Public posturing is the only way to describe the actions of members of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) who continue to “debate” the motion of no confidence on the streets and in the media, which was aborted by ALP Leader Lester Bird. The Standing Orders governing Parliament make provision for such a motion to be debated in Parliament. The Standing Orders ...

  Minister of Education Hon. Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro is urging parents to be more involved in their child’s education experience, to help mitigate what the ministry sees as an escalation in not only drugs but violence and deviant behavior.   Reaching out to parents at a United Progressive Party (UPP) rally in Bolans on Tuesday, the Education Minister stressed, without a support ...

    Facing an attentive audience in Bolans on Tuesday, Minister of Finance and Public Administration the Hon. Harold Lovell detailed the successes of the  United Progressive Party (UPP) administration despite the challenging economic times. Dismissing the Opposition Antigua Labor Party’s (ALP) recent move for a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Baldwin Spencer, the Finance Minister states that ...

  Tremendous applause followed the US premiere of The Skin  at the AFI Silver Theatre in Washington DC on June 2nd, exactly one year after it opened as the  fourth feature film from HAMAFilms Antigua.   Antiguans in the DC area came out to support the film following the rigorous promotion by the  office of Antigua & Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US, Deborah ...

The OECS Authority met today via video conference to discuss progress in respect of preparations for the inauguration of the OECS Assembly, one of the principal Organs of the OECS. The Authority agreed that the inauguration, which was originally scheduled for June 15, 2012, in St John’s Antigua, would be postponed by a few months. The Revised Treaty of Basseterre (2012) ...

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Social and Economic Policy Specialist, Jawad Aslam met with officials at the Ministry of Social Transformation on Wednesday. Aslam, during the familiarization visit met with Minister of Social Transformation Hon. Willmoth Daniel, Parliamentary Secretary Senator Malaka Parker, Permanent Secretary Cecily Philip, Director of Social Policy Unit Almira Henry and Ag. Project Development Officer Sharon Herbert. The Social ...

Prosecutors in the US are pushing for a 230-year sentence for former Antiguan Knight R. Allen Stanford who was convicted on March 6 by a US federal jury for running a US $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Labelling Stanford as a "ruthless predator" on Wednesday, the prosecutors presented their case to the judge that reflects the maximum recommended under federal sentencing guidelines. If ...

The significant cost of fuel is one of the main problems that local farmers in Antigua and Barbuda face and they will soon find relief.   The Ministry of Agriculture is embarking on a biodigester/biogas project which could save farmers thousands of dollars in annual production costs. The Biogas system will be installed at Titan Farms Limited in the village of Liberta. Biogas ...

The Immigration Department within the Ministry of National Security & Labour in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a short Opening Ceremony on Tuesday at the start of a three day workshop titled “Trainers Session: Sensitizing Peer about Human Trafficking”. The workshop which will run until Thursday, is facilitated by IOM’s Chissey Mueller. Ms Mueller said in her ...

Tremendous applause followed the US premiere of The Skin  at the AFI Silver Theatre in Washington DC on June 2nd, exactly one year after it opened as the  fourth feature film from HAMAFilms Antigua.   Antiguans in the DC area came out to support the film following the rigorous promotion by the  office of Antigua & Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US, Deborah ...