{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_iimayxq4bkyk7onqd2la","title":"Antigua and Barbuda passes tougher sexual offences law for minors","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/antigua-and-barbuda-parliament-approves-tougher-sexual-offences-iimayxq4bk","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_7wqjiosnbhplw2nzsnta","seq":1339938,"kind":"article","title":"Antigua and Barbuda passes tougher sexual offences law for minors","url":"https://associatestimes.com/news/antigua-and-barbuda-passes-tougher-sexual-offences-law-for-minors","summary":"The House of Representatives has passed amendments that would make sexual intercourse with a person under 16 punishable by up to life imprisonment, regardless of consent.","published":"2026-10-02T12:25:11Z","seen":"2026-10-02T12:27:57Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-associatestimes-com-dedf4c","name":"associatestimes.com","domain":"associatestimes.com"},"via":"kite-associatestimes-com-dedf4c","topics":["caribbean"],"authors":["Anglina Byron"],"entities":[{"id":"Q781","name":"Antigua and Barbuda","type":"place"}],"story":"st_iimayxq4bkyk7onqd2la","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.11999999731779099,"political":0.3799999952316284},{"id":"n_iimayxq4bkyk7onqd2la","seq":1235931,"kind":"article","title":"Antigua And Barbuda Parliament Approves Tougher Sexual Offences Legislation","url":"https://ournews.bs/antigua-and-barbuda-parliament-approves-tougher-sexual-offences-legislation","summary":"ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Antigua and Barbuda's parliament approved amendments to their sexual offences legislation, including a provision making sexual intercourse with a person under 16 an offence punishable by up to life imprisonment.","published":"2026-10-01T23:14:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T23:32:39Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-ournews-bs-d98d72","name":"ournews.bs","domain":"ournews.bs"},"via":"kite-ournews-bs-d98d72","topics":["caribbean","regional","bahamas","bahamas breaking news","bahamas latest news","bahamas news","nassau bahamas","our news"],"authors":["Our News"],"entities":[{"id":"Q781","name":"Antigua and Barbuda","type":"place"}],"story":"st_iimayxq4bkyk7onqd2la","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.49000000953674316,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.10999999940395355,"political":0.550000011920929}]}