The United Kingdom’s Deputy Foreign Secretary, Andrew Mitchell says nearly 40% of the dirty money in the world is going through the city of London and other crown dependencies. He is quoted by the UK's Guardian newspaper as saying the crown dependencies and overseas territories will face fresh demands from the Foreign Office to comply with UK laws setting up public registers of beneficial share ownership. Those comments are in line with assertions made by Prime Minister Browne during Monday’s sitting of Parliament’s Lower House.

A top United Nations official has expressed full support for the global Multi-Dimensional Vulnerability Index recently unveiled by Prime Minister, Hon. Gaston Browne. ABS has spoken exclusively with Senior Advisor to Small Island Developing States at the United Nations Office for Project Services, Dr. Simona Marinescu. Her comments come amidst lingering concern over access to development financing for Small Island Developing States such as Antigua and Barbuda. Ercil Charles Jr reports.

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Mental Health Talk Antigua hosted its first-ever wellness mixer over the weekend to provide a safe space for adults to unwind and interact. Theresa Goodwin reports.

Anticipation is building for Sunday's ABCA Super 40 final at Liberta, with individual prizes at stake, in addition to the championship trophy. Jack Matthew reports

Major legislative steps have been taken to have Antigua and Barbuda removed from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Lawmakers in Parliament's Lower House amended several laws during their sitting in a crucial response to the blacklisting by the European union. Raghib Apparicio reports.

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has beaten off stiff competition to be named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for April. The all-rounder was rewarded for her excellent form during the white-ball fixtures against Pakistan. Joel Rayne reports

One nurse is using Nurses Week 2024 to launch an initiative he hopes will inspire health care workers in this country. Briana Anthony reports

The country now has a larger army after the Defence force held its latest graduation exercise. Hilesha Humphreys reports.

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