Antigua and Barbuda’s Parliament has given the nod to a Bill decriminalizing the possession of up to 15 grammes of cannabis. The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill, passed yesterday by the Lower House, will also allow a household to have up to four plants. Prime Minister Gaston...
Local Pilot, Colin Murraine was granted bail in the High Court today to the tune of $4.5 million dollars with a cash component of $450 thousand dollars. The 31-year-old was implicated in the recent ONDCP drug seizure at the V. C. Bird International Airport where 47.5...
Students and teachers on Barbuda returned to the classroom on Monday, and are functioning despite a few challenges. A complement of 30 primary school students, 28 from the secondary educational plant and nine teachers were present when the doors of the Sir McChesney George Secondary School...
A woman who published defamation claims about a family on Facebook, will have to compensate her victims. On Monday, Justice Frank Seepersad ruled that Jenelle Burke made a series of unsubstantiated libellous statements that caused the family to suffering “shame and embarrassment” since those statements were...
The Dutch government said Monday it will take over the running of one of its Caribbean island municipalities, denouncing "physical neglect" and "lawlessness" on Sint Eustatius. The island's ruling council will be immediately dissolved with Dutch Interior Minister Raymond Knops travelling there this week to explain...