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13 dead as Julia drenches Central America with…
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Now a tropical depression, former Hurricane Julia drenched Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of…
Commonwealth works with Antigua and Barbuda to…
This week, the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Human Rights Unit (HRU) is in Antigua and Barbuda to assess the needs of persons with disabilities and mental health conditions and to help ensure their…
… Senate says no to international forces
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): The Senate has approved a resolution urging Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry to withdraw his request calling for international partners to immediately deploy a specialised armed…
CARPHA says Mental Health & Well-Being for…
“Mental health, neurological and substance use disorders” are a significant cause of disability globally. In the Americas, these conditions account for about 20% of the total disability burden. They…
US defends travel advisory issued for Trinidad and…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States Sunday sought to defend its decision to issue a travel advisory against Trinidad and Tobago earlier this month after Port of Spain said it had been…
Pharmacy Council warns residents of Antigua about…
The content originally appeared on: Antigua News Room The Antigua and Barbuda Pharmacy Council and by extension the Ministry of Health, Wellness & The Environment would like to advise the public…
Antigua gov’t announces amnesty for persons…
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced an amnesty for persons “still struggling” to deal with the financial impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has…
Respect due to King Charles III – Gonsalves
KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says his opposition to the British monarchy as sovereign of St Vincent and the Grenadines does not mean that he should disrespect King Charles III.…
Antigua: Financial institutions warned about…
By: Latrishka Thomas Source: Loop Financial institutions have been put on the alert to look out for an increase in fraudulent activity that has been characterised as money mule scams. People are being…
Tropical wave 70% likely to become a cyclone in 5…
Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (Source: NHC) The US National Hurricane Center (US NHC) in its 2 pm update on the disturbance East of the Windward Islands says a broad area of low pressure…
Antigua PM not satisfied with Trinidad and…
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he is not satisfied with the response from his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart regarding the non-payment of millions of US dollars linked to the collapse of…
Teachers in Antigua and Barbuda threaten…
(CMC) - Antigua and Barbuda's Education Minister, Daryll Matthew, has described as unreasonable a decision by the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers to take industrial action if the government does…
Dominica’s Opposition leader Lennox Linton resigns
Source: CMC News Leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has resigned. According to local reports, Linton who has been at the helm of the party since 2013 and…
BVI Christian Council appeals court’s judgment in…
By CMC News The BVI Christian Council (BVICC), has been granted permission to appeal a recent judgment concerning marriage between a same-sex couple in the British Virgin Islands. The judgment was…
FAO commemorates International Food Loss and Waste…
The Inter-American Development Bank (BID), the Ministry of Agriculture of Argentina, and the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger addressed strategies and actions to reduce and prevent food loss and…