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SJA Alumni Association Donates $13,400 to School for Teachers’ Room A/C Units Inbox
St. John’s, Antigua – The St. Joseph’s Academy Alumni Association Inc. (SJAAAI) has proudly presented a donation of $13,400.00 to their alma mater, St. Joseph’s Academy, for the installation of two air conditioning units in the Teachers’ Room. On...

Freedom to peacefully disagree under attack, says UWI Cave Hill principal
Professor Clive Landis, pro vice-chancellor and principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, has warned that the freedom to disagree peacefully is under threat. Speaking at the UWI Vice-Chancellor’s Forum on ‘Academic Freedom,...

ACI World opposes air travel tax
SINGAPORE, 10 July 2025: ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30, focused on introducing a new tax...
Belize attends the OAS 55th General Assembly
Hon. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Foreign Affairs by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 2, 2025 Belize attended the 55th Regular Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly, which was held last week in St. John’s,...

Potential hike in air travel tax concerns ACI World
ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30 focused on introducing a new tax on air transport. The tax,...

Antiguan and Barbudan Journalists Join CETRI Workshop in Dominica on the Future of Clean Energy
Alison Kentish, another seasoned media professional, provided an in-depth session on the anatomy of a strong story pitch, guiding participants through the process from proposal to publication. The attending journalists from Antigua and Barbuda...

ACI World raises concerns over proposed air travel tax
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality July 2025 157 ACI World expresses concern over France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda's coalition proposal to introduce a new air transport tax. ACI World has expressed...

The best WI quartet
NAMING the best of anything is contentious. Opinions are always subjective. Television, radio, social media and newspapers commentators, most either uneducated or uninformed about international cricket’s history, waffle unintelligently on the...

ACI World warns new aviation tax risks harming global connectivity
ACI World opposes proposed air travel tax, warning it threatens connectivity, economic development, and aviation’s existing net-zero climate commitments. MONTREAL – ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya,...
St. Kitts and Nevis Highlights Water Crisis at UN Water Conference Preparatory Meeting
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – At the second informal preparatory meeting for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference held on July 9, 2025, H.E. Dr Mutryce Williams, the Federation’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,...

Sports News | CWI 2025 Rising Stars Women's Under-19 Championship Gets Underway
Saint John's [Antigua and Barbuda], July 9 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) is proud to announce the staging of the 2025 Rising Stars Women's Under-19 Championship, currently underway in Trinidad and Tobago from July 8 to July 19. The highly...

CWI 2025 Rising Stars Women's Under-19 Championship gets underway
Saint John's [Antigua and Barbuda], July 9 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) is proud to announce the staging of the 2025 Rising Stars Women's Under-19 Championship, currently underway in Trinidad and Tobago from July 8 to July 19. The highly...

Protecting common interests
Malta has long demonstrated how thoughtful diplomacy, grounded in principle and partnership, can help advance global norms and foster meaningful international cooperation. From visionary proposals in international law to forward-looking diplomacy...
Prime Minister Drew comments on the growing threat of Sargassum in the Caribbean
by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): For a long time, hurricanes have been the most dramatic climate-related concern for the Caribbean, but in recent years, another environmental issue has steadily emerged. The Sargassum, commonly referred...

North Carolina DEQ to hold public hearing on Alcoa's former plant water discharge permit
John Nicholson Chief Deputy Secretary | North Carolina Department Of Environmental QualityJohn Nicholson Chief Deputy Secretary | North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality La División de Recursos Hídricos del Departamento de Calidad...
“To get to 2040, we have to make bo...
The UWI AI Conference concludes with a visionary panel on the future of the Caribbean The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, West Indies. Friday, July 4, 2025 — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus recently concluded...

MP Lewis spearheads clearing overgrown vegetation along Five Islands main road
- Advertisement - By Kisean Joseph [email protected] Member of Parliament (MP) for the St John’s Rural West Constituency Richard Lewis and his team recently cleared vegetation along a dangerous stretch of Five Islands Main Road leading to Galley...

Prime Minister Gaston Browne defends Government’s Strategic Jolly Beach Investment to Strengthen Social Security and Drive Long-Term Economic Growth
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 Scheme, through the transfer and redevelopment of the Jolly...

STATEMENT: CARICOM SG remarks opening ceremony – 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government
SG Carla BarnettCARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett delivered remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In her remarks, the Secretary-General...

High Court concludes hearing in Cedar Tree Point development challenge
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Oral arguments in the environmental case challenging a controversial development permit for Cedar Tree Point in Barbuda concluded in the High Court yesterday. Barbudan tour guide George...