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Browne’s Avenue Clinic to relocate to Infectious Disease Centre
The Antigua Observer
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - The Browne’s Avenue Clinic is being relocated to the Infectious Disease Centre (IDC) which is situated at the former Holberton Hospital site. This was confirmed by the Minister of Health Sir Molwyn Joseph, who informed the...
Tanya Ambrose Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina
Antigua.News
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June 30, 2025
Founder and researcher, Tanya Ambrose deepens commitment to advancing women’s and maternal health in the Caribbean and beyond. With grace, grit, and a deep sense of purpose, Tanya Ambrose, the daughter of West Indies cricket icon Sir Curtly...
Tanya Ambrose, Daughter of Cricket Legend Sir Curtly Ambrose, Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina
Antigua News Room
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June 30, 2025
Tanya Ambrose, Daughter of Cricket Legend Sir Curtly Ambrose, Earns Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina Founder and researcher, Tanya Ambrose deepens commitment to advancing women’s and maternal health in the Caribbean...
Hundreds Attend Opening Day of Health Fair
Antigua News Room
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June 29, 2025
(Hundreds Attend Opening Day of Health Fair) Hundreds of individuals took advantage of the opening day of the Ministry of Health’s multi-day health fair, held at the Multipurpose Cultural and Exhibition Centre. The event is being held in...
Antigua and Barbuda Offers Condolences to India Following Deadly Plane Crash
Antigua News Room
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June 20, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Offers Condolences to India Following Deadly Plane Crash Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has expressed condolences to the Government and people of India following a devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad that...
Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Marks 12th Successful Kidney Transplant
Antigua News Room
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June 28, 2025
The Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) has completed its 12th kidney transplant, offering renewed hope to a patient and their family. The hospital, which runs the only transplant programme in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
Valley’s Valadao targeted after vote for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Stockton Record - California
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Maya C. Miller A moderate Democratic state lawmaker and practicing physician announced Wednesday that she will seek to topple Central Valley Republican Rep. David Valadao next November in a closely watched congressional district that Democrats...
Antigua: Authorities raid illegal medical establishment selling Ozempic
Loop News
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Authorities have confiscated a quantity of drugs and syringes during an undercover operation targeting illegal medical establishments in Antigua. The weekend raid, conducted by Director of Pharmaceutical Services Alfred Athill and his team in...
Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet Notes for Wednesday, June 18th 2025
Antigua.News
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June 19, 2025
Wednesday’s Cabinet Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, began with an invocation and scripture reading from a pastor of the Church of the Nazarene. The reading promises God’s constant guidance, provision, and spiritual...
Gov’t Takes Significant Steps to Address Mental Health Challenges
Antigua.News
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June 28, 2025
The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda has taken important steps to tackle the rising incidence of mental health issues in society. In a series of in-depth discussions, the Cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to proactively addressing mental health...
Antigua and PAHO to host OAS side event on mental health in the Americas
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 18, 2025
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), will co-host a high-level event titled “Uniting the Americas for Mental Health: From Commitment to Action” on June 25, 2025. The gathering is...
Minister of Health Leads PAHO Delegation on Tour of the New Mental Health Facility
Antigua.News
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June 27, 2025
The Honourable Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness, the Environment and Social Transformation met with a visiting delegation from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) following a successful mental health side event held as part...
Antigua stands firm
Caribbean Life - New York
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June 18, 2025
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2017. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz, File Antigua’s government has reacted defiantly to new threats from the...
Douglas Reinforces St. Kitts and Nevis’s Commitment to Mental Health Initiatives in the Americas
Win Media SKN
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June 27, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The critical issue of mental health in the Americas has once again taken centre stage, with a strong call for intensified focus and decisive action. On Wednesday, June 25, the Right Hon. Dr Denzil...
A&B, Colombia set for weekly direct flight connectivity as LIAT2020 and Blue Sea sign agreement
Win Media SKN
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July 16, 2025
By Robert Andre Emmanuel A visit to Colombia has never been closer, as Antigua and Barbuda prepares to launch direct flight service to Cartagena, Colombia this September, boosting Caribbean-Latin American connections. At Bay Gardens, Hodges Bay,...
Countries of the Americas approve OAS resolution to address mental health crisis in the region
Pan American Health Organization
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June 27, 2025
PAHO to support in implementation and scale-up of initiatives Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda, 27 June 2025 (PAHO) — At the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday, countries of the Americas adopted a...
At the OAS General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda, the Government of Guyana requests support for its candidate for Director General of IICA
Antigua.News
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June 27, 2025
Also present are the foreign ministers of several Caribbean countries, including the host, Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The...
Permanent Secretary O’Keiffe meets Management of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre
Antigua News Room
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June 26, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Health, Wellness, the Environment, and Civil Service Affairs, Colin O’Keiffe, today conducted an official visit to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, where he met...
Guyana Seeks OAS Support for IICA Top Post as Assembly Meets in Antigua
Antigua News Room
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June 26, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP At the OAS General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda, the Government of Guyana requests support for its candidate for Director General of IICA The Government of Guyana presented to the General Assembly of the...
WISH Joins Regional Call to Action on Mental Health at OAS–PAHO Side Event at OAS 55th General Assembly
Antigua.News
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June 26, 2025
WISH Founder Chaneil Imhoff and Renato Oliveira, PAHO’s regional Mental Health Advisor (picture by WISH) Antigua and Barbuda can and must lead by example. The commitments made during the OAS–PAHO event must be followed by practical, well-funded...