Antigua and Barbuda
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April 15, 2014697
ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Political parties at odds over date of general election
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) and the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) continue to trade barbs over the date for a general election in Antigua and Barbuda. UPP chairman Leon “Chacku” Symister, insists that the government is legitimate and has brushed aside remarks by the ALP that Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer must name…
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April 15, 2014919
ANTIGUA-HOUSING-Government unveils new housing project
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) says more than 1,000 nationals will be employed at a factory that will begin constructing homes on the island. “The construction of the Baupanel factory also forms one component of the UPP’s strategy for job creation and economic diversification. The benefit to the local economy of the new factory…
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March 28, 2014653
ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Political parties continue public debate on date for general election
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says he has no problem with supporters of the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) picketing his office on Friday maintaining that he would not be pressured into naming the date for the general election. Addressing supporters of the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) on Thursday night, Spncer, who is seeking…
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March 11, 2014914Antigua and Barbuda to Benefit from Diplomatic Cooperation with Friendly Countries
Buccament Bay Resort, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – March 12, 2014…….Antigua and Barbuda is in line to receive further technical and financial assistance from a number of friendly countries to support its development agenda. Confirmation of this came during the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Governments now underway in St. Vincent and the…
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March 10, 2014628
Prime Minister Spencer attends 25th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – March 11, 2014………Prime Minister the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer joined his CARICOM counterparts for the 25th Intersessional Meeting of Heads opening in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday. Major items for discussion at the two-day meeting include Human Resource Development in the Community, Information and Communications Technology for Development, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development, and…
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March 3, 2014876
ANTIGUA-CRIME-Government condemns “terrorist attacks” in China
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has “strongly condemned’ the murder of at least 28 people during the “terrorist attack” at a train station in Kunming, China over the weekend. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that attack, which left more than 100 people injured when knife-wielding men attacked commuters, should be condemned and was “very distressing”. In a…
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March 3, 2014720
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader wants “neutral” position on Venezuela
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader Dr. Gale Rigobert is calling on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to remain “neutral” in the ongoing political disturbances in Venezuela where the opposition have been staging anti-government demonstrations to force the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro. Rigobert, speaking on the Observer Radio here, said that she does not believe that the…
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February 15, 2014307
CARICOM to host first Regional Inter Faith Conference
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host its first Regional Interfaith Conference on Monday. The conference will be held in Antigua and Barbuda at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa. It will be preceded by an Inter-faith Service to be held on Sunday. The event is targeted at religious leaders of all faiths practised through-out…
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October 14, 2013679
St. Vincent and Argentina identify areas of cooperation
cooperation KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Several areas for technical cooperation between Argentina and St. Vincent and the Grenadines were identified when Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves paid a five-day visit to that South American nation earlier this month. Gonsalves paid a five-day visit to that South American nation earlier this month. The Office of the Prime Minister says during…
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October 14, 2013667
Gov’t advised to plan for prolonged US impasse
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Government is being advised, by two well-known economists, to begin making contingency plans to limit the impact that a prolonged impasse in the US could have on Antigua & Barbuda’s economy. Regional economist McCarthy Marie and local economist and political analyst Carlon Knight agree that a prolonged US government shutdown coupled with a failure to lift…
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