By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com Debate began in the first official sitting of the Upper House on Monday regarding the sale of the Russian superyacht Alfa Nero. An amendment to the Port Authority Act seeks to strengthen the government’s legal standing as it prepares to auction the vessel which was left…
By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com The Ministry of Education, Creative Industries and Sports is to receive the biggest chunk of the pie a whopping $185 million in this year’s budget, which was outlined yesterday by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Last year, when they were separate portfolios, education received $154.8…
Saint John, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Nine students from Antigua and Barbuda returned to scholarships in China after a two-year interruption in the program agreed upon between the two nations, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth as the nation's sovereign and became a republic in 2021, amid a reckoning by Caribbean nations with their colonial past. Jamaican officials have said the government is studying the process of reforming the constitution to become a republic.