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Frontier Airlines to Serve Antigua from December
U.S.-based, low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines will make its inaugural flight to Antigua on December 4. The service will operate once weekly on Saturdays with flights to Antigua’s V.C. Bird International Airport from its base at the Orlando International...
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Police to search Portuguese reservoir in the latest development of the Madeleine McCann case
The long-standing police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from her holiday apartment in Portugal back in 2007, has seen searches begin at a reservoir, some 30 miles (48km)...
Boys training school being retrofitted for use by month end
In less than a month, the housing of young criminals at the country’s lone penal institution will be a thing of the past. This was disclosed by Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister Lionel Hurst on Thursday who said that the Boys...
Three schoolgirls, ages 15, reported missing in Grenada
Three teenage girls are missing in Grenada in separate incidents and family members and police have become very concerned Lawmen in Grenada said yesterday, Shenia Clarke, 15, a student of Calliste,...
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The Housing Market in the United States
The housing market in the US is showing signs of slowing down after a period of all-time low mortgage rates and soaring home prices. According to Mr. Ildebrando Item, Business lawyer active in the...
Paralysed man walks again thanks to electronic brain implants
A team of Swiss neuroscientists have given a paralysed man the ability to walk again thanks to electronic brain implants, that use wireless signals to reconnect the brain with the spinal chord,...
Lack of cleanliness affecting tourism in Antigua and Barbuda
Keeping the environment clean is a major challenge for the development of the country’s tourism sector, says Charles Fernandez, the minister responsible for that sector “Whenever we have a holiday...
Luton Town promoted to Premier League after play-off penalty shoot-out victory
The final spot in next season's Premier League was sealed at the weekend when Luton Town clinched promotion with a penalty shoot-out victory over Coventry City in the Championship play-off final at...
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Antigua and Barbuda actively supports UN effort to end colonialism
First Secretary at the Antigua and Barbuda Mission to the United Nations in New York, Mr. Claxton Duberry has added his voice to those supporting moves to end Colonialism across the world including...
12.1 Million Dollars Worth of Illegal Drugs Destroyed
Illegal drugs, totalling $12,154,498 were destroyed during a drugs destruction exercise by the police on Friday June 2. This large volume of drugs consist of 1,745.83 pounds of Cannabis, 86.3 pounds of Hashish, 729 Cannabis Plants, 1,716 Cannabis...
Another 104K of drugs seized at Deep Water Harbour
By Zaya Williams Law enforcement officials are continuing to rake up large quantities of drugs from the country’s ports with the most recent drug interdiction taking place on June 1....
“Me come to collect a package,” masked man says as he illegally enters Port at 2:45 a.m
A masked man has reportedly walked into the Antigua Port Authority taking several packages from a specific barrel, then disappearing into thin air. Two security guards at the Port told police that...
Antiguans and Barbudans told not to become complacent this hurricane season
By Aabigayle McIntosh “Take the necessary precautions and be prepared”, is the message meteorologists, forecasters, disaster officials, and others are sending to residents across Antigua and...
UWI Five Islands Principal to take over as Principal of Mona Campus in Jamaica
The Principal of the University of the West Indies Five Island Campus Professor Densil Williams has been promoted to the Principal of Mona Campus in Jamaica. His position takes effect on August 1. Professor Williams succeeds Pro Vice-Chancellor...
Prime Minster Browne resolved to push ahead with work on the MVI following successful two-day meeting of High Level Panel at the UN
Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne has reported that the High-Level Panel on the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index has taken a major step towards completing its mandate in devising a tool...
Professor Williams responds to latest IMF predictions for Antigua and Barbuda
Professor of International Business and Principal of the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus, Densil Williams, says the latest report from the International Monetary Fund that...
Discovering the new Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in Madrid. Ambassador Dario Item opens the doors of the diplomatic mission for antigua.news
In recent years, the government has intensified its efforts to expand Antigua and Barbuda’s network of diplomatic relations with other countries. Many international cooperation agreements have been signed with foreign nations and new permanent missions abroad have also been established.
