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Optimist Club crowns its winner at its annual pre-teen pageant
0:00 0:00 100 The Optimist Club of Antigua on Sunday staged the annual The Optimist Petit Show which attracts participation from pre-teen boys and girls. Described as ‘not your typical pageant’, the Optimist Petit is a developmental show which aims to provide an avenue for boys and girls, ages 9-11 to display their skills within […]
New interns join annual summer programme hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs
0:00 0:00 100 Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs have welcomed participants of the 2025 Summer Internship programme organized to expose young people to the workings of the central government. In the welcome exercise held at the Ministry headquarters, Minister E.P Chet Greene, extended a warm welcome to the participants […]
Tranquility Park: Delivering What the UPP Did Not
0:00 0:00 100 With the announcement that the official dedication of the new Tranquility Park Cemetery will take place on Thursday, now word comes that burials at the cemetery will commence next Monday July 21. Among those who have welcomed the announcement is Prime Minister Gaston Browne who noted that it had been years that […]
PM again hails the ‘Strategic Partnership’ with Global Ports Holding (GPH)
0:00 0:00 100 The Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne is hailing the agreement signed with Global Ports Holdings as one of the key decisions of his administration that was beneficial to the country especially at a critical time; the COVID-9 pandemic. Accordingly, the Prime Minister Browne credited the leasing of cruise port […]
Public Works Prioritizes Road Improvements Along Carnival Parade Route Amid Pipe Rupture Challenges
0:00 0:00 100 The Public Works Department (PWD) says it is committed to delivering road improvements along the Carnival Tuesday parade route, to ensure revelers have a safe and enjoyable experience. In a media release, PWD said the new route will traverse Old Parham Road, Simon Bolivar Boulevard, Sir Sydney Walling Highway, Parliament Drive, Queen […]
Sinner dethrones Alcaraz at Wimbledon
0:00 0:00 100 When Jannik Sinner arrived at three match points in the fourth set of his Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, the memory of what happened five weeks ago in Paris was flashing through the minds of everyone inside Centre Court. Everyone, perhaps, except world number one Sinner, who managed to banish […]
Palace gets first win in Fort Road football league
0:00 0:00 100 Blackburn Palace rebounded from a humiliating loss against Villa Lions to record their first win in the Fort Road Community Football League (FRCFL) on Saturday. Conversions by Diondre Harrigan in the fourth minute and Imani Joyce in the 38th minute propelled Blackburn Palace to a 2-1 victory against Fort Road at the […]
Old Road wins Under-17 Division in Antigua Cup
0:00 0:00 100 Old Road dethroned 2024 champions Bath United of Nevis to capture the Under-17 Division of the Antigua Cup International Youth Football Tournament. Old Road clinched the title by snatching a one-nil victory against Bath United in the final at the Buckley’s Primary School playing field on Friday. National under-17 forward Greg Williams […]
Leewards get first win at CWI Women’s Under-19 Tournament
0:00 0:00 100 The Leeward Islands have claimed their first win in three matches at the 2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship, which is taking place in Trinidad and Tobago from July 8 to 19. After rain forced the abandonment of their opening and second-round matches against Trinidad and Jamaica, respectively, […]
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