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By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The access girls and women have to certain feminine products will be debated in Parliament this week. The National Youth Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda (NYPAB) will be having its first sitting for the year to debate the Feminine Hygiene Products Bill 2022 on Friday. Members…
By Makeida Antonio Makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The Panorama competition has been reinstated to the 2022 schedule of Carnival events after news broke on the weekend that the staple event had been axed from this summer’s line-up. Some members of the local steelpan fraternity -- including the Captain of Gemonites Steel Orchestra, Joseph…
By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com More witnesses took the stand yesterday in the trial against Kareem Richards who is accused of stabbing a man to death more than four years ago. In February 2018, Richards allegedly used a sharp object to stab Ogwambi “Ahijah” Marshall of Christian Valley several times during…
By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com An Antiguan mother-of-two graced the stage in this year’s Miss International Elegance Mothers Pageant winning several prizes for the twin island nation. Thirty-eight-year-old Carol Mack-Grayman – a customer service representative at Observer Newsco - captured the second runner-up position, along with the social media, best speech…
By Makeida Antonio Makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com Members of the public have been warned against harbouring wanted individuals following the escape of five illegal migrants from the Immigration Detention Centre. Wanted bulletins were issued by the Department of Immigration on Friday for the five Haitian people, detailing their physical appearances and the work…