Creative Industries Minister, Hon. Daryll Matthew is calling for members of the public to turn out in their numbers to support this year's Panorama. The event was salvaged with an 11th-hour deal between the Festivals Commission and Steelpan Association, following an earlier stalemate over payment. Patrice Martin reports.

The National Office of Disaster Services is sending crucial aid supplies to the islands of the southeastern Caribbean ravaged by Hurricane Beryl. NODS is doing so through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency response mechanism. Terry Andrew reports.

Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda and other Caricom states are committing full support for the relief effort in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada following the impact of Hurricane Beryl. The Head of Government says the twin-island state has committed relief supplies and cash support for its stricken sub-regional neighbours. Prime Minister Browne also tells ABS News both affected islands should seek to have an international pledging conference to seek financial support for rebuilding. He says this would be similar to what Antigua and Barbuda spearheaded following Hurricane Irma’s devastation of Barbuda in 2017.

As Hurricane Beryl churns menacingly toward Jamaica, ABS News spoke with one of the Antiguan students who will be hunkering down on a hall of residence at a tertiary institution there. Raghib Apparicio reports.

Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force officers and members of the Royal Police Force departed the island on Tuesday to assist in providing crucial assistance to hurricane-ravaged Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The personnel have been deployed as part of Antigua and Barbuda’s contribution to a Regional Security System initiative in the wake of Hurricane Beryl’s deadly onslaught in the southeastern Caribbean. Kim Emmanuel-Baird reports.

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The parents of 17 year old Yenifer Aquino are demanding justice as they continue to mourn her untimely demise. The teenager, who was the mother of a two year boy, was found dead in John Hughes last week. ABS’ Terry Andrew spoke with the distraught parents.

The Creative Industries Ministry and Steelpan Association have expressed their relief and delight with being able to reach an 11th-hour deal which paves the way for Panorama to be staged this year. Briana Anthony reports.

Citizens and residents across the country are adopting beaches in a bid to keep them beautiful. The next island-wide coastal clean-up is approaching, and stakeholders are outlining how members of the public can get involved. Raghib Apparicio reports.

Antigua and Barbuda is mobilizing support to assist its sub-regional neighbours which have been battered by Hurricane Beryl. The country is providing crucial support to a regional security system effort to assist the worst-affected islands, after Beryl barreled into the southeastern Caribbean Monday morning. Garfield Burford reports.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wants residents to take a closer look at what they are consuming over the summer. Chief dietician, Samantha Moitt provides crucial advice which is food for thought, amidst the prevailing threat of Non-Communicable Diseases. Patrice Martin reports.

This week’s Entertainment Weekly looks ahead to the febrile countdown to both the Soca and Calypso Monarch competitions. Patrice Martin reports.

Antigua and Barbuda has been confirmed as the host of next year's General Assembly of the Organization of American States. The resolution for the twin-island state to host the event was unanimously adopted during the ongoing 54th session of the OAS General Assembly in Paraguay. It is again expected to result in significant benefits for the country's economy and further raise its international profile. Philana Johnson reports.

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