Fig Tree Drive News Today

The To Do list of the roads and other infrastructure that require urgent attention from Minister of Works, Honourable Maria Browne. This list was generated over the last two weeks from citizens and residents across Antigua, and sent via phone or text to the Observer AM show: Pigotts Main Road/…

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has launched an Art Trail Guide to coincide with the launch of Antigua and Barbuda Art Week.   The Art Trail Guide invites visitors and residents to explore the twin islands through the visual arts on self-guided tours to participating studios and galleries during Antigua and Barbuda Art Week…

In Antigua and Barbuda, art, music, film and dance will take over the twin-island paradise for seven days as a new festival, Antigua and Barbuda Art Week (ABAW) get set to take place from April 16 – April 22, 2023, under the vibrant theme, ‘Culture in Colour’.   Live music and spoken word will fill the air,…

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Sonja Henry of Bolans is said to be in stable condition at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) after the mother of one was involved in a freak accident during the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s motorcade over the weekend. Although some details remain unclear, Observer media can confirm…

Old Road resident Hezekiah Josiah chose a non-traditional way to celebrate his 76th birthday yesterday with a ‘go the distance’ walk. The journey, which he started at 1.47am and concluded at 10.38am, saw him moving off from Five Islands before heading to Golden Grove, Old Road, through Fig Tree Drive,…

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By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com A local pathologist has concluded her examination into the death of Jamoya Browne who fell from a truck last month. Dr Petra Miller-Nanton’s findings revealed that Browne died as a result of multiple head injuries, intra-cerebral hemorrhage and multiple skull fractures. His family can now move…

The family of 28-year-old Jamoya Browne, who was injured in a motor vehicle accident last Friday, is in a state of anxiety over the ordeal and the likelihood, or absence thereof, of life-saving medical treatment. According to Browne’s mother, Dezeal Spencer, her son has been in a coma in the…