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The Summer Triangle is an observer’s paradise. It rides high overnight at this time of year and holds great interest for observers.

By Dr Oswald Thomas  A few years ago, the Minister of Health in Antigua and Barbuda announced the government’s intentions to ban sugary drinks in the country. This was met with fierce debates and ferocious criticisms on both sides of the coin. The main concern of this public engagement was…

Metal toilets suitable for a mental institution are currently being sourced by the Public Works Department (PWD), according to the Minister, Lennox Weston. His response came after staff at Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital recently complained that, because patients had apparently been repeatedly breaking the ceramic toilet bowls, the PWD had instead…

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Controversy surrounding on-air comments about a government minister has been called an “isolated issue.” That statement was made by United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for St George, Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts, who defended comments made towards St. Mary’s South MP, Samantha Marshall on August 29. UPP Candidate…

By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique-charles@antiguaobserver.com “They are not doing anything…inna fu dem mind…they don’t care”. The words of Elca Jarvis, a frustrated and heartbroken woman who claims that the police have forgotten about finding her uncle’s killer. Jarvis’s uncle, Oswald Thomas, died in December last year, after allegedly being struck by…

By Makeida Antonio A string of serious crimes across Antigua and Barbuda has residents and activists alike asking what can be done to increase security in…

BBC News By Gemma Handy image copyrightGemma Handy image captionWarri is a board game popular in Antigua, and groups get together to play across the island Under the shade of a wooden hut, a stones throw from the flurry and fumes of the Antiguan capitals main bus station, a battle of wits is afoot. Two men are bent over a handcrafted mahogany board, deep in concentration in the throes of a game of "Warri". As the tension rises, so too does the banter from the engrossed bystanders. One player m...

The ancient board game which has Antiguans hooked © Gemma Handy Warri is a board game popular in Antigua, and groups get together to play across the island Under the shade of a wooden hut, a stones throw from the flurry and fumes of the Antiguan capitals main bus station, a battle of wits is afoot. Two men are bent over a handcrafted mahogany board, deep in concentration in the throes of a game of "Warri". As the tension rises, so too does the banter from the engrossed bystanders. One playe...

Select Page PM Browne lashes out at speakers who suggest he should apologise for ‘send the pretty young women’ comment “Conceited self-righteous sophomaniacs” is how Prime Minister Gaston Browne described Sunday’s guests for The Big Issues, one of whom is a stalwart of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP), and all of whom were critical of his recent “pretty young ladies” comment on Facebook. The “sophomaniacs” who joined the panel on Sunday were Dr Oswald Thomas, polit...