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MSJMC to be renamed after Sir Lester today Spread the love One of the country’s national heroes will again be cemented into history today when the public hospital is renamed in his honour. Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) will officially be renamed the Sir Lester Bird Mount St John’s Medical Centre. Government first declared its intentions to name the hospital after the former athlete and prime minister in 2018. It reiterated that again in January this year during Governor General S...

CMO says vaccination campaign will be positively impacted by Sputnik V greenlight Spread the love By Carlena Knight With news that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has been approved for use locally, a top health official is confident that it will be a huge boost to the ongoing public vaccination programme. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas spoke exclusively with this newsroom on Wednesday morning following the official commencement of the second dose rollout of the AstraZeneca va...

No man shall buy or sell Spread the love The scriptures speak of a time when “no man shall be able to buy or sell unless he has the mark of the beast.” [Revelation 13:17]. Of course, ’the beast’ is the Antichrist, and either by way of his mark in the forehead or the right hand, he will facilitate commerce. If one is not bearing that mark, he or she will not be able to engage in commercial and economic activity. Hmmm! Of course, this editorial is not a Biblical dissertation. We will le...

Curfew to return to 8pm to 5am from Monday Spread the love State media is reporting that a decision was made at cabinet today that the curfew hours will run from 8 pm to 5 am as of Monday, March 15th. That curfew will run for one month. ABS reported this was confirmed by the Government Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst following today’s cabinet meeting. The state media entity reported bars are to remain closed and restaurants will continue to be restricted to take outs only. Observer Me...

Gov’t plans to vaccinate 80,000 in 35 days Spread the love HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Thursday February 25 2021 The Cabinet met for more than seven continuous hours, six members using virtual means and seven meeting face-to-face. The Cabinet, as is customary, invited experts and officials to its weekly meeting in order to assist in enhancing decision-making. 1. The Cabinet invited seven experts from the Ministry of Health including the Chief Medical Officer, the Principal Nursing Officer, th...

By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com Running a medical marijuana operation in Antigua and Barbuda will cost an investor a…

By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobsever.com The main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) believes that a partial shutdown of the…

Cabinet watchdogs Spread the love It was with mixed feelings that we heard the news that Cabinet had appointed three ministers to to be part of a sub-committee to keep an eye on LIAT. The sub-committee has been tasked with providing regular updates to Cabinet as to LIAT’s progress, or lack thereof. Yes, since it is our government’s money that is being spent, we think that it is prudent to appoint a LIAT watchdog. Good move! But that’s where the plaudits end. We are mystified at the three ...

Have we been true to the trust he left us? Spread the love Yesterday was the birthday of the father of  our nation, Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. Were he alive today, he would have been 111 years. We are indeed grateful that the good Lord, in his infinite wisdom, lent Sir V.C. to us for a season. He was our Moses, the man who led us out of the wilderness of colonialism, deprivation and despair. Dr. Natasha Lightfoot referred to those awful conditions in her book by the same name, TROUBLING FREED...