”True friend of Antigua and Barbuda, exemplary diplomat and dedicated civil servant,” are words used by Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. W. Baldwin Spencer to describe Chinese Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda His Excellency Mr. Liu Hanming, whose Tour of Duty ends on March 31.

The Senate on Tuesday passed without amendments the controversial CIP Bill after a third reading and a majority vote.

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is calling on Caribbean countries to establish a regional reparations committee, pledging to spend the rest of his life seeking compensation from the British for land, genocide against the Garifuna, and slavery.

The Court on Monday upheld its decision by consent to grant the injunction against the Boundaries Commission and to prevent the Commission from transmitting their Report to the Speaker.

Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. W. Baldwin Spencer has advised Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack to appoint Mr. Mervyn Charles Douglas Richards and Mr. Richard Sylvester Theophilus Lewis as Senators in the Upper House of Parliament, following the vacancies created by the revocation of the Instruments of Appointment of Senators Colin Derrick and Anthony Stuart.

The United Progressive Party (UPP) will hold its Convention on Sunday. But unlike the drama that unfolded at the ALP Convention last November, the UPP’s leadership will go unchallenged.

Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer has informed the Central Executive of the United Progressive Party (UPP) of his decision not to accept the resignations of Senators Malaka Parker and David Messiah.

Craig Lawrence Merchant ALP, known for his roll as a talk show host and activist under the umbrella of the Antigua Labour Party, has officially thrown his hat into the ring.