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Opposition Leader blasts 2019 budget
Opposition Leader, Jamale Pringle, Friday described as “disappointing” the EC$1.2 billion budget presented to Parliament by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. The debate on the fiscal package is due to begin on January 28, but Pringle, the lone successful candidate of the main opposition United progressive Party (UPP) in the last general elections, said that te…
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Chanel Abbott arraigned, did not plea to charges
Chanel Abbott, who was charged with possession of 1lb 14 ounces of cannabis and possession with intent to transfer 1lb 14 ounces of cannabis, was arraigned in the Magistrates’ Court Thursday. She did not enter a plea to the charges. Abbott was picked up on Monday when the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy…
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Gov’t to cover cost of another autopsy for Shawn Warner
Government has agreed to cover the cost of another autopsy for Shawn Warner. Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst says he believes this move will bring some sort of closure for the family. “We are going to meet the cost of having a pathologist come to Antigua to conduct another post-mortem to see if it…
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Region urged to prepare for possibility of severe outbreak of Dengue Fever
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has called on health officials across the region to prepare for the possibility of a severe outbreak of the mosquito borne Dengue Fever. In a statement Thursday, CARPHA said the last major regional outbreak of Dengue occurred in 2009. “Since then, the Region has experienced two large outbreaks of…
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$1.2B budget loaded with new taxes
Prime Minister Gaston Browne introduced a number of new taxes and measures to boost the collection of existing taxes when he presented a $1.2 billion budget in parliament this morning. There will be a tax on sugary beverages and a tax on financial institutions. Browne said the tax on sugary drinks is necessary because Antigua…
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The OAS dangerously in disarray
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 Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) Over the last few…
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KPMG donates funds raised for cancer
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…
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Tray Griffith missing more than 2 months now
Police are making a fresh appeal for help locating 19-year-old Tray Griffith of Green Bay. Griffith was last seen in Green Bay about 6:45 a.m on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. He is 6′ 7” in height, medium build, dark in complexion with a low haircut. He has tattoos under both eyes and a red bull…
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Man, 42, killed in accident at track on All Saints Road
A 42-year-old man from Old Road has become the nation’s first road fatality. He died on Wednesday night while racing at the track located along All Saints Road. The man’s motorbike burst into flames before he died. Two other people were also injured.
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Dutch team wins Atlantic Rowing Challenge
The first team to complete the 2018 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge arrived at the Nelsons Dockyard last evening. The four-man team of the Dutch Atlantic Four is comprised of Bart Adema, Erik Koning, David de Bruijn and Marcel Ates. The winners completed the “World’s Toughest Row” in 34 days, 12 hours and 9 minutes. As part of the…
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St Kitts and Nevis PM defends decision not to make IMF report public
Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris Wednesday said his administration is using the option available to it on whether or not to make public the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on the 2017 Article IV Consultation with St. Kitts and Nevis. “We are not the only country in the last five years who have exercised that…