Almost 20kg of cocaine and a reduced sentence – Antigua A man convicted of possessing 19.5 kilos of cocaine in 2018 has seen his sentence slashed by more than half. On June 13 2013,...
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Antigua’s Practical COVID View: Another lockdown ‘unlikely’
Despite the current spike in Covid cases, Antigua's unlikely to see the state of emergency reinstalled....
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Gaston Brown defends his Farming Ventures
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to criticism levelled against him and his decision to become a player in the agricultural sector....
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SLBMC Turn Away Non-essential Patients As COVID Rises
In an effort to keep our patients, staff, and communities safe, Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) is taking measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the increase in cases of Covid-19, we regret to inform...
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Inmates At Her Majesty’s Prison get booster shots – Antigua
Prison officials are taking steps to avoid another Covid-19 outbreak within the country’s sole penal institution. Hence, despite Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) being Covid-free since May 2021, staff and prisoners are moving to get...
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Omicron Reaches A&B Shores CMO Confirms
The country’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas said health officials have identified three cases of Covid’s Omicron variant among the 499 active cases in Antigua and Barbuda to date....
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Pharmacy Council Cautious Over COVID-19 Pill (Antigua)
The Pharmacy Council head noted "that the FDA has approved [the anti-viral pill], there is also some scientific data that is quite worrisome”....
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