Antigua and Barbuda
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May 24, 20131,032
US immigration bill could lead to C’bean ‘brain drain’ – Lawyer
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Immigration and criminal defence lawyer Fitzmore Harris said the Caribbean and other developing nations need to prepare for the impending “brain drain” that will result from the US immigration reform. “The Caribbean has to become more competitive regarding, for example, remuneration for their skilled people because if the flood gates open and the US makes it…
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May 22, 20131,080
Reduce EC Dollar or adopt US Currency – Agency advises
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An international investment-rating agency has suggested that Caribbean territories should devalue the Eastern Caribbean currency or adopt the US dollar in an effort to address what it deems to be a “debt crisis” in the region. In a recently published report, Moody’s Investor Services said currency devaluation and the dissolution of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union…
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May 22, 2013947
Economist: climate change creating higher food prices in A&B
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional economist McCarthy Marie believes a more volatile climate is a major reason residents have to dig deeper into their pockets for basic goods and foodstuff. The former University of the West Indies (UWI) economics lecturer noted price inflation in Antigua & Barbuda is almost completely a result of global pressures. “Given the fact that the…
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May 21, 2013964
What if ….
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – What would happen if the over 7,500 Antigua & Barbuda pensioners and others were deprived of the food and utility subsidy currently funded through the PetroCaribe arrangement which the country has with Venezuela? What would happen to our local airline, LIAT, if the Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) government cut off the substantial fuel subsidies it currently…
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May 16, 2013982
Antigua Prime Minister backs new WICB President to boost Windies cricket
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer says he is backing new West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President Dave Cameron to advance the sport in the region. Prime Minister Spencer underlined his confidence in the new WICB president after wide-ranging talks between the two leaders in the Antiguan Capital. Spencer, who is also the chairman of Caricom’s…
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May 16, 20131,036
Rum fight will not be ours says Ambassador Colin Murdoch
St. John’s Antigua- One trade dispute before the World Trade Organization (WTO) is enough for Antigua & Barbuda; the nation will not be party to the escalating rum row brewing between regional distributors and the US. This revelation is coming from OECS Commissioner, Ambassador Colin Murdoch. “No, Antigua & Barbuda is not (a party). It is only two or three…
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May 15, 2013986
Gov’t could be left with multimillion-dollar AIDS fight
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Health Edson Joseph has suggested, as international agencies withdraw funding, the government will soon be left with a multi-million dollar bill to fight HIV and AIDS. “Most of the funding agencies, the Global Fund, Clinton Foundation, they are gradually withdrawing the assistance we got and probably within another four years,…
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May 15, 2013949
Partnership with IMF ‘successful’
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Coming to the end of the nation’s three-year stand-by-arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the minister of finance has deemed the partnership a “success.” “We knew what we had to do; we have done it. In June it is exit time and we believe it will place us on a footing to go forward.…
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May 14, 20131,013
Linking the sightless with the blind
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The aviation industry in the English-speaking Caribbean has always been one that meddling West Indian politicians find irresistible. Our leaders seem to stumble over each other in their eagerness to be identified with what is generally regarded as a glamourous business. It matters not that our politicians are clueless about the business of running a profitable…
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May 13, 2013923
LIAT CEO says salary increase for pilots still possible
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Hours after coming under heavy criticism for his remarks on the issue of increased pay for LIAT’s pilots, the airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Captain Ian Brunton said the company has not made any decision on the matter. Late Saturday, Chairman of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) Captain Carl Burke, criticised Brunton for saying,…
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