The second day of Antigua Sailing Week will be remembered for sparkling racing conditions which piped up at the end of the day to deliver some high octane racing in the sublime waters on the leeward side of Antigua. So far Antigua Sailing Week has produced dream-like conditions. Heavy upwind work with warm sea spray breaking over the deck rewarded ...

  The Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Science & Technology is increasing the human resource capacity in its Telecommunications Division with the appointment of Daryl Jackson as Telecommunications Consultant.   Jackson, who was once Chief Operating Officer at Cable & Wireless’ Eastern Caribbean Operations and who also holds a Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Energy Systems, will assist the Telecommunications Division in ...

  The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) has announced the creation of a newAntigua and BarbudaChapter set to launch on March 31, 2012. TheAntigua and BarbudaChapter is the 25th addition to ACAMS’ Chapter roster. The Chapters serve as regionally focused bodies that facilitate local professional networking and area-specific Anti-Money Laundering (AML) education. “Chapter development and expansion is one of the ...

           Last Thursday night, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank hosted a Dinner at the Sandals Grande Resort to pay tribute to the Bank’s 2011 Unsung Hero, Mrs. Sylvanetta Brooks.  Country Manager Michael Spencer noted that while Mrs. Brooks was named the local Unsung Hero in October last year, she went on to make us proud as one of three regional awardees out of ...

    Following the announcement of a plan of action to address reports of an increased number of rats in the St. John's Rural South Constituency, the UPP Caretaker, Sen. Hon. Winston Williams, announced that the first phase of the programme has begun in the community with the Central Board of Health carrying out a general clean up in the Ottos New ...

The Human Resource Professionals of Antigua and Barbuda (HRPAB) announces the election of its 2012 – 2013 executive. The members are:   President: Dr. Gale Archibald, Organisational Development Consultant, specialising in human resource management; 1st Vice President: Ms. Jeanette Charles, Owner/Principal Consultant, Shindana Consulting; 2nd Vice President: Mrs. Barbara Coates, Consultant, BEVS Consulting, specialising in Employee Training; Treasurer:  Mrs. Paulette Charles, HR Manager at Antigua and Barbuda ...

  Renowned entertainment spot Clouds at Halcyon Resort is set to reopen its doors as Antigua and Barbuda’s newest jazz club. “Clouds has a long history of giving entertainment and enjoyment to generations of Antiguans and Barbudans and it is this legacy that we intend to build upon” says Norris Morris Harris, member of the venue’s new management Committee. Clouds is located ...

  Regina Vincent Clark, Ed.D., author-playwright-poet, will read excerpts from and sign copies of “From Grandmother, With Love,” a wonderful gift book for children, mothers, and grandmothers, Saturday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. (Best of Books, Village Walk,   Friar’s Hill Rd).  Released in time for Mother’s Day, the book is described as entertaining, true to heart, and a treasure for generations to come.  The ...

                    There was drama right from the start of the 2012 Yachting World Round Antigua Race: Squally conditions intensified the trade winds to churn up the swell into a foaming powerful sea state with rogue waves reaching over three metres. The feisty conditions caused at least two retirements due to gear failure. Allyn Salomon's Beneteau Oceanis 473, Hermosita suffered a damaged rudder and South ...

  The Ministry of Finance will be hosting a team from the World Bank on 1 and 2 May, 2012.  The purpose of the meeting is to review the suitability of the “4-3-2 Framework” for Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda is the second country in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union undergoing this review with Grenada being the first. The “4-3-2 Framework” ...