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SIR RONALD SANDERS OUTLINES AGENDA AS CHAIR OF OAS’ CIDI

Title: SIR RONALD SANDERS OUTLINES AGENDA AS CHAIR OF OAS’ CIDI
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Antigua and Barbuda's top diplomat in Washington, Ambassador Sir Ronald Sanders has been installed as chairman of the Organization of American States' Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI).
CIDI is the principal hemispheric forum of the OAS for policy dialogue and cooperation on development, reporting directly to the General Assembly.
The ceremony was held Monday morning at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., during which the veteran diplomat laid out his priorities for the council over the next six months.
Samantha Simon reports.

AB TODAY - MRS. GWENETH SOANES - FIRST RUNNER-UP IN THE VERY FIRST ANTIGUA QUEEN CONTEST

Title: AB TODAY - MRS. GWENETH SOANES - FIRST RUNNER-UP IN THE VERY FIRST ANTIGUA QUEEN CONTEST
Runtime: 10:15
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY- DESLEY GARDNER - ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANTIGUA NAVAL DOCKYARD AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Title: AB TODAY- DESLEY GARDNER - ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANTIGUA NAVAL DOCKYARD AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Runtime: 11:19
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

MONDAY MORNING WEATHER FORECAST [JULY 13] - BY DALE DESTIN

Title: MONDAY MORNING WEATHER FORECAST [JULY 13] - BY DALE DESTIN
Runtime: 5:25
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

A&B BULLDOGS DEFEATED IN CLOSE ENCOUNTER IN GUYANA

Title: A&B BULLDOGS DEFEATED IN CLOSE ENCOUNTER IN GUYANA
Runtime: 2:33
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The Antigua and Barbuda Bulldogs came up just short in a thrilling contest in the group phase of the FIBA AmeriCup Caribbean Pre-qualifiers on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs fell 73-75 to hosts Guyana.
Terry Andrew reports.

SECURITY FORCES PRAISE PUBLIC’S COOPERATION DURING EXERCISE STRONGHOLD

Title: SECURITY FORCES PRAISE PUBLIC’S COOPERATION DURING EXERCISE STRONGHOLD
Runtime: 1:53
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Antigua and Barbuda's security forces are commending members of the public and other stakeholders for their support during 'Exercise Stronghold'.
The three-day security simulation ended shortly before midday on Friday.
It provided the nation's security officials with key data on the country's readiness for the hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November.
Raghib Apparicio reports.

COST PRO EMPLOYEES UNEASY ABOUT SEVERANCE AS SUPERMARKET SHUTTERS OPERATIONS

Title: COST PRO EMPLOYEES UNEASY ABOUT SEVERANCE AS SUPERMARKET SHUTTERS OPERATIONS
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union has met with staffers of Cost Pro, who have been jolted by the news of the supermarkets permanent closure.
The union has vowed to secure the workers’ full entitlements.
Hilesha Humphreys reports.

UNCLAIMED BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE ECCU COULD HELP TO FUND OECS AIR

Title: UNCLAIMED BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE ECCU COULD HELP TO FUND OECS AIR
Runtime: 2:40
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Discussions have advanced for the possible use of unclaimed bank deposits across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union to fund a proposed OECS airline.
Prime Minister the Right Hon. Gaston Browne who broached that idea earlier this year, discussed it with his colleague finance ministers in Dominica on Friday, at the 113th meeting of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Monetary Council.
The bank’s governor, Timothy Antoine says legislative amendments to the Banking Act would be needed to pave the way for the use of this pool of funds, estimated at US$55 million.
He says consensus is building for the possible earmarking of these funds to help to shore up regional air transportation.
Garfield Burford reports.

‘YOU DON’T NEED 98 PER CENT’ - PM BROWNE WANTS ECCB TO USE SOME RESERVES FOR DEVELOPMENT

Title: ‘YOU DON’T NEED 98 PER CENT’ - PM BROWNE WANTS ECCB TO USE SOME RESERVES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Runtime: 0:41
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Right Honourable Gaston Browne, is calling on the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to use some of its substantial reserves of foreign currency to turbocharge economic growth in the Currency Union.
He says this can be done while maintaining sufficient backing for the EC Dollar peg of $2.70 to the United States currency.
Prime Minister Browne was addressing the 113th meeting of the ECCB Monetary Council in Dominica on Thursday, telling fellow finance ministers that, “the bank doesn’t need 98 per cent,” a reference to ratio of foreign reserves for every EC dollar in circulation.
As he turned over the rotating chairmanship of the Monetary Council to Dominica’s Finance Minister Dr Irving Mcintyre, Prime Minister Browne told the meeting that the bank should develop “creative credit and securities instruments,” using between 5 to 7 per cent of these reserves to invest in areas such as energy resilience.

SEA CHANGE - APUA DEPLOYS CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO LAYING PIPES

Title: SEA CHANGE - APUA DEPLOYS CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO LAYING PIPES
Runtime: 3:00
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Several hundred feet of High-Density Polyethylene pipes have been laid under some streets of the nation’s capital, without many noticing.
That is because the Antigua Public Utilities Authority is rolling out Horizontal Directional Drilling, a technology that is revolutionizing how water pipes are laid in Antigua.
The APUA has entered a deal with Trinidad-based TrinWeld Contracting Services, which is carrying out the work to lay pipes in St John’s City, with minimal disruption to road surfaces.
Garfield Burford reports.

STUDENTS EAGER TO START NEW PHASE OF EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AT SMSS

Title: STUDENTS EAGER TO START NEW PHASE OF EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AT SMSS
Runtime: 2:17
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Families of new students turned out at St Mary's Secondary School on Friday to complete registration and get their first look at what life will be like at the secondary level.
The new students expressed optimism and excitement about this new phase of their educational journey.
Shannakisha Francis reports.

NEW STUDENTS THRILLED AS THEY REGISTER FOR ANTIGUA GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Title: NEW STUDENTS THRILLED AS THEY REGISTER FOR ANTIGUA GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Several students have already begun registering for their new schools, less than a week since the Grade Six National Assessment results were released.
ABS News caught up with some of the new students registering at the storied Antigua Grammar School.
The boys and their parents expressed their elation as they embark on this new stage of their educational sojourn.
Ercil Charles Jr reports.

APUA LAYS PIPES WITHOUT NEED FOR EXTENSIVE ROAD EXCAVATION

Title: APUA LAYS PIPES WITHOUT NEED FOR EXTENSIVE ROAD EXCAVATION
Runtime: 2:55
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The Antigua Public Utilities Authority has deployed ground-breaking pipe-laying technology in its expansive re-piping project in St John’s.
Horizontal Directional Drilling allows water pipes of various sizes to be laid without the need for extensive excavation of the surface of the surface of the road.
The technology is allowing the utility to modernize its distribution network in the city, which will allow for improved water supply in coming months.
Crews from Trinidad-based TrinWeld Contracting Services have been carrying out the work seamlessly at nights into early mornings, further minimizing disruptions to traffic flow and commerce.
Elesha George reports.

COMMONWEALTH YOUTH FORUM IN A&B PROMISES GAME-CHANGING APPROACH

Title: COMMONWEALTH YOUTH FORUM IN A&B PROMISES GAME-CHANGING APPROACH
Runtime: 2:37
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Youth leaders from Antigua and Barbuda are joining their peers from countries of Africa and the rest of the Commonwealth in intensive preparations for the Commonwealth Youth Forum this November.
Antigua and Barbuda will host what is being billed as a game-changing forum at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus from November 1 to 4.
It will give young people from across the Commonwealth a direct platform to shape discussions on some of the world's most pressing issues.
The standout feature of this forum will be an innovation challenge, designed to test delegates' problem-solving skills.
Shannakisha Francis reports.

CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN (FRIDAY 10TH JULY 2026)

Title: CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN (FRIDAY 10TH JULY 2026)
Runtime: 2:33:05
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN (FRIDAY 10TH JULY 2026)

CEREMONY TO MARK THE CHANGE IN CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE ECCB MONETARY COUNCIL (THURSDAY 9th JULY 2026)

Title: CEREMONY TO MARK THE CHANGE IN CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE ECCB MONETARY COUNCIL (THURSDAY 9th JULY 2026)
Runtime: 1:48:21
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: CEREMONY TO MARK THE CHANGE IN CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE ECCB MONETARY COUNCIL (THURSDAY 9th JULY 2026)

AB TODAY - BRANDON BROWNE - MASTER'S DEGREE IN ACUTE MEDICINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES, UK

Title: AB TODAY - BRANDON BROWNE - MASTER'S DEGREE IN ACUTE MEDICINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES, UK
Runtime: 8:02
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

Title: ROAD TO CHOGM (WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY 2026)
Runtime: 56:15
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: ROAD TO CHOGM (WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY 2026)

FENTON AND FLEMING AMONG SEVEN A&B ATHLETES SET FOR NACAC CHAMPS

Title: FENTON AND FLEMING AMONG SEVEN A&B ATHLETES SET FOR NACAC CHAMPS
Runtime: 1:50
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Antigua and Barbuda will be represented by seven of budding track and field stars at the 2026 NACAC Under-18 and Under-23 Championships, set to take place in Mexico from July 10-12
The young athletes departed the island on Wednesday.
Terry Andrew reports.

SECURITY FORCES REPORT SUCCESSFUL START TO EXERCISE STRONGHOLD

Title: SECURITY FORCES REPORT SUCCESSFUL START TO EXERCISE STRONGHOLD
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Preparations for Antigua and Barbuda’s historic hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting are continuing in earnest, with what the security forces say has been the successful completion of the first day of Exercise Stronghold on Wednesday.
The simulation brought together government ministries, security agencies and other key stakeholders to test plans and improve coordination ahead of CHOGM in November.
The “soft lockdown” on day one ended at approximately 10:00am, two hours ahead of schedule.
The barriers were removed to allow for the resumption of regular traffic flow in the area which had been designated the ‘red zone’.
Shannakisha Francis reports.

AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS WELCOME OPENING OF TISSUE CULTURE LAB

Title: AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS WELCOME OPENING OF TISSUE CULTURE LAB
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The Agriculture Ministry has welcomed the opening of its cutting-edge Tissue Culture Laboratory in Bethesda, in what is being billed as a game-changing boost for Antigua and Barbuda’s food security.
The facility will help farmers access healthier planting material, reduce crop losses from pests and diseases, and cut reliance on imported plants.
It is the result of a continuing agricultural partnership between Antigua and Barbuda and the People’s Republic of China.
Elesha George reports.

VETERAN PHYSICIAN RAISES ALARM ABOUT CHRONIC DISEASE THREAT

Title: VETERAN PHYSICIAN RAISES ALARM ABOUT CHRONIC DISEASE THREAT
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Consultant physician and former head of the department of medicine at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, Dr Jason Belizaire, is warning that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) continue to pose the greatest threat to the health of people in Antigua and Barbuda.
He says unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and other lifestyle factors are driving an alarming rise in chronic illnesses.
He was speaking at a health symposium at American University of Antigua, AUA.
Elesha George reports.

PREPARATIONS FOR COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM ENTER NEW PHASE

Title: PREPARATIONS FOR COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM ENTER NEW PHASE
Runtime: 2:13
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Organizers of the Commonwealth Business Forum have begun transitioning from planning to execution, as they turbocharge preparations for the event to be held alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November.
Stakeholders in the Ministries of Finance and Works, Antigua Public Utilities Authority and the private sector gathered at Coolidge Cricket Grounds on Tuesday morning for a technical walkthrough.
The venue will host the high-profile Business Forum and investment summit.
Shannakisha Francis reports.

COMPENSATION FOR OUTAGE-RELATED DAMAGE MUST BE EVIDENCED-BASED - APUA

Title: COMPENSATION FOR OUTAGE-RELATED DAMAGE MUST BE EVIDENCED-BASED - APUA
Runtime: 0:23
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The Antigua Public Utilities Authority says its customers can receive compensation for their appliances being damaged from unplanned power outages.
However, engineer in the Electricity Business Unit, Girvin Pigott, makes it clear these claims must be evidence-based.
The utility is also urging customers to ensure their homes have grounded electrical installations and to use surge protectors.

AB TODAY - SHAMMARA VIDAL - JR CALYPSO & SOCA FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Title: AB TODAY - SHAMMARA VIDAL - JR CALYPSO & SOCA FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Runtime: 4:31
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - STACEY PAYNE-MASCALL, TRINA PALACIA & VAUGHRON SMITH - UPCOMING STEM CAMP

Title: AB TODAY - STACEY PAYNE-MASCALL, TRINA PALACIA & VAUGHRON SMITH - UPCOMING STEM CAMP
Runtime: 19:25
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - AMB. DOBRENE OMARDE - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA REPARATION SUPPORT COMMISSION WATCH NIGHT

Title: AB TODAY - AMB. DOBRENE OMARDE - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA REPARATION SUPPORT COMMISSION WATCH NIGHT
Runtime: 20:56
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - CELIA ROBERTS-MORGAN & JAVIER JACOBS - COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM AT CHOGM 2026

Title: AB TODAY - CELIA ROBERTS-MORGAN & JAVIER JACOBS - COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM AT CHOGM 2026
Runtime: 20:59
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - TANESHA McKENZIE JAMES - SCHOOLS UNIFORM GRANT PROGRAM

Title: AB TODAY - TANESHA McKENZIE JAMES - SCHOOLS UNIFORM GRANT PROGRAM
Runtime: 8:00
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - GIRVIN PIGGOTT - APUA’S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY

Title: AB TODAY - GIRVIN PIGGOTT - APUA’S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

Title: ROAD TO CHOGM (TUESDAY 7TH JULY 2026)
Runtime: 1:11:14
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: ROAD TO CHOGM (TUESDAY 7TH JULY 2026)

‘WE ARE FAR STRONGER TOGETHER THAN ALONE’ – PM BROWNE ON TCN TALKS WITH US

Title: ‘WE ARE FAR STRONGER TOGETHER THAN ALONE’ – PM BROWNE ON TCN TALKS WITH US
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne says a collective approach would have been the best approach to negotiations with the United States regarding the fraught issue of Third-Country Nationals (TCN).
Prime Minister Browne told journalists at the Caricom Heads of Government Meeting in St Lucia, that this regional position has been difficult, theorizing that some countries have been reluctant or even fearful of a coordinated approach to talks on this issue with Washington.
Prime Minister Browne had previously disclosed that Antigua and Barbuda would be amenable to accommodating up to 16 of these third-country nationals from the United States per year, but they cannot include criminals or members of the LGBT+ community.
The United States has been pushing for Antigua and Barbuda to accommodate some 120 of these third-country nationals.

A&B MINES MORE MEDALS ON FINAL DAY OF ANOCES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Title: A&B MINES MORE MEDALS ON FINAL DAY OF ANOCES CHAMPIONSHIPS
Runtime: 1:26
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Maliek Francis set a new national record in the Javelin on the final day of competition in the ANOCES Athletics Championship at the Kim Collins Stadium in St. Kitts.
Francis was among several podium finishes for Antiguan and Barbudan athletes.
Terry Andrew reports.

IRENE MUSSINGTON RECEIVES $10K GRANT FROM GOVERNMENT ON 103RD BIRTHDAY

Title: IRENE MUSSINGTON RECEIVES $10K GRANT FROM GOVERNMENT ON 103RD BIRTHDAY
Runtime: 1:19
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Governor General Sir Rodney Williams and Social Transformation Minister Hon. Rawdon Turner were among officials who joined in celebrating the 103rd birthday of Irene Mussington on Saturday, July 4.
The centenarian also received the grant of $10,000 from the government during the celebration at Clark’s Hill.
Philana Hohnson reports.

DROUGHT TO CONTINUE ITS REIGN FOR REMAINDER OF 2026

Title: DROUGHT TO CONTINUE ITS REIGN FOR REMAINDER OF 2026
Runtime: 1:43
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Antigua and Barbuda is forecast to remain in the throes of severe drought conditions for the remainder of the year.
Head of the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service, Dale Destin, says conditions are set to be among the worst recorded in the twin-island state.
The conditions are being compounded by the strongest El Nino in over a century.
Ercil Charles Jr reports.

UWI FIC SIGNS MAJOR MOU WITH ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION

Title: UWI FIC SIGNS MAJOR MOU WITH ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus and the Ecclesiastical Commission of Antigua and Barbuda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand theological education and leadership training.
The partnership will see several courses offered through the University's Lifelong Learning Unit.
These are aimed at equipping clergy, church members and members of the public with theological and public leadership skills.
Elesha George reports.

HAPI BENEFICIARIES WILL SOON RECEIVE CONCRETE HOMES

Title: HAPI BENEFICIARIES WILL SOON RECEIVE CONCRETE HOMES
Runtime: 0:15
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The government says its Home Advancement Programme for the Indigent (HAPI) initiative, is being scaled up, with officials aiming to build as many as 50 new homes each year for some of the country's most vulnerable residents.
Prime Minister the Right Honourable Gaston Browne says several families have already moved out of dilapidated structures and into new properties under the programme.
He says HAPI homes built under the programme will soon be made of concrete.

‘FOOD AS MEDICINE’ -MAJOR FORUM AT AUA LINKS FOOD AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Title: ‘FOOD AS MEDICINE’ -MAJOR FORUM AT AUA LINKS FOOD AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Experts have gathered to discuss how better health begins with how food is grown and what ends up on plates.
The American University of Antigua hosted a recent workshop urging the nation to rethink how food, farming and health are connected.
The session, titled "Food as Medicine, Soil as Life," brought together local and international experts examining how agricultural systems and diet are shaping long-term public health.
Elesha George reports.

AB TODAY - MONIFA BROWNE, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE - CULTURAL CHARACTERS WORKSHOP

Title: AB TODAY - MONIFA BROWNE, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE - CULTURAL CHARACTERS WORKSHOP
Runtime: 7:06
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - CHARMAINE SPENCER - NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AT THE ABTA

Title: AB TODAY - CHARMAINE SPENCER - NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AT THE ABTA
Runtime: 17:40
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - BYRON CHRISTOPHER - ECAB MR. & MISS TEENAGE PAGEANT 2026

Title: AB TODAY - BYRON CHRISTOPHER - ECAB MR. & MISS TEENAGE PAGEANT 2026
Runtime: 9:01
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

AB TODAY - ROHAN ANTHONY - 2025 CENSUS UPDATE

Title: AB TODAY - ROHAN ANTHONY - 2025 CENSUS UPDATE
Runtime: 13:07
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description

CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN (FRIDAY 3RD JULY 2026)

Title: CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN (FRIDAY 3RD JULY 2026)
Runtime: 2:25:41
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN (FRIDAY 3RD JULY 2026)

GRADE 6 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS 2026 (Friday July 3rd 2026)

Title: GRADE 6 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS 2026 (Friday July 3rd 2026)
Runtime: 42:41
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: GRADE 6 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS 2026 (Friday July 3rd 2026)