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Youth Parliament compares unsupervised cannabis cultivation to ‘handing unsupervised firearms’ to every household
The Antigua Observer
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] ‘Leaving marijuana unchecked in the household around minors is no different from handing a licence to obtain a firearm to every household which is unsupervised.’ That was the core...
Teachers enrolled in UWI Special Ed Master’s Program highlight gaps in regional support systems
The Antigua Observer
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Kisean Joseph [email protected] Four students enrolled in the University of the West Indies’ Special Education Master’s Program highlighted gaps in regional support systems for students with disabilities during a public forum...
NEW FACILITY SET TO POSITION A&B AS FORENSIC HUB OF THE OECS
ABS Antigua & Barbuda
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July 2, 2025
The Antigua and Barbuda Forensic Services (ABFS) is aiming to become fully operational by the end of 2026. Forensic Director Michael Murrell, made the disclosure while providing ABS News with an exclusive tour of the facility in Carlisle’s on...
National Grade Assessment Results to Be Released Friday
Antigua News Room
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July 2, 2025
The wait is almost over for Grade Six students as the National Grade Assessment results will be released on Friday. A press briefing by senior education officials will highlight performances in core subjects—English, Mathematics, Science, and...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Haiti Is Bleeding—And the Caribbean Cannot Look Away
Antigua News Room
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July 3, 2025
By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti continues to wallow in deep crisis as criminal gangs entrench their violent control over nearly 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country. These armed groups have become a de facto regime of terror....
Making the Greater Caribbean viable: Geopolitics of a region in transformation
Latinoamerica21
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July 3, 2025
In a world in crisis, like the one we live in today, the first to undergo transformation are dependent, heterogeneous, and vulnerable geopolitical spaces, such as the Greater Caribbean — a diverse and strategic region that includes not only the...
US Ambassador Michael Kozak Tours LNG Inc. Facility
Antigua News Room
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June 29, 2025
US Ambassador Michael Kozak Tours Caribbean LNG Inc. Facility, Praises US-Antigua Partnership State-of-the-Art Terminal Positions Antigua and Barbuda as Regional LNG Hub ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA – Senior Bureau Official in the Bureau of Western...
CONCEPT PROPOSAL: THE “SUGAR MAX EXPERIENCE”Promoting Sugar Mas Carnival, Culture & Artistes Across the Caribbean Carnival Diaspora
Times Caribbean
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July 3, 2025
(Proposal for Hon. Samal Duggins, Shannon Hawley & the St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival Committee) VISION To strategically promote St. Kitts-Nevis’ Sugar Mas Carnival as a premier Caribbean cultural product through a high-impact touring showcase...
Rotarians pledge to “Unite for Good” as RCA installs a new Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 Rotary Year
Antigua News Room
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July 1, 2025
The Rotary Club of Antigua on Saturday completed another transition phase in the leadership of the Club. In a symbolic Handover ceremony, which took place at the Tradewinds Hotel on Saturday 28th July 2025, the body celebrated the achievements of...
Coalition set sights on taxing luxury air travel to fund climate action
Climate Home News
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July 1, 2025
Eight countries including France, Spain and Kenya are pushing for increased taxation on premium air tickets and private jet travel to fund climate action and development. The newly formed “coalition of the willing”, which also includes Barbados,...
APUA details progress on two major water projects
The Antigua Observer
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July 1, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) reports significant progress on two critical water infrastructure projects that officials say will eliminate chronic water shortages across...
Shelter customs and excise from disruption
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 3, 2025
Business Newsday 5 Hrs Ago TT Chamber president Sonji Pierre-Chase. - Angelo Marcelle THE ASYCUDA system, which the Customs and Excise Division uses to manage its processes, is a cutting-edge tool. Yet, it’s not invulnerable to water. On June 30,...
World hero pays a visit
Trinidad Express
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Trinidad and Tobago warmly welcomes one of the world’s most popular leaders, India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paying an official visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar. This will undoubtedly deepen fraternal...
VIDEO: Deputy Director of Education says School Merger Driven by Data
Antigua News Room
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June 30, 2025
Deputy Director of Education Defends School Merger as Data-Driven and Necessary Antigua and Barbuda – 30 June 2025 Deputy Director of Education Dr. Jonah Greene has defended the Ministry of Education’s decision to merge Glanvilles and Pares...
Tanya Ambrose, daughter of Sir Ambrose, earns master of public health
St. Vincent Times
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June 30, 2025
Tanya Ambrose, Daughter of Cricket Legend Sir Curtly Ambrose, Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina Founder and researcher, Tanya Ambrose deepens commitment to advancing women’s and maternal health in the Caribbean...
Tanya Ambrose Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina
Antigua.News
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June 30, 2025
Founder and researcher, Tanya Ambrose deepens commitment to advancing women’s and maternal health in the Caribbean and beyond. With grace, grit, and a deep sense of purpose, Tanya Ambrose, the daughter of West Indies cricket icon Sir Curtly...
Tanya Ambrose, Daughter of Cricket Legend Sir Curtly Ambrose, Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina
Antigua News Room
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June 30, 2025
Tanya Ambrose, Daughter of Cricket Legend Sir Curtly Ambrose, Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina Founder and researcher, Tanya Ambrose deepens commitment to advancing women’s and maternal health in the Caribbean...
New proposal for tax on premium flyers
Business Traveller
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A new proposal for a tax on premium flyers, defined as first and business class tickets, and private jets, has been launched at the UN Financing for Development conference in Seville (FFD4). The “aviation solidarity coalition on premium flyers”...
New taxes on premium flyers and private jets: Greenpeace comment
Greenpeace International
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June 30, 2025
Sevilla, Spain – Barbados, France, Kenya, Spain, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Antigua & Barbuda supported by the European Commission, have announced they will form a ‘solidarity coalition on premium flyers’ to raise funds for climate action and...