Antigua and Barbuda
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September 26, 2013945
Antiguan Assembly head increases Caribbean prominence at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS — John William Ashe’s father lived to see him graduate with advanced degrees, but he left the career diplomat with sobering words. “He said to me, now that he has seen me graduate with a Ph.D., he can die,” Ashe remembers. Three months later, Arnold Ashe, a retired St. John’s police officer in Antigua and Barbuda, died of…
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September 26, 2013928
Antigua and Barbuda calls for reshaping of Millennium Development Goals
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Wednesday called for a re-shaping of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) citing the challenges faced by developing countries, including the Caribbean, in meeting the commitments under the initiative. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, addressing the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said with a 15-year time…
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September 25, 2013965
Government warns of illegal information about Citizens Investment Programme
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has warned it would move against people setting up illegal websites to promote the island’s Citizenship Investment Programme (CIP). Attorney General Justin Simon told Parliament that the Baldwin Spencer administration is in the process of building its own website to promote the CIP that the government hopes will, within three…
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September 25, 20131,052
LIAT accepts resignation of CEO
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The regional airline, LIAT, Wednesday said it had accepted the resignation of its chief executive officer, Ian Brunton, more than a week after it promised a “formal announcement” on the issue. But the brief statement gave no reasons for Brunton’s resignation, saying that Mrs Julie Reifer-Jones has been appointed to act in the position. “The…
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September 25, 2013910
Antiguan diplomat says world is saddled with various problems including ethnic extremism
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) began its annual debate here on Tuesday grappling with problems from ethnic and religious extremism to the ongoing global economic and financial crisis. Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador, John W. Ashe, who is presiding over the UNGA debate said the world headlines are now filled with reports of wars; grinding poverty…
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September 23, 2013912
Worst summer yet, says tourism official
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Despite the accolades received during the recently held World Travel Awards and the country’s involvement in major promotional events, the twin-island state struggled through the summer months. General Manager of the Antigua & Barbuda Hotel and Tourism Association Neil Forrester yesterday revealed Antigua & Barbuda “has just encountered the worst summer yet.” Forrester, while speaking on…
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September 4, 20131,025
ANTIGUA-EDUCATION-CXC to launch Digital Media subject in Antigua
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) will on Thursday launch a Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) level subject in Digital Media, Telecommunications, Science and Technology Minister Dr. Edmond Mansoor has announced. “Following on the successful promotion of the Notesmaster training for teachers in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, on this occasion the collaboration is…
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September 4, 2013911
CARIBBEAN-AVIATION-LIAT denies newspaper article regarding CPL
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua-based regional airline, Tuesday denied a regional newspaper that the founder of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) lost millions of dollars as a result of the operations of the airline during the competition last month. The Barbados Sunday Sun newspaper quoted businessman Ajmal Khan as describing the airline service as a “travesty” and that…
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August 29, 2013939
CARIBBEAN-AVIATION-LIAT plane lands safely after experiencing pressurization problem
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The troubled regional airline, LIAT, Wednesday denied media reports that smoke was seen coming from one of its aircraft that had developed a pressurization problem while on a flight from Dominica to Barbados on Tuesday night. LIAT, which earlier this week confirmed that one of its aircraft had experienced a “main wheel failure during takeoff,”…
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August 13, 2013973
UPDATE-CARIBBEAN-AVIATION-LIAT warns of further disruption
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC– the regional airline, LIAT, Monday warned passengers to brace for more travelling woes this week after one of its new aircraft was grounded “as a result of a technical issue”. In a statement, the airline told passengers that “its operations continue to be affected by numerous challenges throughout its network” and that despite the re-fleeting exercise…
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