Local Farmer Ordered To Pay $900 for Stealing Scallions
William Pitman, a farmer, was caught stealing 27 scallions valued at $4 each from a Bethesda farm on January 5. Discovered by the farm owner, Pitman was apprehended at gunpoint,…
BAMP warns of potential for fresh outbreak of breathing illnesses in schools Across Barbados
The new school term could see an unwelcome companion to thousands of children returning to the classroom in Barbados – a rash of respiratory illnesses – the head of the…
New Jersey is under a state of emergency as flooding and wind pummel the Northeast
A major storm drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands following a bout of violent weather that struck most of the…
Isaac asks for confirmation of date that public-sector raises go into effect and for the exact percentage
( Real News Antigua ) Chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP) D.Gisele Isaac isasking exactly when public-sector workers will be getting theirpromised 9 percent increase, since no official word…
Port Authority’s crane reportedly broken, leaving cargo ship unable to offload most of its supermarket goods
( Real News Antigua )..Supermarket and grocery store customers might be inconvenienced on the weekend if certain imported goods are not landed, since thecargo ship carrying them may be forced…
Roman Catholic Priest disagrees that soca and calypso singers are doing the devil’s work
The Very Reverend Father Athanasius George Williams has addressed the misconceptions within certain Christian circles about the role of artists who perform secular music. The Reverend Father delivered an impassioned…
Caribbean Artists and Dignitaries Gather to Celebrate the Life of Soca Sensation Ricardo Drue
Yesterday, artists from across the region gathered at Antigua’s Holy Family Cathedral to honor the life of Ricardo Robert Barriteau Drue. Among them were Trinidadian soca queen Destra Garcia, Bouyon…
Licensed firearm stolen from locked vehicle as owner and his family enjoy a swim at Darkwood Beach
( Real News Antigua ) ..A licensed firearm is now on the street after having been stolen from the owner. Reports say the Scotts Hill man telephoned the Bolans PoliceStation and reported that…
German Students arrive in The Country for practice in Paradise Program
Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed German tourism and hospitality students to the destination for a two-month ‘Practice in Paradise’ internship program. The group of eight students from the private vocational…
Three masked gunmen invade senior citizen’s home, assault him, and rob him of $3,500 in cash
( Real News Antigua ) An elderly man was gun-butted and robbed of a significant amount of cash by armed intruders. Reports say that three men invaded the home of the…
