A celebration will take place at 10am today to mark the 105th birthday of the country’s oldest resident. Gladys Delores Hodge – also known as Nenen or Sister Gladys - was born on December 20 1917 on lower Bishopgate Street. The mother of four boys and one girl, who is…
St John’s – The Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda has been prorogued, by Governor General Sir Rodney Williams, who was asked to do so by Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Friday. Proroguing Parliament refers to the act of discontinuing a session without dissolving it. This move comes as there is heightened speculation that the Prime Minister could announce the date for a general election very shortly. Speaking during the recent post …
Brent Scotland was called to the bar at Gray’s Inn in London last month. By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The son of Governor General Sir Rodney Williams and Sandra Lady Williams, Brent Alexander Scotland, has been called to the bar of England and Wales. At the Michaelmas Reception at Gray’s…
By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com Plans to transform the country’s port into a global shipping hub are presently underway. Port Manager Darwin Telemaque said discussions are taking place with experts from Jamaica - which houses the only global seaport in the Caricom area – in a bid to set up…
Thieves broke into a local school on Monday night and made off with keys to the premises. Police are investigating the incident at the Irene B Williams Secondary School in Swetes. It was not clear up to news time if any other property was taken. Director of Education Clare Browne…