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Antiguan Research Makes International Impact: Scrub Life Cares Selected to Present Groundbreaking Menstrual Health Study at Two Global Public Health Conferences
Antiguan Research Makes International Impact: Scrub Life Cares Selected to Present Groundbreaking Menstrual Health Study at Two Global Public Health Conferences In a proud moment for Antigua and Barbuda, Scrub Life Cares (SLC) has been selected to...

Arrive AI Secures 9th Patent for Smart Mailbox Drone Tech
In the rapidly evolving world of autonomous delivery systems, Arrive AI has once again positioned itself at the forefront with the issuance of its ninth U.S. patent. The Indianapolis-based company, trading under NASDAQ:ARAI, announced on August...
Antiguan Delegation Heads to China for Agricultural Training
by Shenequa Williams A five-member delegation from Antigua and Barbuda departed yesterday for China to participate in the Seminar on Demonstration and Promotion of New Vegetable Varieties and Cultivation Technology for Developing Countries. The...

RESEARCHER DR ZAHRA LAKE DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE INAUGURAL CANADIAN STEELPAN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE IN TORONTO
On the heels of leading newcomer Pandemonium Steel Orchestra to a second-place finish at the 2025 Antigua Carnival Panorama Competition, Dr Zahra Lake delivered the keynote address at the inaugural Canadian Steelpan Industry Conference (CSIC) in...
Antigua and Barbuda’s ABIIT to close for renovations
The Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology (ABIIT) will close to the public on 14 and 15 August for renovations ahead of its planned amalgamation. Normal operations will resume on 18 August. The institute apologised for any...
Antigua and Barbuda Disability Advocate Kevin Davis Dies at 30
Kevin Davis, a dedicated member of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Disabled People, has died at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre at the age of 30. He served as the association’s head of Information Technology and media relations....

The Baron Who Builds Bridges: A Legal Mind at the Crossroads of Tradition and Technology
In an era in which the digital economy is reshaping the global order, while previously next to deprecated economic concepts like “tariffs” undermine it, questions of law, identity, and governance are no longer confined to the courtroom or in the...

Antigua and Barbuda Team Heads to China for Advanced Training in Agricultural Machinery
Antigua and Barbuda to Participate in Specialized Agricultural Machinery Training in China by Shenequa Williams In a significant stride toward agricultural modernization, 25 professionals from Antigua and Barbuda are set to take part in a...

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Jamaica Tallawahs celebrate winning the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League after the final against Barbados Royals at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Friday, September 30, 2022. (Photos: CPL via Getty Images) With a Caribbean Premier League (CPL)...

SOS Biotech: turning the tide on invasive seaweed
Elena Martinez, co-founder of SOS Biotech on a sargassum-covered beach 37 million tonnes of the invasive seaweed has already washed up in the Caribbean this year © SOS Biotech “At the moment you have an outcome, it’s raw material – no longer...

'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal drug to Matthew Perry to plead guilty
A woman known as the "Ketamine Queen," charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty on Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the "Friends" star to...

Why Expected Value in Casino Games Doesn’t Always Meet Reality
Written by Paul Cullen Paul Cullen Paul started his career in newspaper journalism before exploring the emerging world of online gaming in 1998, joining Intertops in Antigua - the pioneering force behind the first online sportsbook. Since then,...

The art, and science, of batting with the lower order
Anantha Narayanan CloseAnantha Narayanan spent the first half of his four-decade working career with corporates like IBM, Shaw Wallace, NCR, Sime Darby and the Spinneys group in IT-related positions. In the second half, he has worked on cricket...

Antigua and China Sign $14m Grant Deal, Launch Blue Economy Study
Antigua and Barbuda has signed two major cooperation agreements with China, including a US$14 million grant to support infrastructure and socioeconomic development. Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Chinese Ambassador Madame Zhan Yanling formalised...

Antigua to Host Intensive Training on Ocean-Based Aquaculture This September
Delivered by leading fisheries and aquaculture scientists from China, including professors from the East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute and the FFRC, the course will combine lectures, hands-on sessions, and field visits. Topics will...

PM Browne defends China ties as Antigua and Barbuda signs $14M grant
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has firmly defended his country’s growing partnership with China, following the signing of a US$14 million grant agreement and a Blue Economy feasibility study between the two nations. -...

Antigua & Barbuda Ranks Among Top 5 Safest Caribbean Destinations
Antigua and Barbuda has secured the fifth position among the Caribbean’s safest destinations according to the newly released Caribbean Island Safety Index 2025, compiled by travel advisory service Always All Inclusive. The twin island has been...

OPINION: Antigua Logistics is not Being Utilized
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP BY:MM CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP It is said, The Caribs did not live in Antigua, instead they fished and foraged on the island, and the author of Antigua & the Antiguans says, their traditions...

Antigua PM supports Afreximbank’s call for commission to deliver Global Africa initiative
By Kenton X. Chance ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, Monday, supported a call for the creation a commission that becomes fully responsible for delivering on the Africa-Caribbean and the broader...
Jamaica: Trafficking haven Researcher points to trade’s big business in Caribbean
Tamoy Ashman (Jamaica Observer) – WITH more than 80,000 smugglers entering the Caribbean region each year it has become a haven for sex and human trafficking, according to Dr Cleophas Justine Pierre. Based on his research, Dr Pierre pointed out...