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By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Artiste Takeover promoter, Humroy Wright, gives thanks to patrons and performers for an excellent event just over a week ago. Wright told Observer that to ensure that the event at Heineken Headquarters in Coolidge was a success, all artistes were mandated to soundcheck to make sure…

With the holiday season in full swing, officials at the port have added a number of measures to accommodate the traditional spike in activity. According to Port Manager, Darwin Telemaque, based on the improvements made at the port, residents should be experiencing markedly improved service. “We brought in almost 20…

The country’s redeveloped Deep Water Harbour port will help put Antigua and Barbuda on track to becoming a transshipment spot for the Eastern Caribbean. That’s according to Prime Minister Gaston Browne who told Thursday’s official opening ceremony that the facility is the only container terminal port in the OECS, enabling…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Two female senators commented on recent statements by Prime Minister Gaston Browne about his intention to increase the number of women sitting in the Cabinet. Last week, the Prime Minister gave his assurance to four female Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) candidates – St John’s Rural…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The leader of a local tech firm says learning code is the key to opening a door to a world full of opportunities. Makŏ Williams, CEO of iLab Global Solutions Incorporated and Caribbean Tech Genius Foundation, was speaking ahead of ANUTECH Week 2022. The free event…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Authorities are awaiting the result of an autopsy on a man who was found dead in St John’s yesterday. By-standers looked on in shock when the Browne’s Avenue man, believed to be in his 60s, reportedly stopped breathing on the steps of a house near a…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Police are investigating what appears to be a horrific premeditated attack on a schoolboy. The Antigua Grammar School student sustained chop wounds following a violent attack with a cutlass. It remains unclear how many wounds were sustained, as he was promptly taken to the Sir Lester…

Shamar Harrigan has been missing since Monday afternoon Concern for the safety of a missing teen with special needs continues to grow more than three days after he was last seen at his Willikies home. Distraught relatives and friends of Shamar Harrigan of Willkies say the young man, who has…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com One of Antigua and Barbuda’s young professionals is representing the country at COP27, the United Nations climate summit being held in Egypt from November 6-18. This is 29-year-old Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Fellow Zachary Phillips’ second time as a member of the national delegation,…

The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) has released a statement notifying the public that a fault on its 69 KV line between Crabbs and Lavington was the cause of an island-wide outage on Monday. The company said although the affected section of the network was isolated, all online generators tripped…