News, Regional News

Prison Staff Protest Handling Of Covid Outbreak

Published 22 March 2021

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Antigua News

Prison officers at Her Majesty’s Prison are currently standing outside the penal institution in a show of frustration over management of the Covid outbreak at the facility. The officers say they are concerned about their health and that of their families.

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COVID-19 UPDATE: 18 new cases, 28 recovered

Published 22 March, 2021

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There were 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded on Saturday, March 20, from the 422 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprise eight men and 10 women.

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UWI centre predicts influx of sargassum

Published 22 March, 2021

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SOURCE: CMC — Some islands in the Eastern Caribbean were told to brace for a moderate to severe influx of Sargassum seaweed in the coming months

This is according to the March 2021 Sargassum Sub-Regional Outlook Bulletin published by the UWI Centre for Resource Management and Environment Studies, Cave Hill, Barbados.

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Antigua PM says former Barbados LIAT pilots are ‘rotten elements’ who destroyed the airline

Published 22 March, 2021

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Barbados Today

Published on
March 22, 2021

CARIBBEAN NEWS SERVICE — The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda says former Barbados-based pilots of the beleaguered regional airline LIAT, are rotten elements responsible for the demise of the carrier.

Gaston Browne was at the time responding to a class-action suit by the terminated pilots against the Antigua and Barbuda government.

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Renewal of U.S. Visas Made Easier

Published 19 March 2021

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The United States has further expanded opportunities to renew U.S. visas without having to come to the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados for an in-person interview.

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