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By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The co-founder of a Barbudan NGO, Pethrolyna Isaac, said the SIDS conference has been an eye-opening opportunity for her to learn about environmental issues and solutions, in order to raise awareness about them back in Barbuda. Isaac was among members of the BarbudanGO team who…

By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Prime Minister Gaston Browne said that the world stands at the juncture where actions or the failure to act will dictate the fate of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as well as the legacy left for future generations. Serving as the President of the SIDS4…

By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Foreign Affairs Minister EP Chet Greene has stressed the importance of multi-sectoral buy-in for the SIDS agenda as the small islands seek to ensure practical and actionable commitments at the conference. Alongside Secretary General of the Conference, Li Junhua, and Special Adviser for the Conference,…

By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Members of the Marijuana Commission met with the Cabinet on Wednesday to present an interim report on the issue of the impact of the decriminalisation of marijuana. The Commission was set up in December 2023 by the Cabinet to research the effects of cannabis, primarily…

By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The Senate has officially made having criminal proceedings undertaken by Judges Alone a permanent feature of the Antigua and Barbuda judicial system. The Bill, which was a key recommendation of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and former Chief Justice, Dame Janice Pereira, will now head…

By Robert Andre Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com A Barbudan landowner has filed two legal challenges with the support of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) against developers of the Rosewood Hotel and the Peace, Love and Happiness (PLH) development. Expected to be built on at least 85 acres of Barbudan beachfront land,…