Antigua and Barbuda

  • June 3, 2013
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    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, 2013
    994

    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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  • May 30, 2013
    954

    Government assures public servants of May salaries

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says despite “the many challenges facing it at this time” it will put in place the necessary mechanism to ensure that public servants are paid on time this month. Finance Minister Harold Lovell said that payment should be made no later than Friday. In recent months, public servants, including teachers,…

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  • May 29, 2013
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    Regional ombudsman grouping wants CARICOM recognition

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) says it will seek recognition from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping given the significant role of the office of ombudsman in the region. CAROA held its seventh biennial conference in Sint Maarten and the move to seek CARICOM recognition was among six “key points” outlined in the communiqué issued…

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  • May 29, 2013
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    PM to meet with Chinese President next month

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer will be the first of a number of Caribbean leaders to have bilateral talks with China’s new President Xi Jinping on June 1. President Xi’s meeting with the prime minister, will take place during his (President Xi’s) state visit to Trinidad & Tobago from May 31 to June 2. In a brief…

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  • May 29, 2013
    977

    PM to approach US Vice President on gaming dispute

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer is hoping US Vice President Joe Biden can help expedite a resolution to the decade-long gaming dispute between Antigua & Barbuda and the economic giant. Joe Biden and CARICOM leaders have been meeting in Trinidad since Tuesday and Spencer said he’d personally raise the issue with him on the sidelines of the…

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  • May 28, 2013
    975

    Smoke causes LIAT flight to divert to Guadeloupe

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer- A probe is underway to determine what caused a LIAT plane to fill with smoke while en route to Antigua on Sunday night. Several members of the country’s national swim team were on that flight, which was forced to divert to Guadeloupe. OBSERVER media’s Rory Butler has more details about the incident, which passengers have described…

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  • May 28, 2013
    988

    Call for Tobacco ban

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – – A local medical practitioner is making a case for government to relax the rules on the use of marijuana … while at the same time calling for a complete ban on tobacco. Dr Leslie Walwyn acknowledged that ganja has some harmful effects such as inducing mental health issues but she stressed that the medicinal…

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  • May 28, 2013
    992

    Qatar to invest in Antigua

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda says it is positioned to benefit from the establishment of a major tourism development project with Qatar. In a statement on Saturday, it was revealed that Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer recently held official talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, regarding cooperation for the new Azure Bay…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    ANTIGUA-PRISON-Government to build new prison

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is seeking to build a new prison to alleviate “some of the issues caused by the overcrowding of the current prison. The Baldwin Spencer administration said that the new prison, which will accommodate 550 inmates, would “focus on rehabilitation and not just incarceration”. The original prison was built…

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