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ANTIGUA: Promo girls face sexual harassment, discriminatory pay – Study

(ANTIGUA OBSERVER) – A recent research conducted in Antigua and Barbuda found that promotional models were subjected to sexual harassments and discriminatory payments based on skin colour.

August 9, 2018
Published in Lifestyle

Saint Lucia and Grenada agree to fund LIAT, St Kitts says no — report

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has revealed that the governments of Grenada and St Lucia have agreed to subsidise the operations of LIAT.

July 1, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) headquarters in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Antigua sets November 6 date for CCJ referendum

ST JOHN'S, Antigua —November 6 is the date when Antiguans and Barbudans will vote in a referendum to determine whether the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) would be the nation’s final court of appeal.

June 19, 2018
Published in Justice

Chairman of the Integrity Commission Radford Hill (Photo by Kieron Murdoch OBSERVER media)

ANTIGUA | Integrity commission to investigate Asot Michael

There are grounds to open an investigation into Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Asot Michael, according to the Integrity Commission.

June 17, 2018
Published in Caribbean

ANTIGUA | Trade Minister Asot Michael resigns amid new scandal

Source –CMC– Trade and Investment Minister Asot Michael has tendered his resignation from the newly formed Antigua and Barbuda government, amid speculation that he was among Caribbean politicians who had received bribes from a British investor.

May 21, 2018
Published in Caribbean

The Minister of Investment and Trade for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, Asot Michael (left).

Country Advisors Appointed to the OECS under the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme.

Bridgetown, BARBADOS, April 5, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in cooperation with the European Union commenced a 3-day workshop to train Country Advisors from OECS countries on the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) at the Trade Winds Hotel, St. John's, Antigua yesterday.

April 6, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

Preparations for the next general elections in Antigua are in full swing.

ANTIGUA on alert for General Elections within weeks

ANTIGUA, February 23, 2018 - Preparations for the next general election are in full swing. The Upper House is to have its last sitting today, while the Lower House held its last session yesterday, where the prime minister, Gaston Browne, announced “the elections will be within a matter of weeks.”

February 23, 2018
Published in Politics

Former Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer (photo credit: caribjournal)

ANTIGUA | Baldwin Spencer says goodbye to the House

ANTIGUA, 23, 2018 - Opposition Leader Baldwin Spencer has said farewell to the House of Representatives and the nation as the public anticipates the dissolution of Parliament.

February 23, 2018
Published in Politics

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