Antigua and Barbuda
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April 8, 2013869
Expert warns of consequences of opening up of Cuba
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Jeffrey Robinson, considered the world’s leading financial crime author, is warning the nation and all Caribbean countries that a “financial tsunami” will hit the region in a few years and the time to plan a response is now. “In the next three to five years, Fidel Castro will die and when he does Raul (Castro) will…
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April 8, 2013853
Vere Bird Jnr’s legacy deemed tarnished
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Two well known individuals in the political sphere have declared that the controversial dealings involving the late Vere Bird Jnr – the elder brother for former Prime Minister Lester Bird – may have tarnished his political career somewhat. That was the sentiment echoed by Political Analyst Arvel Grant and Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Senator Lennox Weston…
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April 5, 20131,120
Vere Bird Jr to receive official funeral
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cabinet has decided to accord former member of parliament and attorney Vere Bird Jr an official funeral. The information regarding the decision was conveyed to the media via press statement last evening. Bird Jr, son of the nation’s founding father Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, and brother of former prime Minister Lester Bird, died on March 31…
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April 5, 2013801
Fewer but more severe hurricanes predicted for 2013
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Fewer, but more severe hurricanes, are predicted in the first major forecasts for the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season. ImpactWeather has predicted this year could see fewer storms developing into hurricane strength, but more hurricanes intensifying to category 3 or higher. The company normally offers advice to businesses in fields like oil and gas, petrochemical, healthcare and…
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April 5, 2013832
BAICO to begin payments again
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Seven hundred and thirty-one local BAICO policyholders are slated to receive monies they have been awaiting for four years, in Phase II of the collapsed companies payouts. Local judicial manager for the defunct company, Cleveland Seaforth, said the governments of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) gave permission to release payments for Phase II of their…
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April 3, 2013760
Caribbean Finance Intelligence Unit heads meet in Antigua today
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Finance Intelligence Unit heads from the English-speaking Caribbean will begin a major two-day meeting at the Jolly Beach Resort from April 3-4. Up for discussion will be methods of tackling money laundering along with asset forfeiture and the proceeds of crime. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, will deliver a keynote address at the…
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April 2, 2013874
Accountant appointed to investigate Stanford companies
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An accountant has been appointed to look into the business affairs of companies of former financier R Allen Stanford. Hordley Forbes of Forbes & Associates, Chartered Accountants, will conduct investigations into Stanford Development Company (SDC) Ltd and three other affiliated companies who are registered owners of property in Antigua. Attorney General Justin Simon QC on March…
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April 2, 2013803
Late politician described as ‘passionate’, ‘Giving’
Giving’ ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A “pioneer”, “passionate” and “giving” is how colleagues, friends and family described Vere Cornwall Bird Jr, who died on Easter Sunday at the age of 76. The eldest son of deceased father of the nation, Sir Vere Bird Sr, and elder brother of former prime minister, Lester Bird, died of heart failure, just days after…
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April 2, 2013783
Antigua hosts money laundering conference
conference ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A two-day meeting allowing for the heads of Financial Intelligence Units from the English-speaking Caribbean to share best practices and experiences in asset forfeiture, money laundering and proceedings of crime, gets underway here on Wednesday. The April 3-4 meeting will be addressed by Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and Jeffrey Robinson, described by the British…
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April 2, 2013757
Antigua still looking for settlement with US on internet gaming
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says there has been no “substantial progress” with the United States with regards to the long standing internet gaming dispute despite recent rulings in its favour by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Baldwin Spencer government says it has sought to keep the trade dispute with Washington on “the front…
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