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The Week in Women's Football: Exclusive with agent Gkelias on state of women's game; Copa America review
This week, we have a very pleasant and interesting interview with Stravros Gkelias, who founded Soccer Generation Sports Agency in Greece to handle women’s footballers. Though a lot of his clients play with clubs in Central and Eastern Europe, his...
Antigua PM vows to collect costs after winning defamation case against Vere Bird III
Antigua PM vows to collect costs after winning defamation case against Vere Bird III Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he will ensure that Vere Bird III pays court-ordered costs after the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal dismissed Bird’s...
Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction
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The UWI FIC Wins Award for Technology Deployment
The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus has been named recipient of the Ellucian LAC Visionary Leadership and Outstanding Award for its successful deployment of Ellucian SaaS, becoming the first institution in the English-speaking...

Swyft responds to concerns surrounding their operations in Antigua & Barbuda
Swyft issues this statement in response to recent public concern and discourse surrounding our launch and operations in Antigua & Barbuda. We welcome the dialogue and believe clarity is essential for moving forward together in a spirit of...

German Engineers Lead Assembly of $6.2M Harbour Crane in Antigua
Port Manager Darwin Telemaque believe the crane will slash turnaround times, attract additional trans-shipment business, and open new employment opportunities for locals. The crane was delivered in 18 separate components, all of which have now...
Antigua and Barbuda: Int’l Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed under the theme ‘From Science to Global Action’
(Antigua Observer) – Antigua and Barbuda yesterday joined with the International Community to observe International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, under the theme, From Science to Global Action. International Ozone Day is celebrated...

JCI Antigua launches 2025 Youth Empowerment Awards
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP JCI Antigua has announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 Youth Empowerment (YEP) Awards, an annual programme designed to highlight the achievements of some of the nation’s most inspiring young...

Ministry Of Education hosts 2025-2026 Agricultural Science Student workshop
by Carol-Faye Bynoe-George On Thursday 18th September, two weeks after the Agricultural Science Teachers’ workshop held at the Five Islands University of the West Indies (UWI) Campus, the MOE held its annual students’ workshop at the Fisheries...

“We Did Not Create This Crisis, Yet We Pay”: Antigua and Barbuda Leader at Climate Week NYC
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, delivered a forceful keynote at the opening of Climate Week NYC, warning that the world’s most vulnerable nations are being handed a bill they cannot pay. “Every degree of warming is an invoice...

Antigua and Barbuda Moves Toward Digital Customs System
The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda is weighing a proposal to modernize the way trade is conducted in the country with the introduction of a National Single Window System for Customs and Trade. Comptroller of Customs Raju Boddu appeared before...
Antigua and Barbuda Now Bound by WTO Fisheries Subsidies Rules
by Brent Simon On September 15, 2025, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies officially entered into force, with Antigua and Barbuda among the member states that signed on. The agreement, hailed as a landmark for ocean sustainability, bans...
Antigua and Barbuda PM suggests gov’t may reconsider Sea View Farm facility after PAHO team posits integrating mental, general health care
(Antigua Observer) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has suggested that he may reconsider the government’s plan to refurbish the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness facility into a behavioural health facility following a conversation with experts from...

Antigua sets 10-year goal for half the population to hold college degrees
Antigua and Barbuda has launched a new tertiary institution described as “revolutionary,” following the merger of several post-secondary colleges into one national college. - Advertisement - The Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies...

Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies launched in ‘revolutionary’ reform
A new tertiary institution described as “revolutionary” has been launched in Antigua and Barbuda, following the amalgamation of three post-secondary colleges. The Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies (ABCAS) was formally unveiled at a...

WATCH: $6.2M Super Crane Transforms Antigua Port – Speed, Power, and Efficiency Redefined
The Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority has strengthened its operational capacity with the arrival of a brand-new Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbor crane valued at US$6.2 million. The investment comes as a much-needed replacement for the Authority’s...

Opposition Presses Government on Halted Mammogram Services
Montserrat’s Opposition has raised alarm over the suspension of mammography services on island. During the September sitting of the Legislative Assembly, Opposition Member Nyota Mulcare pressed the Acting Minister of Health, Dwayne Hixon, to...
150 Cameras Already Installed, 200 More Planned as Antigua Expands Surveillance
Antigua and Barbuda is moving to expand its national surveillance network, with 150 cameras already in operation and a further 200 expected in the coming weeks, according to Cabinet spokesperson Maurice Merchant. Merchant said the expansion aims...

Trump Signs Order Creating new immigration fees: $100,000 for tech visas, $1M for permanent residency
USA TODAY – President Donald Trump introduced a $100,000 annual application fee for special visas that are widely used by technology companies to bring in foreign workers. Trump also signed an executive order to create a “gold card” for foreigners...
CARSOLAN and GLOSOLAN Meeting Priorities Strengthening Soil Laboratory Collaboration
GEORGE’S GRENADA, 16 SEPTEMBER 2025– The Caribbean Soil Laboratory Network (CARSOLAN) is poised to benefit from the expertise of the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) to improve soil analytical capacity by strengthening soil data systems,...