Counterfeit currency – both EC and US – still in circulation, with two businesses making reports
Counterfeit currency is still being circulated in Antigua and Barbuda, with two businesses reporting to the police that persons have used, or attempted to use, fake money to obtain services.…
Rampant Rabada bowls South Africa to victory over West Indies
South Africa’s bowler Kagiso Rabada, second from right, celebrates with teammates after taking the winning wicket at the end of the third day of the first test cricket match between…
Prime Minister Browne announces $1.8 Billion dollar budget
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday announced a $1.8 Billion dollar budget to the House of Representatives. In making the announcement, Prime Minister Browne…
Joanne C. Hillhouse wins Anthony N Sabga Award for contribution to Arts
Our announcement of 2023 laureates was made March 1 in Port of Spain. They are: Antigua & Barbuda novelist Joanne C. Hillhouse (Arts & Letters) Trinidad and Tobago women’s health doctor,…
Bird flu HAS mutated to infect people
Bird flu HAS mutated to infect people: Fresh pandemic fears as scientists on ground zero in Cambodia find H5N1 strain that killed 11-year-old girl had evolved to infect human cells…
Grenada to start taxing lottery winnings
Grenada will enforce a 15 per cent tax on all games of chance winnings above EC$10,000 (One EC dollar = US$0.37) from Wednesday. The amendment to the Income Tax Act…
Health scare for down there! Now experts say TOILET PAPER is a major source of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to infertility and cancer
There are surprising and potentially carcinogenic chemicals in toilet paper sold in the US, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Florida found evidence of the chemicals in toilet paper…
From tackling inflation to boosting water supply: What does the nation need in this year’s budget?
(OBSERVER)The country will be listening with keen interest today as Finance Minister and Prime Minister Gaston Browne delivers the national budget, with many eager to learn how he plans to…
Haiti needs ‘full-time activity’, Sir Ronald Sanders says as he reveals withdrawal from OAS working group
(OBSERVER)Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, said chairing the OAS’s working group on Haiti would require his full attention, as he explained…
Barbados; No wage deal
Negotiations between Government and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) will continue. After a meeting with the membership last night at the Dalkeith, St Michael headquarters, union leaders were…
