Caribbean integration: How the OECS Outpaces CARICOM
By Sir Ronald Sanders The 7-nation Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), which marked its 43rd anniversary on June 18, 2024, is arguably one of the most successful integration projects…
Govt Permanent Secretaries Have Been Notified About the Govt’s Summer Programme
( Cabinet Notes} The Cabinet, at its last meeting, agreed to employ 150 interns (17 to 19 years old) during the Summer Holidays 2024. Instructions have gone out to the…
Government Looking At Parternity Leave For Non-Established Fathers In The Govt’s Employ
The Cabinet is giving serious consideration to a request from the bargaining agent of the Non-Established workers in the Government’s employ, to grant paternity leave to fathers when a new…
ELectric Vehicles Imported Into the Country Will Have Duty and ABST Waived
( Cabinet Notes) The Cabinet congratulated CPM (Caribbean Premier Motors) for the unveiling of new models of Hyundai Electric Vehicles last evening, at a reception for hundreds of potential new…
UWI Five Islands Campus To Offer A Maters In Nursing Programme
The Cabinet applauds the nurses who have consulted with the University of the West Indies – Five Islands Campus (UWI-FI) and who made a compelling case for improved certification of practical…
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday 19 June 2024
The Cabinet began its sitting with a prayer from a Minister of religion. 1. The Cabinet held a discussion on the readiness of the Barbuda International Airport to begin accepting flights.…
Antigua and Barbuda and Argentina Discuss Direct Air Links
Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Ambassador Marcelo Balbi Calvo discussed establishing direct air links between Antigua and Barbuda and Argentina to enhance people-to-people exchanges and boost trade. Browne emphasized the…
Florida teen killed in standoff with police after fatally shooting parents
A Florida teen who reportedly shot and killed his parents was later fatally shot during a standoff with the police team that responded to a 911 call from his mother…
OAS INVITED TO HOLD 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Washington, DC, June 19…. The Organization of American States (OAS) has been invited to hold the 55th Regular Session of its General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda in June 2025.…
Rain causes flooding in east Trinidad, Port of Spain
Vehicles pass through flooded streets. - File photo
