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AOSIS demands urgent debt support for SIDS survival
Pacific News Service
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During the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) urged world leaders to prioritise the Debt Sustainability Support Service (DSSS) as a concrete response to the unique challenges...
Robert De Niro is creating an island paradise. We eavesdropped on a design meeting
Wallpaper*
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July 3, 2025
Robert De Niro, the Hollywood titan whose performances over six award-packed decades include starring roles in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, has concerns about the glossy limestone floor destined for the residences he’s building on the...
Robert De Niro’s new paradise
Wallpaper*
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July 3, 2025
Robert De Niro, the Hollywood titan whose performances over six award-packed decades include starring roles in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, has concerns about the glossy limestone floor destined for the residences he’s building on the...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Defends Government’s Strategic Jolly Beach Investment to Strengthen Social Security
Antigua.News
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July 7, 2025
PRESS RELEASE St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda – 7 July 2025 – Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne has defended his government’s bold and visionary move to safeguard the long-term sustainability of Antigua and Barbuda’s National Social Security...
Daily Briefing: Elbow room in Trump tariffs?
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
Kashmir is reeling under its hottest spell in half a century, resulting in unusual scenes in the Valley. With temperatures soaring, the demand for cooling appliances has exploded. One household appliance seller, Owais Ahmad, says his stock of air...
France, African countries form coalition to tax luxury air t...
Modern Ghana
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France, Kenya, Barbados, and Spain were among the countries that on Monday launched a coalition advocating for taxes on affluent air passengers, with the aim of supporting poorer nations in their response to climate change, according to the French...
Stop playing Warri with the people’s money,
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Lovell advises PM Browne Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s latest attempt to deflect responsibility and mislead the public comes in the form of posting an article on global pension-fund diversification. This, according to a press...
Wiaan Mulder smashes highest Test score by South African - but denies himself chance to chase Brian Lara’s all-time record
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 7, 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...
Editorial | Breaking CARICOM’s logjam
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
Three years ago when, at their intersessional summit in Belize, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) endorsed a proposal allowing members to move ahead with initiatives on which the community is broadly agreed, this newspaper suggested that this could be...
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...
Transfer of Jolly Beach to Social Security
Antigua.News
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July 5, 2025
Background The Government of Antigua & Barbuda (GOAB) in partnership with our National Social Security Scheme, proposes a strategic investment in Jolly Beach Hotel, to boost Social Security revenues and to ensure its long term sustainability. The...
Jolly Beach for Pensions: Gov’t Proposes Bold Real Estate Investment to Secure Social Security
Antigua News Room
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July 5, 2025
Jolly Beach for Pensions: Gov’t Proposes Bold Real Estate Investment to Secure Social Security The Antigua and Barbuda government is moving ahead with a bold investment plan that would see the Jolly Beach Resort transferred to the Social Security...
UWI Five Islands Campus OECS budget watch: “Beyond the numbers: What the 2025 Budgets reveal about priorities and politics in...
The New Today Grenada
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June 28, 2025
Budgets aren’t just financial plans—they’re political statements. In 2025, Eastern Caribbean governments will reveal what they value and where they believe the future lies. From climate resilience to youth savings accounts, mega-infrastructure to...
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...
Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award
Antigua News Room
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July 10, 2025
Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) awarded all nineteen (19) Sandals Resorts its prestigious Healthier Safer...
Cultural Atrophy Is to Blame for Poor Radio and Television E...
Modern Ghana
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Reading Ajoa Yeboah-Afari’s article titled “Memory Lane: of Ghana’s Puzzling Copycat ‘Radio & TV Etiquette’” (Modernghana.com 7/4/25), immediately reminded me of the Afro-Caribbean - I prefer African-Caribbean - writer with the professional...
Chinese Interference in the Elections of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
Stories of Chinese foreign infiltration continue to spread. The latest? Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’ announcement that Chinese businesses are actively interfering in the affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, attempting to...
Union meetings are essential for workers’ empowerment, Section Chair says
The Antigua Observer
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July 5, 2025
- Advertisement - Employees in the Retail and Commercial Section of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) are taking the initiative to safeguard their rights and improve the benefits that influence their overall well-being. The section...
VIDEO: APUA Celebrates 52 Years of Service to the Nation
Antigua.News
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July 5, 2025
The organization used the occasion to reaffirm its commitment to reliability, modernization, and customer care. As it looks toward the future, APUA is continuing to invest in infrastructure upgrades, digital transformation, and sustainable...
CAF Presents Roadmap for National AI Implementation at UWI Five Islands Conference
I News Cayman
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July 5, 2025
Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy, CAF’s Regional Manager for the Caribbean, speaking at The UWI 5IR AI Conference in Antigua during the opening session on June 23 The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, West Indies. Friday, July 4, 2025—The Caribbean...