Two Jamaican Women to be Deported After Assaulting Immigration Officer at VC Bird International Airport
Two Jamaican women are set to be deported following a shocking incident at VC Bird International Airport on Sunday, which involved a physical confrontation with an immigration officer. The women,…
Opposition MP Richard Lewis Criticizes Prime Minister’s Decision to Meet with Gangs
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Lewis has voiced strong criticism of the current government’s approach to tackling crime in Antigua and Barbuda. Speaking on rising crime rates, Lewis expressed…
Shridath Ramphal : his legacy to the Caribbean is also the path to its brighter future
By Sir Ronald Sanders In the 1970s, as newly independent nations in the Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific sought to shape their economic futures, the world they confronted was still…
Trinidad firm awarded the contract for UWI FIC expansion
The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus (UWIFIC) is set for a major expansion, with KS&P Limited, a Trinidad-based engineering consultancy, leading the design and supervision phase. The…
Cabinet and Barbuda Council Looking To Collaborate on A Number OF Projects
The Cabinet invited the Barbuda Council to dialogue on a number of issues on which all could move forward, having identified common solutions. The Parliamentary Representative of Barbuda led the delegation…
Aviation Academy To Be established in Antigua
The new CEO spoke of establishing an aviation academy here in Antigua, in all likelihood connected to the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus. It would teach subjects…
Cabinet told that Sexually Transmitted Diseases Affecting Young Girls in the Country
One official from the Ministry of Social Transformation reported that sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) plague young girls, which generate other challenges because the diseases are usually not treated. When those diseases…
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday 4 September 2024
The Cabinet began its sitting with a prayer by a Minister of religion who was the first priest who prayed with the Cabinet in June of 2014 when the Gaston…
Laurisa Francis and Elisa Graham Earn MSc Degrees in International Relations from University of East London
Laurisa Francis, Communications and Implementation Officer within the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Labour and Public Safety and Public Relations Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, Elisa Graham, graduated today from…
Antigua and Barbuda’s Math Conundrum
by Derrick Nicholas The 2024 Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) results are out. The official CXC statistics indicate that the region had an average pass rate of 36 per cent…
