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By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com Government could soon commence discussions on potential changes to abortion laws here in Antigua and Barbuda, amid sustained fallout in the US from a major Supreme Court decision. On June 24, the court officially overturned the historic 1973 Roe v Wade ruling and declared that the…
By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The Attorney General has sought to address the stance taken by Barbudans that the fight for land rights will prevail despite the recent ruling by the country’s final court of appeal. On June 13, the Privy Council dismissed an appeal of the Paradise Found Act (2015)…
By Elesha George Elesha.george@antiguaobserver.com Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s comment was “the less said at this point the better”. That seems to be the general approach taken by the government of Antigua and Barbuda regarding last year’s mysterious disappearance of fugitive businessman, Mehul Choksi. The government continues to take what can…
The leader of the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), Harold Lovell, is calling on the authorities here to shed light on the alleged kidnapping of fugitive India-born, Antigua and Barbuda citizen, Mehul Choksi, who had been accused
By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com Scam artists are using phone numbers from government departments to defraud residents. They are making it appear as if the calls are coming from legitimate officials like the Attorney General, Steadroy ‘Cutie’ Benjamin The latest in a string of phone calls and text messages have been coming…