Prices on bread and flour products increase for second time in weeks, as inflation rose 5.6% in September, Statistics Division reports
(REAL News) — Inflation continues to spike in Antigua and Barbuda, with the cost of living at an all-time high, and with the price of bread and other flour products increasing for the second time within weeks. This does not augur well for most citizens and residents, who are struggling to make ends meet, and…
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Citizens must address the underlying issues of government spending, or when they say pay we just have to pay
By Audley Phillip Just mere weeks after the Prime Minister announced in his Independence day message that Antigua and Barbuda was expected to see a phenomenal growth rate of over 8 percent this year, which according to him made Antigua and Barbuda the country with the second fastest growth rate in the region, the Prime…
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Lake releases statement on encounter between PM and former airport CEO, but critics believe he has an ulterior motive
(REAL News) — Osmond Lake, a manager with Sunrise Airways (Dominica) Ltd., has put out a statement concerning an alleged incident between Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Euletta Francis, the former chief executive officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA). While his version of events appears to support Browne’s claim of a civil…
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Saudi Arabia cancels 264 Air Peace passengers visas on arrival
Saudi Arabia authorities have cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace on arrival at the country from Kano. They insisted that the airline should return them to Nigeria. Vanguard gathered that the flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, via the Aminu Kano International…
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Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050
(AFP)— Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts said Wednesday, warning that without action on climate change the “health of humanity is at grave risk”. Lethal heat was just one of the many ways the world’s still-increasing use of fossil fuels…
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Authorities uncover contraband cache in His Majesty’s Prison
In the latest surprise search at His Majesty’s Prison, authorities seized marijuana, a cell phone, and unidentified drugs. Despite recent reductions, Prison Superintendent Colonel Trevor Pennyfeather reveals the ongoing challenge of preventing prohibited items from reaching inmates. Plans for enhanced security measures, including metal detectors and a baggage scanner, are in progress to curb the…
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Yida Zhang faces imprisonment as court orders asset freeze in ongoing legal battle over $4M debt
Yida Zhang faces a court appearance with potential imprisonment for defying a court order related to a long-standing legal dispute with Lux Locations. As the principal investor in Antigua’s first special economic zone, the ‘Yida development,’ Zhang has withheld crucial information from a local real estate firm attempting to sell his shares in the project,…
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PM Browne and Antigua and Barbuda delegation prepares for CARICOM-Saudi Arabia Summit
RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Prime Minister Gaston Browne and fellow CARICOM Heads of Government are preparing for the inaugural Saudi-CARICOM Summit in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which opens this morning in the capital Riyadh. Prime Minister Browne was among leaders welcomed to the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh on Wednesday. There is…