Antigua and Barbuda

  • April 26, 2013
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    New Ambassador to Latin America appointed

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Brian Challenger has been appointed as Antigua & Barbuda’s non-resident ambassador to Latin America. Ambassador Challenger will serve as the country’s representative to a number of countries to include the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Venezuela. Challenger has served in a number of capacities at both the regional and international level, including most…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    Lester Bird will run in next General Elections

    St. Johns Antigua- The “Come back kid” is going nowhere. Former prime minister Lester Bird said despite weak legs and a herniated disc, he plans on contesting in the next general elections constitutionally due in 2014. In an exclusive interview with OBSERVER media, the St John’s Rural East incumbent said his “mind is sound” and he’s taking control of his…

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  • April 25, 2013
    744

    Early elections?

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The silly season of election politics has begun and there is much talk around town about the possibility of early elections. This is to be expected because there is never a Caribbean election that enters its final year that does not start the rumours that the incumbent will use certain perceived advantages to surprise their opponent…

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  • April 23, 2013
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    Warner’s resignation won’t be the end – former ABFA general secretary

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Former general secretary of the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) Senator Paul “Chet” Greene does not fear wider fallout for Caribbean football after the resignation of Trinidad & Tobago’s former National Security Minister Austin “Jack” Warner. Warner on Monday resigned from his post as national security minister, as chairman of the United National Congress (UNC),…

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  • April 23, 2013
    776

    Antigua seeking World Bank funds for Open Data project

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government will seek funding from the World Bank to ensure the implementation of an “Open Data” project that would make available to the public non-sensitive, non-personal data which it collects in the course of its operations. Telecommunications, Science and Technology Minister Dr. Edmond Mansoor said the island had been chosen as…

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  • April 22, 2013
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    A&B to benefit from US $42 million fund to protect reefs

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua & Barbuda is in line to benefit from a US $42 million fund to protect marine and coastal habitats. It comes under a project called “the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI)” – led by the Nature Conservancy (TNC) – which seeks to have 20 per cent of near shore areas in Caribbean islands set aside as…

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  • April 22, 2013
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    C’bean Airline Services workers stage sick out

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua & Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU), bargaining agents for the 117 Caribbean Airlines Services (CAS) workers will be meeting with management today following a sick-out by workers yesterday. ABWU General Secretary David Massiah told OBSERVER media CAS management and employees have long been at an impasse over negotiations for a new collective agreement. “We were not…

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  • April 22, 2013
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    LIAT, CAL and the Caribbean

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The financial woes of LIAT and Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) featured in the news this past week. We recognise that operating an airline is a tough business.   After all, it was Sir Richard Branson, famous for the “Virgin” brand that said: “If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a…

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  • April 18, 2013
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    ABHTI vows to focus more on sustainable tourism

    St. John’s Antigua- An official of the Antigua & Barbuda Hotel Training Institute (ABHTI) yesterday promised to consider placing more emphasis on sustainable tourism after attending a Caribbean Tourism Organisation conference in Trinidad & Tobago. Ercil Charles Jr, head of academic affairs at ABHTI told OBSERVER media the institution has always placed emphasis on sustainable tourism education, but added, however…

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  • April 18, 2013
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    Caribbean crime and Antigua

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – St. John’s Antigua- Last week, news broke that masked gunmen had robbed a group of cruise ship tourist in St Lucia. Apparently, a bus tour of the Soufriere Botanical Gardens turned into a nightmare scenario when their bus was hijacked by three masked men who proceed to threaten and frighten the tourists while robbing them of…

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