By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com Long-time member of the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) Fabian Jones was sworn in for a second consecutive term as the senator representing the sister isle on the opposition’s side. Jones, who was sworn in on Friday afternoon in the Upper House alongside the other senators on…
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Former Member of Parliament Samantha Marshall was among three new faces appointed by the governing Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to the Upper House of Parliament. The other newly appointed senators include unsuccessful ABLP candidate for St Peter, Rawdon Turner, and Clement Antonio. The three…
Carlena Knight displays the Youth Affairs Young Media Practitioner Award (social media photo) By Samantha Simon samantha.simon@antiguaobserver.com Newsco Observer Media’s Carlena Knight, who doubles as a sports and news reporter, took home the Department of Youth Affairs (DYA) Young Media Practitioner Award on Saturday night. The young journalist was amongst…
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Caleb Gardiner, a recent graduate of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands, has been officially announced as the newest member of the Antigua and Barbuda Senate. Prime Minister Gaston Browne publicly broke the news of the appointment on his radio programme, Browne…
By Theresa Goodwin theresa.goodwin@antiguaobserver.com Young adults between the ages of 16 and 25 are providing positive feedback to the inaugural Youth Empowerment Day hosted on Saturday by the Nolan Hue Foundation. The main objective of the all-day forum was to equip the participants with the skills necessary for them to…