Tag: Antigua and Barbuda

• Friday, October 13th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  PAHO new deputy director outlines agency's priorities

  

  Pan American Health Organization Deputy Director Rhonda Sealey-Thomas of Antigua and Barbuda said Thursday that non-communicable diseases, climate change, the capacity for resilient health systems, and the urgent need to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response were the main health challenges for the region.

• Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 10:13 UTC

  The nays win to keep Privy Council as highest court in two Caribbean countries

  

  Two British Commonwealth member states voted Tuesday to keep the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as their final court of appeal.

• Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 08:23 UTC

  Falklands' opportunities for Caribbean residents, promoted by MLA Hansen

  

  Falkland Islands are well on their way to mining oil and member of the Legislative Assembly Ian Hansen said there are possible opportunities for locals to consider relocating to the Britain territory, according to a report from Antigua's Daily Observer.

• Wednesday, October 7th 2015 - 09:56 UTC

  Former UN General Assembly president charged over corruption ring

  

  United States authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.

• Monday, November 24th 2014 - 07:25 UTC

  Britain confirms financial assistance to five Eastern Caribbean countries

  

  Britain is providing assistance to five Eastern Caribbean countries “to help them return to economic growth while managing the risks from external shocks”. The Department for International Development (DFID) Caribbean says it will work closely with Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica under the new program that runs until 2020.