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Circle of Friends, a non-profit agency dedicated to addressing the needs of persons with disabilities, particularly youth, and children, proudly announces its participation in the side event "Enabling Inclusion: Addressing Disability Challenges" at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Antigua and Barbuda. According to a…

A 32-year-old woman climber from Rolwaling valley successfully scaled Cho Oyu becoming the first Nepali woman to climb most 8,000m peaks.

Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne and Minister for Housing, Land and Urban Renewal the Hon. Maria Browne will travel to London on Wednesday where they will join other Heads of State and Governments at the Coronation Ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May.  Their Excellencies,…

By Carlena Knight carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com Businesses in St John’s will become more accessible to persons with disabilities in the near future, following yesterday’s walkthrough of the city undertaken by members of the local disabilities association and government officials. This was confirmed by the General Manager of the Antigua and Barbuda Transport…

By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com Dozens of disabled people are expected to walk through St John’s on April 23 to show their dissatisfaction with the way plans to improve disability parking in the city have been handled. President of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Persons Living with Disabilities Bernard Warner…

By Robert A Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com A “trendsetter” and “a statesman”— those were some of the words used by President of the Antigua and Barbuda Association for Persons Living with Disabilities, Bernard Warner, on the passing of Colin ‘Don Official’ Richards. Richards, a veteran events promoter and entrepreneur, passed away this…

The Antigua and Barbuda Association for Persons Living with Disabilities (ABAPD) President, Bernard Warner, has called the Farmers Garden Project “life-changing” for many people in the country living with disabilities. Speaking to Observer media yesterday, Warner said the project was “Bearing fruit and vegetables, and it is changing lives.” According…

More dialogue, greater compassion and support is what Bernard Warner, President of the Disability Association said persons with disabilities need from the…

Call for disabled people to stand up against injustice Spread the love A recent protest by health care workers over outstanding risk pay should serve as motivation for local disabled people. That’s according to one advocate who is calling for the disabled community to also stand up against injustices levelled against them by the state. Bernard Warner, president of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Persons Living with Disabilities, told Observer that it is high time marginalised people sp...