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Mother Appeals for Help Locating Teen Amid Mental Health Crisis
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (310+ words) Mother Appeals for Help Locating Teen Amid Mental Health Crisis A mother is urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating her teenage son, who she says is experiencing what appears to be a severe mental health episode and…...
SLBMC Medical Director Urges Action and Stronger National Support in Autism Care
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (396+ words) Dr. Shivon Belle-Jarvis, Medical Director of Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (screenshot of state media) "We still have not progressed as far as we want to in terms of inclusion," explained Dr. Belle-Jarvis. "So yes we may know what autism…...
UWI Five Islands Campus reports EC$3.7m surplus despite one-time digital investment
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (347+ words) Principal of the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus revealed that the university closed its last academic year with a surplus of EC$3.7 million and an operating margin of 13.2%. Speaking at the annual Campus Meeting, Professor Justin Robinson…...
MP Richard Lewis hosts 9th Annual Back-to-School Supplies Initiative
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) Member of Parliament for St. John's Rural West, Richard Lewis, recently hosted a back to school supplies initiative, giving packages to over 700 students in his constituency. Supplies included backpacks, compositions books, writing utensils and many other items that schoolchildren would…...
Rotary Club of Antigua Raises Alarm on Childhood Obesity at World Obesity Day Panel
4+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) Health professionals are warning that childhood obesity is becoming one of the most urgent public health threats of the modern era, as global projections indicate that nearly half of the world's population could be living with overweight or obesity within…...
Minimum Wage Review Enters New Phase As Cabinet Seeks Further Consultations
4+ week, 2+ day ago (441+ words) The Cabinet say it plans to seek further talks with stakeholders as the National Minimum Wage Advisory Committee says it submitted a summary report to Cabinet recommending an increase to the national minimum wage. Labour Minister Sir Steadroy Benjamin revealed…...
National School Meals Programme Responds to Social Media Claim Over Alleged “Vegetarian Meal”
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) The National School Meals Programme has issued a formal response to a social media post alleging that a "vegetarian meal" served at a local school was substandard, stating that the portrayal of the meal does not accurately reflect the Programme's…...
AGHS Principal Withdraws Graduation Threat After Ministry Intervention
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (617+ words) Antigua Girls High School The Principal of the Antigua Girls" High School (AGHS), Rosalind Beazer, has withdrawn a controversial threat to bar several fifth-form students from graduation following intervention from the Ministry of Education. A number of students were reportedly…...
ACT Antigua and Rotaract Club Donate Laptops to Support Visually Impaired Students
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (367+ words) A partnership between ACT Antigua and the Rotaract Club of Antigua has brought much-needed technological support to the TN Kirnon Primary School's Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired. On Friday, representatives from both organisations visited the school to officially…...
Halo Foundation Ends Year on Positive Note with Nationwide Anti-Bullying Resource Distribution
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) The Halo Foundation has wrapped up 2025 on a high note following the island-wide distribution of anti-bullying and conflict-resolution resources to schools across Antigua and Barbuda. The initiative reached 34 primary and secondary schools, with the distribution led by Bolinda Baptiste and…...