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Ministry of Health Engages in Groundbreaking Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability
Antigua News Room
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June 24, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP The Ministry of Health was represented at the landmark AI Conference at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus on 23 and 24 June, 2025. The conference which explored the transformative role of...
This Tiny Beach Bar Has Its Own Little Caribbean Island, Beach Huts and Unforgettable Afternoons
Caribbean Journal
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June 12, 2025
You step off the ferry and straight into barefoot theater. The crossing from Barnacle Point on Antigua takes barely four minutes, just enough time to watch turquoise water trade glances with the gleaming runway of V. C. Bird International Airport...
University hosts sustainability talk, tree planting & Green Lunch event
Bedford Today
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June 24, 2025
The University of Bedfordshire recently marked World Environment Day with a special event bringing together students, staff, and external guests for an afternoon of environmental discussion and action including a tree planting ceremony. •...
EDITORIAL- Closing the Skills Gap to Create More Jobs in the Caribbean
Antigua News Room
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June 23, 2025
By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean Earlier this year, I met a young graduate who had spent the entire summer searching for a job that matched her education—without success. As the weeks passed and her options narrowed, she...
Unlocking agricultural innovation and sustainability
Jamaica Observer
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June 11, 2025
The more than 20 rural youth and women and ministers of agriculture from the eastern Caribbean states toured CATIE’s international coffee and cocoa collections, as well as its conventional and pesticide-free banana plantations, which play an...
India’s Ocean Ambitions: Can Bold Promises Become Reality?
The Diplomat
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June 18, 2025
India cast itself as a champion of the world’s oceans at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France. From June 9-13, global leaders convened to spur action on Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water), and India’s delegation on...
2025 VA-11 June 28 Special Primary
Connection Newspapers - Virginia
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Republicans Republican Candidates for the 2025 VA-11 Special GOP Primary (Canvas), June 28 to select the party’s nominee for the Sept. 9 special election. Primary held at Fairfax High School. Early voting Friday, June 27, 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Fairfax...
APUA officials report upgrades resulting in increased water production
The Antigua Observer
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June 12, 2025
- Advertisement - By Azara Lavia The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) is celebrating what it has called a major achievement in water production, announcing that the utility has surpassed production of 8.5 million gallons of water per day....
Antiguan appointed as IFGICT Caribbean Regional Country Officer
The Antigua Observer
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June 12, 2025
- Advertisement - By Samantha Simon [email protected] A young Antiguan IT professional has been appointed to lead the Caribbean region for one of the world’s largest technology federations, after achieving his Masters’ degree. Noel Glasford, a...
North Yorkshire woman speaks of "horrendous" journey halfway around world
The Press
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Jasmine Harrison arrived in the Pacific island on Sunday, June 22, marking the end of leg two of the Mini Globe Race, in which she is competing against 14 sailors. The 26-year-old, who only started sailing in December, has now travelled 12,000...
Roster Reset: A look at the evolving Tennessee baseball roster
On3
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June 24, 2025
The Tennessee baseball season is a little more than two weeks over and there’s already been a flurry of roster moves that have taken place for Tony Vitello’s club. With the house settlement passing, baseball rosters are being shrunk down to 34 at...
The Americans secretly hatching a relocation Plan B
The Financial Times
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June 20, 2025
A future beyond rural Vermont was something that Simon and Carol, both in their sixties, hardly used to discuss. Occasionally, they would fantasise about retiring to New York but they never considered leaving the US, home for all their life — and...
North Yorkshire solo sailor arrives in Fiji after 'horrendous' journey
Darlington and Stockton Times
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Jasmine Harrison arrived in the Pacific island on Sunday, June 22, marking the end of leg two of the Mini Globe Race, in which she is competing against 14 sailors. The 26-year-old, who only started sailing in December, has now travelled 12,000...
Caribbean leaders launch ‘Actioning Blue’, regional initiative for the ocean
Dominica News Online
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June 10, 2025
Photo: L- R: Mexico’s Undersecretary of Biodiversity and Environmental Restoration Dr. Marina Robles Garcia, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund’s Board Chair Karolin Troubetzkoy, Belize’s Minister of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation Hon. Minister...
Caribbean Leaders Unite for Collective Action on Oceans and Launch the Actioning Blue Declaration at UNOC3
I News Cayman
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June 10, 2025
Joint Press Release: OECS and the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund Nice, France – In a powerful demonstration of political unity and regional ambition, Caribbean governments today officially launched the Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30×30 Vision for the...
LIAT (2020) Limited Partners with RateGain to Strengthen Pricing Agility and Route Profiitability in the Caribbean
Equity Bulls
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RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global leader in AIpowered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced a new partnership with LIAT (2020) Limited - the Caribbean's regional airline reconnecting island...
Ministry of Agriculture Launches Youth Internship
Antigua News Room
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June 23, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries, and the Blue Economy in collaboration with the Ministry of Education will be hosting the first Internship Program from Monday, 30th June until 25th July, 2025....
Freighters with Russian crew deployed drones in European airspace: report
NL Times
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June 10, 2025
Two cargo ships with Russian crews are suspected of deploying drones over European territory in May - once above a military site near Kiel and once over a German patrol ship near Dutch waters, according to research by Pointer, Follow The Money,...
Communiqué of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority
Win Media SKN
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June 21, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority. The following day, June 18, Heads of Government convened for a high-level...
National CSEC Awards sees ‘Covid cohort’ thrive and shine
The Antigua Observer
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June 21, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] The Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries celebrated academic excellence Thursday evening at the 39th Annual ACB Caribbean National CSEC Awards ceremony, with former St...