Antigua and Barbuda
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June 5, 2013820
Fourteen countries collaborate on Facilitation of Maritime Traffic
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Thirty-six delegates representing 14 countries throughout the Caribbean are gathered at Jolly Beach for a five-day seminar hosted by Antigua & Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) and organised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The IMO-organised Regional Seminar on Facilitation of Maritime Traffic (FAL) runs from June 4 to June 7with focused…
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June 5, 2013807
LIAT employees provide an essential service, PM Gonsalves says
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent & the Grenadines, one of the three LIAT shareholder governments, said the airline’s employees are essential workers, echoing controversial sentiments made by LIAT’s chairman last month. “(Work) in the aviation business, certainly in LIAT, is an essential services. If you don’t accept that you don’t live in the…
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June 5, 2013796
Economic growth and development high on agenda for OECS heads
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The 57th Meeting of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority concluded yesterday with sub-regional heads of governments promising to put economic growth and development high on the agenda going forward. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, recently installed as chairman of the OECS Authority, said he and his counterparts received a presentation on the Draft…
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June 4, 2013813
Helping out Uncle Sam
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Economics is sometimes referred to as The Dismal Science. It is not hard these days to be sympathetic to that definition, when we consider the mess that some of the supposedly smartest economists have led our world. Earlier in March, Wall Street’s Moody’s Investor Service painted a gloomy picture of the finances of the Eastern Caribbean…
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June 3, 2013852
Repercussions of the Colorado ‘experiment’
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Marijuana has always been on the banned list of drugs. It has been in use for thousands of years. In Jamaica, it is known as ganja, and its cultivation and use have been forbidden by law. Associated with the ganja, is the chillum pipe that is used for filtering the smoke through water. Here in Antigua…
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June 3, 2013840
Antigua pleased with its role in reaching agreement on two human rights conventions
WASHINGTON, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda says it is pleased with the role it played in the conclusion of the negotiations for two draft conventions dealing with racism and discrimination which will be adopted by the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala this week. Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Joy-Dee Davis Lake, chaired the Working Group that concluded negotiations on…
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June 3, 2013822
Bar Association rejects former PM’s stance on regional courts
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The president of the Antigua & Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) has rejected the notion by former Prime Minister Lester Bird that Caribbean courts appear to be leaning towards political leaders. Speaking on OBSERVER media’s Big Issues programme on Sunday, Arthur Thomas decried the ex-PM’s belief and defended what he purports to be the integrity of local,…
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June 3, 2013809
New OECS head welcomes efforts to boost economic growth
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Newly installed Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority, Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, yesterday, welcomed efforts to boost economic growth through private sector development across the region. Speaking at the opening of the 57th Meeting of the Authority, Spencer told his colleagues the approach taken in years past, fell short of what is…
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June 3, 2013808
China’s leader wants higher level of cooperation with A&B
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a higher level of bilateral-friendly co-operation between his country and Antigua & Barbuda. He made the appeal over the weekend, while meeting with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer. A report on Chinese news site Xinhuanet.com indicated Spencer and the Chinese leader had talks on Saturday during President Xi’s three-day state…
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May 31, 2013819
Don’t hold your breath
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The issue of reparations was once more in the news last week when Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines gave a lecture on celebration of the 50th anniversary of the African Unity/African Union and the recognition of Africa Year. His talk at the multi-Purpose Centre in St John’s was on the topic…
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