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Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet Notes for Wednesday, June 18th 2025
Antigua.News
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June 19, 2025
Wednesday’s Cabinet Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, began with an invocation and scripture reading from a pastor of the Church of the Nazarene. The reading promises God’s constant guidance, provision, and spiritual...
OAS Secretary General Meets with Prime Minister Browne Ahead of Historic General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua News Room
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June 24, 2025
OAS Secretary General Meets with Prime Minister Browne Ahead of Historic General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda His Excellency Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister...
Engineer from Southampton died in superyacht electrocution, inquest told
Southern Daily Echo
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Dad-of-two Roy Temme, from Southampton, was one of the 17-strong crew of the 62.5m Baton Rouge as it was alongside in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, when he embarked on the repair of the ventilation damper in an enclosed compartment of the vessel. An...
Professor’s fury after Harvard honesty research found to be dishonest
The Times
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At the time Michael Sanders remembers being embarrassed, even ashamed. He had convinced the World Bank to fund a study on an entire country to show that one simple trick could drastically increase tax compliance. If you made people pledge their...
'Extremely qualified' chief engineer onboard a £50million superyacht died when he failed to isolate the power during repairs, inquest told
Daily Mail
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June 22, 2025
An 'extremely qualified' chief engineer onboard a £50 million superyacht died from electrocution after failing to isolate the power during repairs, an inquest heard. 'Dedicated' Roy Temme was working in a 'hot and sweaty' tiny compartment on the...
Four Barbuda Students Break Barriers with Top CSEC Math Results
Antigua.News
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June 21, 2025
Director of Education Clare Browne echoed the sentiment, calling their performance a powerful example of perseverance and community spirit in the face of adversity. Despite limited access to teachers, materials, and support compared to their peers...
Antigua PM wants improved trade and transport connectivity with Brazil
The Gleaner
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June 14, 2025
BRASILIA (CMC): Antigua and Barbuda Friday said it is looking forward to boosting trade, improving transport connectivity, and reinforcing regional supply chains and trade corridors with Brazil, saying these are all essential steps towards...
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
The Guardian
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June 21, 2025
Jordan Lloyd had been praying for something big to happen. The 35-year-old screenwriter was quarantining in her apartment in North Hollywood in June 2020. Without any work projects to fill her days, she picked up the novel Roots, by Alex Haley, to...
All roads lead to The Bahamas for #CANTO2025 40th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition
Bahamas Local
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CANTO, the premier telecommunications trade association in the Caribbean, proudly announces its milestone 40th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas from July 13th to 16th, 2025. This...
UWI AI Conference Ends with Visionary Call to Action for Caribbean’s Future
Antigua News Room
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July 4, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP “To get to 2040, we have to make bold choices now.” The UWI AI Conference concludes with a visionary panel on the future of the Caribbean The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus...
Rowley set to reengage in volcanology research
Caribbean Life - New York
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June 20, 2025
Keith Rowley, former Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, speaks during a plenary session of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, June 10, 2022. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Retiring recently after more...
Cabinet Approves Plan to Establish Ethical Stem Cell Manufacturing in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua News Room
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June 19, 2025
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda, as part of its strategic efforts to develop the Wellness Tourism sector, has taken a policy decision to initiate the process for the manufacturing of stem cells within the country. The Honourable...
Antigua and Barbuda Urges Global Action at UN Ocean Conference 2025
Antigua News Room
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June 10, 2025
Media Release Antigua and Barbuda Urges Global Action at UN Ocean Conference 2025 Nice, France — The Honourable Anthony Smith Jr., Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Lands and the Blue Economy of Antigua and Barbuda, delivered a compelling...
Antigua and Barbuda Showcases Leadership on Blue Economy
Antigua.News
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June 10, 2025
The theme of the activity was Blueprints for the Future: Marine Spatial Planning, Financing, Ocean Data-driven making and Global Cooperation, and was organized as part of the Department’s thrust to inspire action in support of the sustainable...
Monroe University Confers Degrees on 55 Graduates from Antigua & Barbuda
The Antigua Observer
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - at Radio City Music Hall Commencement Fifty-five students from the islands of Antigua and Barbuda were awarded their degrees from Monroe University, a New York-based leader in educating first-generation and international...
British engineer died on £50m superyacht in Caribbean after being electrocuted
The Mirror
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June 17, 2025
A 'much-loved' British engineer was electrocuted to death while repairing a fault on a luxury superyacht in the Caribbean, an inquest has heard. The body of Roy Temme, 47, from Southampton, was found dead on the the 62.5 metre-long Baton Rouge in...
Antigua’s Top Foreign Affairs Official Earns Doctorate in Digital Governance
Antigua News Room
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June 9, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Ambassador Clarence E. Pilgrim, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Barbuda Affairs, has earned a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from Universidad Católica San...
When Tradition Meets Technology in Modern Leisure
Antigua News Room
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June 18, 2025
Leisure looks a lot different these days, but at its core, it’s still about the same thing: enjoying life. What’s changed is how we do it. From playing Scrabble via Words with Friends to card games on a digital table or watching live sports on...
British engineer died on £50m superyacht in Caribbean after being electrocuted during repair work
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UWI AI Research Conference aims to empower the Caribbean – Less than one week to go!
I News Cayman
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June 17, 2025
Dr Curtis B Charles The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, West Indies. Tuesday, June 17, 2025—With less than one week to go, excitement is building for the region’s only dedicated AI conference, hosted by The University of the West Indies (The...