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Deal Or No Deal

What kind of a deal was the Prime Minister alluding to?Immediately after the Antigua Labour Party’s failed attempt at the no-confidence motion in Parliament,

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Proud of the Benna Boyz

Proud of the Benna BoyzFor all those who thought that the United States with its 311 million people would run all over Antigua &

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Zero Tolerance

Zero ToleranceAntigua St John's - There was a time when Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer would flinch at the thought of

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Follow The Wheelchair

Did not “cut a deal” There is a popular song: “Follow the Leader Leader Leader, Follow the Leader Leader …”  but if the

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Wrong Made Right

Wrong Made RightAntigua St John's - In coming into office in 2004 on its wave of transparency and accountability, the United

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Gaston Eying Dr Dr BS's Job

Mine mine mine mine..He may not state this publicly, but Chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Gaston Browne is focussing on

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Where’s the Priority

Where’s the PriorityA schoolmate often told me, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail," and I have proven that to be so true.

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Broken road to Rio

Broken road to RioOn November 11, 2011 the Antigua & Barbuda football team, now named the Benna Boyz, qualified for the

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Other People’s Money

Other People’s MoneyAntigua St John's - Ok! Enough is enough. Can someone please tell Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and Attorney

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Where is Alisha Bastian

Where is Alisha Bastian?Having read Alex Holder’s “Mother Still Grieving for Missing Daughter,” and having read the many

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Money Talks - Power Plant Walks

There is no doubt that the supposedly "new" Chinese-built Wadadli Power Plant is not new, despite costing the

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Divided ALP stands unchanged

Divided ALP On Thursday the two political parties in Antigua & Barbuda, the ruling United Progressive Party and

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Bawl Murder

What’s next ?“Bawl murder,” Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Senator Lennox Weston commanded a small group of party

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A Junior Will Lead Them

A Junior Will Lead ThemAntigua St John's - If ever there was a reason for a commission of inquiry into the public fencing scandal,

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Media Exposes Pig in a Bag

Media Exposes Pig in a BagRecent statements by Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer made me take a closer look at democracy and more so the

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UPP’s Tack-tition

UPP’s Tack-titionPrime Minister Baldwin Spencer and the United Progressive Party (UPP) must be feeling a little bit at ease

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Still the Master Blaster

Still the Master BlasterForm is temporary but class is permanent. That stated, Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, aka the Master

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ALP Transparent-See

May-get-you-an-OscarThe leadership of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) made it absolutely clear during their Insight program on ZDK

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The Politics of Cricket

The Politics of CricketAntigua St John's- It was interesting to read the thoughts of former prime minister of Antigua & Barbuda

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You Wang Fu Say Dat

You Wang Fu Say DatI wonder how many of us in Antigua & Barbuda thought that Chinese First Secretary and Deputy Head of

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Now What

Now what?Supporters of the ruling United Progressive Party must be elated, even overjoyed, following the Caribbean

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What the UPP Poll Suggests

ALP/ UPP -  difficult to tell the differenceAntigua St John's - I thought that Caribarena.com readers were not too into the Antigua Labour Party

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No Gloom and Doom II

Officials are accused of corruptionNo. I am not living in a wonderland filled with a fat wad of cash and oblivious to the challenges of Antigua

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Is Joseph Scared or Smart

Is Joseph Scared or SmartAntigua St John's - For Molwyn Joseph to say there is no leadership war or disunity within the Antigua Labour

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No More Gloom and Doom

No More Gloom and DoomRecent events and news coming out of Antigua & Barbuda may suggest gloom and doom for the "Gem of the

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Lovell Roasted on Talk Show

Lovell Roasted on Talk ShowIt was a thrill to listen to Winston Derrick, the self-proclaimed "fooley boy from Ovals" carve up attorney

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The Next L’Overture

The Next L’OvertureIt might have been William Godwin who, during his lectures, said, "The West India Islands, since their first

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Why Molwyn Leads Gaston and Bird

Why Molwyn Leads Gaston, BirdA CARIBARENA.com poll on Wednesday saw Molwyn Joseph as the favourite to lead the Antigua Labour Party (ALP).

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Summer's Biggest Costival

Antigua carnival queenAs is customary, very soon there will be a report outlining just how much money the Summer's Biggest Festival

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With Eyes Pressed Shut

With Eyes Pressed ShutThere is a saying, "Close your eyes and see," attributed to MP for St Peter’s Asot Michael during a

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Time to Work

Focus-Antigua-&-BarbudaHopefully, the break for Carnival was well worth it, and the holiday was fun. It’s time to get on to the

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ALP is not the Answer

ALP is not the AnswerThe public disagreement between Leader of the Antigua Labour Party Lester Bird and Chairman Gaston Browne is

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Trapped in Criticism

Trapped in CriticismConstructive criticism is meaningful, and should be taken as one’s concern for improvement. Government

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No Voice Derrick - Serpent Charmed

No Voice Derrick- Serpent CharmedPrior to the 2004 general elections, the Observer Media Group shed the light on "all that was hidden," much

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Such a Terrible Disaster to Waste

A political warAfter the 1974 earthquake that rocked Antigua & Barbuda, the citizens pulled together to rebuild. The

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Ian 'Magic' Hughes is an Antiguan Journalist.






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