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Robin Yearwood Jr. aims to succeed father in St. Phillip’s North
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LETTER: Bullying in hospital needs to be addressed
DEAR EDITOR: I am writing this letter with a heavy heart because of what I have witnessed. I am a retired nurse and I was hospitalized recently. I had a fairly well experience but I saw a trend that I didn’t like. I noticed a few new nurses on the ward and let me tell…
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Cabinet Rejects Commissioner Atlee Rodney’s proposal for limited states of emergency
(Observer) – The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda has denied a proposal by the Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney, to amend legislation for the declaration of limited states of emergency in specific situations. The Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister, Lionel Max Hurst, explained that the Cabinet was unconvinced about the…
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Antigua man arrested 13 years after being charged with racketeering in connection with illegal gambling ring
DOJ – An Antigua man has been arrested more than a decade after being charged in connection with his participation in a large-scale illegal gambling business which utilized an Antiguan Internet site but operated in the continental United States. Richard Sullivan, 73, of St. John’s, Antigua, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston…
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Kareem Simon of Green Bay charged with murder
Police have arrested and charged 42-year-old Kareem Simon of Green Bay with the alleged murder of 66-year-old Dennis Edwards of Bolans. The alleged incident occurred on Monday, August 21, shortly after 8 pm on Lower All Saints Road. The accused is expected to make his first appearance before the court on Friday, August 25, 2023.…
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Barbados TODAY Editorial – LIAT is not looking that bad after all
The ongoing industrial dispute involving flight crew of the Trinidad and Tobago state-owned Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL), is a stark reminder of just how awful the air transport situation is in the region, particularly in the Eastern Caribbean. At the Grantley Adams International Airport stranded passengers vented at being left to fend for themselves with…
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Hospital low on anaesthesia, dental clinic leaves patients in pain, and Board of Guardians payments overdue, poor people cry
(REAL News) – Vulnerable residents continue to be disadvantaged by the poor provision of government services, several persons are complaining to REAL News. Reports reaching our Newsroom today claimed that the public hospital, Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, has had to postpone all scheduled surgeries because its supply of anaesthesia has run low. Accordingly, the…
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‘Brother B’ Baptiste’s Recovery Celebrated by former Cabinet colleagues
(REAL News) – Former Prime Minister Dr. Baldwin Spencer and Cabinet Ministers Willmoth Daniel, Harold Lovell, Dr. Jacqui Quinn, and Trevor Walker visited their colleague, Hilson “Brother B” Baptiste, today, Thursday, August 24, and are reporting that he was in very good spirits. Baptiste, who was admitted to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after…
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Probe begins after unknown man collects dead persons’ benefits
(REAL News) – An investigation has been launched into a scheme through which the pensions of deceased persons were being collected by an unknown man. The matter was reported to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) by an attorney for the Social Security Scheme. According to reports, the Police were advised that an unknown male has…
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Cabinet approves immediate burials at Tomlinson’s upon completion of fencing
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet made a decision to commence burials at Tomlinson’s immediately after the demarcated land has been fenced and the plans for graves and buildings are completed. The St. John’s Public Cemetery cannot accommodate burials, unless in the graves of family members; and, the public cemetery next to the Lady of the Valley…
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Monkey population expanding in the east of Antigua
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet was informed that the monkey population in the east of Antigua is expanding and posing a problem for some farmers. The Cabinet asked the Ministry of Agriculture to work with other Ministries and agencies in order to reduce the inherent threat which a large monkey population will inevitably pose. Аdvеrtіѕе wіth…