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Alfa Nero Captain Denies Claims of Faulty Generators on Superyacht
The claims made in a YouTube video that three generators on the Alfa Nero superyacht are not functioning have been dismissed by its captain, Andy Koster. The video, which cites unnamed sources, suggests that the vessel has only one working generator left. However, Koster refutes these claims, stating that all three generators are in good…
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Antigua PM: Only West Africans with U.S, Canadian or EU visas will be allowed to enter Antigua going forward
The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced that it will be tightening entry requirements for visitors from West Africa, in response to the arrival of over 600 West Africans, mostly Cameroonians, in the country last December. The Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, revealed this during a conversation with the new French Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda,…
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OECS Bar Association condemns attacks on judiciary by Gonsalves & Mottley
The OECS Bar Association (“the OECS Bar”), joins with its Commonwealth Caribbean counterparts in strongly condemning recent statements made by Prime Ministers Mia Motley and Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, which clearly constitute an attack on the independence of the judiciary and regrettably reflect a disconnect from the realities of criminal behaviour in society and the role…
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Teaching Money Moves: Primary Students Excited to Learn About the Importance of saving
Teach Children to Save Day was observed on April 27, and SamuelFields Consulting Group (SFCG), a consortium of financial wellness experts helped to create excitement among the youth about the importance of saving. As part of Financial Literacy Month which is celebrated throughout the month of April, SFCG staged a series of events that focus…
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UPP Rejects Attempts to Deracinate Barbudans
The Leadership, Central Executive and Women’s Forum of the United Progressive Party (UPP) stand in unwavering support of the position taken by the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM), the Barbuda Council, and the people of Barbuda on the communal ownership of their lands and the primacy of the Council on matters related to the governance of…
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PM Browne says he has no intentions of accepting repatriation of 14 Cameroonian migrants on St. Kitts
(WINN) — “Why bring them back when they are likely to smuggle out of the country again,” said Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne in an article on Point Express. The Prime Minister was referencing the 14 migrants and two Antiguans rescued after a boat capsized off the coast of St. Kitts en…
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Police appeals for peaceful Labour Day Weekend
The Police are appealing to the general public for a peaceful Labour Day weekend celebration. As part of the annual Labour Day activities, the police have granted several groups and organizations the right to hold marches and other events in solidarity with their members in accordance with the Public Order Act, Cap 357 of the…
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Gonsalves Chides Churches Over Heaven & Hell Teaching
(St. Lucia Times) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has chided religious organisations over their teaching about hell and going to heaven. Gonsalves spoke at the recent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) crime symposium in Trinidad and Tobago. He highlighted the need for a multi-faceted approach to addressing crime, including the family,…
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Massiah encourages workers to assert their rights on Labour Day and join the union’s ‘no trust in this government’ march
(REAL News) — David Massiah, the general secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU), is encouraging the workforce to join its annual Labour Day march, the theme of which is “Workers have absolutely no trust in this government.” Massiah says the high cost of living is just one reason why persons should join…
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2 people arrested at airport this week remanded to prison
(State Media) — The man and woman the police arrested at the Airport this week will spend the weekend at His Majesty’s Prison. Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh remanded 45-year-old Larry Parks and 42-year-old Yetta Purcell on a Malicious Damage charge Friday morning. The defendants who live in the United States, pleaded not guilty to damaging…
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Antiguan detainee Nicholas Areche still on the run in St. Kitts
Police in St. Kitts today updated the public in the search for the escaped detainees. Nine of them escaped yesterday but four were recaptured in short order. Today the St. Kitts police said: UPDATE: 4 DETAINEES HAVE BEEN FOUND. NICOLAS ARECHE is still at large. The search continues, the police said in a Facebook post.…