ANTIGUA BARBUDA TODAY (Tuesday February 13th 2024)

Much more than pride will be at stake for West Indies in Tuesday’s third and final T20 international against Australia in Perth beginning at 1:30 am Eastern Caribbean time. Jack Matthew has a preview.

Antigua and Barbuda has launched a ground-breaking initiative to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health concern by 2030. The country is being praised for being on the avant-garde across Latin America and the Caribbean in this effort. The launch was held at Sandals Grande Antigua on Sunday. Myrtle Bruno-Hodge reports.

A concerning trend has emerged in Antigua and Barbuda as the Government grapples with the plight of the elderly who are abandoned at hospital. Health Minister, Hon. Molwyn Joseph says in many cases the elderly person's social security and pensions are still being cashed in by the relatives who abandoned them.

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is being praised for its efforts to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health concern by 2030. The Health Ministry has been receiving crucial assistance in tackling cervical cancer from the Pan-American Health Organisation and Basic Health International. PAHO's advisor on family and community health, Dr Solange Kobi Jackson and Chief Medical Officer at Basic Health International, Dr Rachel Masch, underscored the country's ground-breaking progress.

Victoria Selomie Rhodes is celebrating her 104th birthday on Monday. A service of celebration and thanksgiving was held at the Liberta Seventh-Day Adventist Church for the centenarian last Saturday. Rhodes, who is affectionately known as better known as Aunt Selma, has been a member of the church for several years serving as choir member, deaconess and bible worker. She recited one of her favourite biblical verses.

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One woman continues to find a unique avenue in her missionary journey. She calls herself the ‘missionary mannequin’, and drew significant attention in St John's Friday. Briana Anthony has her story.

Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she "owes" it to her family to retire after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Sharife Sergeant reports.