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By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobsever.com After staging several meetings and discussions in recent months, the National Minimum Wage Advisory Committee met for its last engagement on Friday. The committee, which was established in February, includes members from the Employers Federation, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Hotels and Tourism Association, among…
By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com Members of the public are being urged to desist from smuggling contraband into Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), after a raid at the facility yesterday revealed a significant number of illicit items, including more than 60 cellular phones. “What we’re seeing here is clearly a violation of…
By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com Ahead of today’s discussion on the proposed National Sex Offender Register Bill, a group of residents is supporting its passage as an important tool to help protect women and children. The bill – which was tabled in Parliament on Monday – proposes that sex offenders be…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) has opened a family division within the High Court of Antigua and Barbuda with the aim of broadening access to justice in the country. The establishment of this division enables the twin island state to address all levels of family…
Antigua’s Parliament has referred the National Sex Offender Register Bill, 2022 to a select committee following opposition concerns