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Bicycle stolen at gun-point from teenagers
(REAL News) — A teenager reportedly is one of two youth who held up another young man and stole his bicycle. The Police are now investigating the robbery, which occurred at about 10 p.m. on May 14 at Campsite. Reports say the victim, a Clare Hall resident, reported to the Criminal Investigations Department that he…
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Businessman wants to swap land for beach front property
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited the owner of a rented office building in St. John’s that has remained unoccupied since the time of the past administration, to join the meeting; a Crown Counsel from the Ministry of Legal Affairs was also invited. The former CIBC building, situate at the corner of High Street and Corn…
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Sandals Antigua presents expansion plan for 107 new rooms
CABINET NOTES: The Minister of Tourism reported that Sandals has submitted plans for expansion which would result in 107 new rooms being added to the existing plant at Dickenson Bay. Sandals is also adding a reverse osmosis plant to provide sufficient potable water for its guests. Sandals has also submitted plans for overwater bungalows; that…
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Government now wants to buy Cancer Centre for $6-9M
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet held discussions on acquisition of the Cancer Centre at a cost that reflects the valuation undertaken by the Governments’ Valuation Officer. While the owner was demanding $15 million USD; the valuation concluded that it is valued between $6 and $9 million EC Dollars. The land on which the Cancer Centre is…
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Antigua and Barbuda Appeals for cheaper intra-regional travel
(Jamaica Observer) — Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chet Greene has called on Caricom member states to address the issue of cheaper intra-regional travel, arguing that with shared language and cultures the region should be “closer” than it is now. Greene, the outgoing chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), made…
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Youth violence issue tops Cabinet’s agenda
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited all heads of the security services and support staff, totaling twelve officials to address the issue of youth violence, robbery by young males bearing guns, and the report recently of rape of a young mother during the daytime. The Commissioner of Police informed that sixty five percent of all reported…
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CABINET NOTES of Wednesday, May 17, 2023
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday 17 May 2023 The Cabinet meeting commenced at 10:45 am with prayers from a Catholic priest. He asked God to guide the decision-making of the Prime Minister and of the other members. The meeting ended at 6:30 pm. 1. The Cabinet invited all heads of the security services and…
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Antigua stuck with US$100K a month maintenance costs for abandoned Russian Superyacht
(Jalopnik) — Sadly the Russian invasion of Ukraine is still ongoing, and Russian oligarchs around the world are still seeing their assets hit hard by sanctions. One of the main targets of these sanctions have been their superyachts. These multimillion dollar ships have been either seized by authorities or investigated over ownership. And while ships…
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The Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme
Antiguan and Barbudan Civil Servants can benefit from a scholarship for online short courses funded by British Entrepreneur, mathematician and Philanthropist Ben Delo. The International School for Government at King’s College London has launched a new scholarship programme for mid-career civil servants of Commonwealth member states. The Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme offers scholarships to…
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Thieves make off with wine from hotel, household appliances from Catholic youth centre
(REAL News) — Wine, electronics and food items are among a number of goods stolen from several premises, including a hotel. Reports say the security manager at Mill Reef Club telephoned the Freetown Police Station and reported that some unknown person had broken into the Beach House Bar storeroom and stolen four bottles of red wine…
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LETTER: Please stop lying on ppl pickney
Really? The teen trio escaped from the former US navy base? This statement makes the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force look really bad. This is like throwing around the blame and making up stories to try to please the general population. Please, You act like we the public don’t have army and prison officer friends…