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Wanted Men: Glenroy Pierre and Gerald Darroux
The ONDCP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the whereabouts of Glenroy Pierre and Gerald Darroux. Both men are wanted by the ONDCP to assist in an investigation in connection with the seizure on Jan. 24 of more than 450lbs of compressed cannabis. During Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 8 a.m. –…
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Ricardo Drue to headline massive promotion in TT
A collaboration that was instituted in 2018 which produced positive results such as increased visitor arrivals and improved attendance at Carnival shows, is now going into a second year. The announcement was made this week at the Ministry of Tourism headquarters, that Soca Monarch King Ricardo Drue will be re-enforcing his Antiguan and Barbudan ambassadorial…
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Charles Fernandez congratulates Team Antigua Island Girls
Team Antigua Island Girls … Four women…Brave…Strong…Beautiful…Smart…Talented and COURAGEOUS! The twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda could not have selected four more suitable women to follow their predecessors and blaze a trail across the Atlantic in the Talisker Whiskey Challenge! The Ministry of Tourism salutes you and wishes you the heartiest Congratulations as you culminate…
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MP Asot Michael applauds Sir Curtly’s selection as DWTS Celebrity
Former tourism minister Asot Michael is congratulating former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose on his selection in the celebrity cast for Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) Australia. Sir Curtly was named in the first batch of stars for the 2019 edition of the show and Michael believes the decision of the international cricket…
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PM warns Caribbean could also be destabilised as a result of situation in Venezuela
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the Caribbean should be careful not to be drawn into the ideological war unfolding in Venezuela where attempts are being made to remove the socialist Nicolas Maduro from office. “These people are fighting an ideological war. They believe that socialism in Venezuela would plunge the people into…
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Team Antigua Island Girls arrive home
Four women – Team Antigua Island Girls – have completed a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, creating history in the process. Elvira Bell, Christal Clashing, Samara Emmanuel and Kevinia Francis, the skipper, began the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge on December 12. Forty-seven days later they have crossed the finish line at home at the Nelson’s Dockyard…
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2 Vincentian men charged in connection with million-dollar drug
As the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) continues investigation into the recent seizure of approximately $1, 876,000 worth of compressed cannabis, another Vincentian national has been apprehended and charged. Two Vincentian males have now been charged. Godfrey King, resident of Green Hill – Liberta, and Sydney Norville, resident of Marble…
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Chase slices through England to set up crushing win
Off-spinner Roston Chase’s career-best eight-wicket haul propelled a dominant West Indies to their second largest win ever over England, as they crushed the hapless visitors by 381 runs inside four days of the opening Test to take a shock 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Barbados on Saturday. The 26-year-old bowled brilliantly to take…
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Trinidadian judge Peter Jamadar to join CCJ bench
Justice Peter Jamadar is to be appointed Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC). Jamadar will assume duty at the Court after Justice David Hayton retires from office in July 2019. Jamadar currently serves as a Judge of the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal,…
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KPMG Donates Funds Raised for Cancer to the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean in Antigua and Barbuda
During the months of October and November, KPMG in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (BEC) engaged in a special campaign across Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent to raise funds for breast and prostate cancers, respectively. Dubbed the “Pink Challenge,” for every day in October that staff across KPMG BEC wore an…