By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com For the first time in Antigua’s history, an independent candidate has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament. Asot Michael took his oath on Friday morning in front of a packed crowd of supporters and other well-wishers. It’s been a rocky road for Michael who…
By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com Sir Robin Yearwood will be the new Deputy Speak of the House. This was revealed by Prime Minister Gaston Browne during the swearing-in ceremony for his colleagues at Government House on Thursday morning. Sir Robin, despite winning his seat in St Phillips North for the eleventh…
United Progressive Party candidates, members and supporters sent a wave of blue across Antigua yesterday with a ‘relief and recovery’ motorcade. Participants decked their vehicles out in party colours for the lively event which departed the Rising Sun Grounds at 10am Monday. The well-attended procession wound its way throughout the…
The Grenada national under-15 girls’ football team, following a 1-0 victory over St Lucia on Wednesday, sit at the top of the standings in the Jewels of the Caribbean Girls’ Under-15 Invitational tournament with seven points. Playing at the ABFA’s Technical and Training Center in Paynters, Grenada won their second…
Men turned out to take advantage of free prostate screening on Saturday at the Lion’s Den. The annual event was the 14th staged by the Lions Club of Antigua. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide. In…