ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT & WEATHER REPORT) 19.11.2024

SENATE SITTING (Tuesday November 19th 2024)

ANTIGUA BARBUDA TODAY (Tuesday November 19th 2024)

Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hon. Gaston Browne reaffirms his administration's commitment to the payment of outstanding back-pay to public servants. He provided the update during Questions to Prime Minister during Monday's meeting of Parliament's Lower House. The head of government earmarks January, 2025 as the potential date another tranche of payments.

Osbert Frederick is now the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was elected unopposed to succeed Sir Gerald Watt King's Counsel during Monday’s sitting. Frederick has moved from being vice president of the Senate, to Speaker in the House of representatives. Andrena Athill DaSouza reports.

The Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority has confirmed a strong revenue performance so far this year compared with the corresponding period in 2023. Port Manager Darwin Telemaque provided details during an exclusive interview with ABS News. Briana Anthony reports.

Lawmakers in Parliament’s Lower House paid glowing tribute to Sir Gerald Watt KC for his sterling contribution to the country’s Parliamentary democracy. They were speaking during Monday’s sitting where Sir Gerald resigned for personal reasons, after serving in the post for over a decade. Shannakisha Francis reports.

Liat2020 is adding two new territories to its route network, as it continues to expand its regional footprint. Ercil Charles Jr reports.

PARLIAMENTARY SITTING (Monday November 18th 2024)

PARLIAMENTARY SITTING (Monday November 18th 2024)

ANTIGUA BARBUDA TODAY (Monday November 18th 2024)

OFFICIAL SWEARING IN OF MICHAEL JOSEPH AS SENATOR AND MINISTER OF STATE (Monday, 11th November 2024)

ABS EVENING NEWS (LOCAL SEGMENT & WEATHER REPORT) 17.11.2024

Wickets tumbling in the power-play again cost West Indies dearly, as England clinched their 5-match T20 International series in St Lucia on Thursday. Jack Matthew reports

Team Antigua and Barbuda are brimming with excitement, as they prepare to represent the country in the Taste of the Caribbean in Miami, Florida. They spoke with ABS’ Entertainment Weekly.

Attorney General Sir Steadroy Benjamin has confirmed the next general election will be the last one he will be contesting. The long-serving Member of Parliament for St John’s City South made the announcement on Friday. General elections are constitutionally due by 2028, but the Prime Minister has the prerogative to call it anytime before then

Police Inspector Gwendolyn Joseph Gomes from Pigotts was the elated recipient of a knee-wheeler from ABLP political aspirant for St George, Joel Rayne on Friday. It is a welcome act of goodwill toward the law enforcer who lost one of her legs earlier this year. Kim Emmanuel Baird reports.

Motorists and commuters received free blood-glucose testing at the East and West Bus Stations on Friday, in an initiative organised by the Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association. It was among a week of activities to raise awareness about the chronic disease. Shannakisha Francis reports.

OFFICIAL SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF SHENELLA GOVIA AS SENATOR AND MINISTER OF STATE (FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2024