By Robert A Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Developing a home for delinquent young females is said to be a priority for the government as it seeks to holistically address the issue of youth violence in the country. Minister of State for Social Transformation, Senator Samantha Marshall, told Observer that the ministry has…
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By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The country’s justice system is upgrading to prevent young people from being on the wrong side of the law. Yesterday, officials from both government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met during the first day of consultations intended to overview a draft of policy framework that can be…
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The Nugent name is synonymous with Antigua and Barbuda. Much has been written about their involvement with the Skerretts aka Clare Hall and Follys estates. They were connected to the Antigua Grammar School (AGS) and Archdeacon Samuel Edmund Branch who founded it in 1884, and was its headmaster from that time until 1927. The AGS was first located at the top of St Mary’s Street, before it moved to the old treasury building near the Bryson’s Bottling Plant, across from the General Post Office at the bottom of High Street. That building also housed the Public Library upstairs. It was severely damaged in the great earthquake of 1974 and abandoned.