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Police issue arrest warrant for Shakema Charles
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Shakema Charles. “A warrant in the first instance signed by a Magistrate has been issued for the immediate arrest of Shakema Charles of St. Johnston’s village, who has been on the run from Police for the past week,” police said in a statement. They are asking anyone who has…
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CMO Chief Retires – New Chief Onboard
The CARICOM Secretariat today announced the retirement at the end of November 2018 of Mr Tyrone Sutherland, long-serving Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO). The Caribbean Meteorological Organization, established in 1973 with headquarters in Port of Spain, Trinidad, is one of the oldest Caribbean institutions. A member organization of CARICOM, the CMO coordinates the…
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Soca star Destra Garcia postpones Antigua wedding
The Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that the planned wedding of Soca Star Destra Garcia which was supposed to be held here has been postponed. “The wedding has been postponed to sometime around Sailing Week,” a communications person from the ministry said. The government announced in July that Destra would marry here in mid-December. The…
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England can lift 2019 World Cup trophy: Sir Vivian Richards
Legendary former West Indies captain, Sir Vivian Richards, has held out little hope of the Caribbean side winning next year’s ICC World Cup in England. He identified the hosts along with five-time winners and reigning champions, Australia, as among his favourites but overlooked the struggling Windies. “England has played well [in the past] but always…
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‘I’m too ill to travel 41 hours’: Choksi tells prosecutors
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Bombay Court that he can’t travel for 41 hours to reach India from Antigua due to his poor health. Choksi accused the ED of misleading the probe by not revealing his health condition. He also said that he is in constant touch with…
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Steep pressure gradient to cause hazardous weather conditions this weekend
Strong and gusty winds are forecast to move across most of the Caribbean this weekend – Friday through Sunday. Meteorologist/Climatologist Dale Destin says these winds will make for hazardous conditions onshore and especially offshore. Some activities on land will become dangerous and marine conditions will be very hazardous for small craft operators. The high winds…
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The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) The English-speaking Caribbean has…
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Blue Panorama charter flight to bring more Italian passengers
The tourism industry stands to benefit tremendously from the arrival of 120 Italian passengers weekly via the Blue Panorama charter flight. This comes as a result of the commencement of Vera Tour operations in the twin island state, after functioning in the region for the past 25 years. During a brief inaugural and welcome ceremony…
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PM Browne media statement on death of Sir Fenton Ramsahoye
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has expressed the sorrow at the death of Sir Fenton Ramsahoye who was made a Knight of the Order of the Nation by the State of Antigua and Barbuda in 2006. “One of our distinguished Knights has fallen, and we in Antigua and Barbuda, join his family, friends and admirers throughout…
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Minister calls Labour Commissioner’s intervention as ABS strike drags on
Information Minister Melford Nicholas has written the office of the Labour Commissioner asking it to intervene in the ongoing industrial action at ABS. In his letter, Nicholas reiterates that his ministry had no sight of the issues which led to the action nor was he told since the action commenced. He called on the office…
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Green Bay youth still missing
It’s been more than 40 days since Tray Griffith of Green Bay was reported missing. Family members say Griffith remains missing and they are still praying for his safe return. They are appealing to members of the public who have any information about him to please contact them or provide the information to the police.…