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March 16, 2023
By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com Dozens of disabled people are expected to walk through St John’s on April 23 to show their dissatisfaction with the way plans to improve disability parking in the city have been handled. President of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Persons Living with Disabilities Bernard Warner…
March 3, 2023
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Antiguans and Barbudans will be able to view the full government report of the findings regarding the chartered flights from Nigeria as well as the government’s proposed solutions to the hundreds of West Africans stranded in the country. Last month, Chief Immigration Officer Katrina Yearwood…
February 17, 2023
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The newly appointed Superintendent of Prisons, Colonel Trevor Pennyfeather, has been given the full authority to restructure the prison hierarchy as he sees fit, including the future role of his predecessor, Jermaine Anthony. Anthony had been acting in the role after taking over from Lieutenant…
February 17, 2023
By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com The long delayed separation of the country’s police force and fire service is still set to become a reality. Talks on separating the two entities have been ongoing for years, with some losing hope that it will happen due to several broken promises made by government.…
February 13, 2023
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February 8, 2023
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The rise of school violence has prompted Ministry of Education officials to devise new approaches to what some are calling an untenable situation. Director of Education Clare Browne spoke to Observer media about some of the strategies being thought out by education officials—some of which…
February 7, 2023
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Irate teachers at the Clare Hall Secondary School (CHSS) took industrial action yesterday morning to protest the lack of adequate police presence at the school compound, while some parents removed their children amid security concerns. CHSS Principal Ashworth Azille informed Observer yesterday afternoon they had…
January 29, 2023
Antigua and Barbudas Minister of Justice, Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin, had ordered his staff to alter the police report about Indias fugitive master, fraudster Mehul Choksis illegal arrival in Dominica, to fabricate a bogus kidnapping story, according to financial crime consultant Kenneth Rijocks Financial Crime Blog.
January 9, 2023
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Over the weekend, the government of Antigua and Barbuda announced it was eliminating the work permit requirements for Caricom nationals and nationals of the Dominican Republic which took effect January 1, 2023. In a press release, the government said that the new measure applies to…
December 20, 2022
Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin Superintendent of Prisons, Jermaine Anthony By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Head of the Prison Visiting Committee Bishop Charlesworth Browne has slammed inmates at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) by labelling their recent protest actions as “devious” and “disruptive”. Over the weekend, prisoners clamoured against what they claimed…