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Clouden: Stop wasting time and legalise ganja
The New Today Grenada
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July 5, 2025
Outspoken attorney-at-law Anselm Clouden has called on the 3-year old Dickon Mitchell-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to fulfil its promise made to the young in the 2022 general election to legalise ganja on the island. Clouden,...
Inflation slows to 4.3% as transport costs drop sharply in March, CPI says
The Antigua Observer
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - Antigua and Barbuda’s annual inflation rate slowed to 4.3 percent in March 2025, marking a continued deceleration in price growth as the country moves further away from pandemic-era economic disruptions. The latest Consumer Price...
Oasis Water Junior Party Monarch slotted for July 28 at Carnival City
The Antigua Observer
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July 5, 2025
- Advertisement - Competition for the juniors in this year’s Groovy and Jumpy contest has been rescheduled to Monday, July 28 at Carnival City due to impressive registration numbers. The competition, which was expected to be held on July 27 during...
ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s Shadow War: Surgical Strikes Decimate Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Kyiv Post
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July 5, 2025
Operation Spiderweb epitomized Ukraine’s relentless campaign of asymmetrical and unconventional warfare against Russia. But an equally effective covert operation has taken aim at the heart of Russia’s illicit shadow fleet of oil tankers. Operating...
Piango Fest 2025 Officially Launched with a Call to “Keep the Sector Alive”by Brent Simon
Antigua News Room
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July 4, 2025
Piango Fest 2025 Officially Launched with a Call to “Keep the Sector Alive”by Brent Simon Farmers, agro-processors, government officials, and fruit lovers gathered at Judgment Square this morning for the official launch of Piango Fest 2025. The...
Ronald Sanders | Haiti is bleeding – and the Caribbean cannot look away
The Gleaner
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July 5, 2025
Haiti continues to wallow in deep crisis as criminal gangs entrench their violent control over nearly 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country. These armed groups have become a de facto regime of terror. Especially chilling is...
Mehul Choksi Challenges ED Bid to Tag Him Fugitive Offender: ET
Moneylife India
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Diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the Rs13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, has moved the special PMLA court here seeking dismissal of the directorate of enforcement’s (ED) application for declaring him a fugitive...
The Waters Grill to bring elevated tropical vibes to New Rochelle
The Journal News - New York
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The Waters Grill owner Rudy Southwell transformed space of former dive bar on New Rochelle waterfront for The Waters Grill. With restaurant roots in Antigua, Peru and Nicaragua, expect Latin fusion cuisine, with notes of the Caribbean, at The...
Domestic flights between MoBay and Kingston to return
Jamaica Observer
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July 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airports Shane Munroe has revealed that domestic flights between Montego Bay and Kingston are to resume. “Certainly, that is something that the Jamaican aviation industry has not seen for a...
Jamaica reaffirms its commitment to CARICOM
Antigua News Room
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July 5, 2025
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) marks its 52nd Anniversary on 4 July 2025, Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica, has underscored the centrality of unity and cooperation for the Region’s future. “CARICOM has embodied...
UWI AI Conference Ends with Visionary Call to Action for Caribbean’s Future
Antigua News Room
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July 4, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP “To get to 2040, we have to make bold choices now.” The UWI AI Conference concludes with a visionary panel on the future of the Caribbean The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus...
All roads lead to The Bahamas for #CANTO2025 40th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition
Bahamas Local
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CANTO, the premier telecommunications trade association in the Caribbean, proudly announces its milestone 40th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas from July 13th to 16th, 2025. This...
Sylvester Price Dies at 97
St. Thomas Source
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July 2, 2025
The long and productive life of Sylvester Price, also known as Greene, came to an end on June 20, 2025 at the age of 97. Sylvester Price Mr. Price (Greene) originally from Antigua and Barbuda, W.I has been a resident of St. Thomas Virgin Islands...
Rig stolen from heavy-duty equipment company
The Antigua Observer
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July 5, 2025
- Advertisement - By Deslyn A Joseph A rig, which was connected to a lowboy, commonly referred to as a flatbed, owned by premier trucking and heavy-duty equipment firm, Maulvin’s Trucking & Heavy-Duty Equipment, was reportedly stolen from the...
ABHTA Hosts People & Culture Retreat – Shaping the Future of Tourism Workplaces!
Antigua News Room
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July 2, 2025
– On June 25, 2025, the Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) proudly hosted its inaugural People and Culture Retreat, bringing together HR professionals, People Managers, and industry stakeholders for a dynamic day of...
My eye-opening trip through El Salvador
The Times
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The sun was setting on the Pacific as I ate grilled lobster and watched families stroll along the sand, trees twinkling with fairy lights, past thatched bars and boutiques buzzing with international customers. El Salvador was among the world’s top...
Soca Fraternity Condemns Private Judging Decision in Monarch Quarterfinals
Antigua News Room
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July 4, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Official Public Statement from the National Soca Fraternity The National Soca Fraternity wishes to formally address a matter of grave concern regarding the recently concluded Soca Monarch Quarterfinals...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Govt’s ‘slash & burn,’ Tobago watches, Kamla addresses Caricom tomorrow
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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The air around yesterday’s Parliament assembly honouring India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed more than speeches. Modi’s visit, which returned the Diplomatic Centre to use—after substantial improvement on areas...
US Ambassador Michael Kozak Tours LNG Inc. Facility
Antigua News Room
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June 29, 2025
US Ambassador Michael Kozak Tours Caribbean LNG Inc. Facility, Praises US-Antigua Partnership State-of-the-Art Terminal Positions Antigua and Barbuda as Regional LNG Hub ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA – Senior Bureau Official in the Bureau of Western...