Antigua and Barbuda

  • August 5, 2013
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    Immigration Dept acquires new border system

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – Antigua & Barbuda is to acquire a new Border Management System to be used by the Immigration Department intended to integrate critical areas such as the work permits. It will also improve on the efficiency in processing incoming and outgoing passengers. The system will be used at all ports of entry into the twin island…

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  • July 31, 2013
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    Pilots association denies members planning strike action

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) says its members are not involved in any industrial action as the Antigua-based airline, LIAT, deals with a number of problems including flight cancellations in recent days. LIALPA said it had also taken objection to remarks made by the airline’s chief executive. Brunton had indicated that the cash-strapped…

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  • July 29, 2013
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    Government makes full payment on 2006 securities launched on RGSM

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has completed payment on the first set of securities to be issued on the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM) in 2006. In a statement, the Baldwin Spencer administration said that the programme launched on March 15, 2006, included a set of 91-day Treasury Bills Auctioned for a total…

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  • July 26, 2013
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    LIAT hires more crew to fly Dash-8 planes

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Chief Executive Officer of LIAT, Ian Brunton, has confirmed the regional carrier has enlisted “contract crews” to replace former Dash-8 pilots who are now flying new ATR aircraft. The “new” hires will fly the older planes in LIAT’s fleet, but Brunton has told the travelling public that it will be another “two to three weeks” before…

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  • July 26, 2013
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    Dietary guidelines to inform good eating habits launched

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Government officials are banking on the information contained in the recently released Food Based Dietary Guidelines to address the high incidences of non-communicable diseases to include obesity, diabetes and hypertension that affect residents. The guidelines, released on Wednesday, are aimed at promoting healthy eating habits and active lifestyles in order to prevent chronic nutrition-related diseases among…

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  • July 26, 2013
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    Easier said than done

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health with the assistance of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), launched the Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Antigua & Barbuda. At the event were government officials including Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, who briefly addressed those in attendance. During his speech, PM Spencer said,…

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  • July 25, 2013
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    LIAT apologises for service interruptions

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua- LIAT, Wednesday, apologised to customers for its “numerous” flight delays and cancellations over the past few weeks and sought to give explanations. A press statement quoted Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIAT Ian Brunton as saying the disruptions were caused by a combination of factors and that the airline is taking “urgent and decisive” steps to address…

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  • July 25, 2013
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    More data needed to measure level of obesity – PAHO rep

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Antigua & Barbuda’s representative to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has expressed the importance of gathering data to measure the true picture of the obesity situation in Antigua & Barbuda. “There needs to be a national survey to determine the true figure as it relates to obesity in Antigua & Barbuda,” Edward Emanuel said. He noted…

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  • July 23, 2013
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    US reality show filmed in Antigua & Barbuda

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – With approximately eight million viewers world-wide tuning in, the islands of Antigua and Barbuda will take centre stage as the romantic backdrop for the ABC Television primetime reality series, The Bachelorette. Antigua & Barbuda, ‘The Romance Capital of the Caribbean’ was chosen from among other Caribbean destinations as the perfect location for the upcoming season finale…

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  • July 23, 2013
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    Rushing to judgement

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A striking photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Bomber, appears on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Resembling iconic images of a young Jim Morrison or Bob Dylan, the cover vividly conveys a disturbing truth: that the current face of anti-American terror looks eerily like someone who could have been a…

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