Antigua and Barbuda
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May 22, 2013804
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, 2013805
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, 2013873
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, 2013906
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, 2013845
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, 2013817
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, 2013858
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, 2013787
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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May 13, 2013791
LIAT as an essential service will stifle workers’ rights – Former LIALPA chairman
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A suggestion that regional carrier LIAT should be put under the umbrella of essential services, has been pegged as a move to deny workers’ right to withdraw their labour when there is a deadlock over a dispute. Former chairman of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots’ Association (LIALPA) Captain Michael Blackburn said, “there is no justification for…
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May 13, 2013846
PetroCaribe oil agreement remains beneficial
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced that it will continue to benefit from the PetroCaribe agreement. According to a Government statement, at the recently concluded 9th Ministerial Meeting of PetroCaribe and the Summit of Heads Venezuelan it was agreed that the PetroCaribe programme will continue in its current form . “Participating countries also…
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