Antigua and Barbuda
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March 6, 2013963
Nation prepares for CARICOM Development Fund
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Despite Antigua & Barbuda still owing 63 per cent of its contribution to the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), the funding agency is still in the process of developing a programme for the nation. “Antigua & Barbuda is not yet in receipt of any country assistance programme from the CDF and that is something that we are…
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March 5, 20131,021
US-Antigua trade dispute exposes global inequity
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – AT their recent inter-sessional summit in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Caribbean leaders called on the United States to comply with the ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to end the long running dispute with Antigua on Internet gaming. They affirmed their “full support” for their CARICOM colleague in its fight against our giant neighbour…
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March 4, 20131,051
Poor attendance reported in CSEC exams
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – CXC officials are reporting that a significant number of students around the region failed to turn up for the January CSEC exams. The absenteeism was particularly evident in human and social biology with over 1600 candidates absent. Principles of business recorded over 1500, English over 3000, and Mathematics 4000 absentees.
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February 27, 20131,001
Antigua Economy Shows Signs Of Recovery
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – A five-member team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in Antigua and Barbuda to conduct reviews of the island's economic performance under a three-year stand-by arrangement (SBA). The team headed by Geoffrey Bannister has already held meetings with various public and private-sector representatives to discuss economic developments in Antigua. In June 2010, the IMF approved…
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February 27, 20131,248
ANTIGUA-CRIME-Mother shot and killed, government to implement death penalty
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government is offering an EC$100,000 (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the brazen daylight murder of a mother on Tuesday. National Security Minister Dr. Errol Cort in expressing “deepest condolences” to the family of Susan Powell said that…
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February 26, 20131,062
IMF reviewing Antigua and Barbuda’s economy
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – A five-member team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has arrived in Antigua to conduct reviews of the island’s economic performance under the multi-million dollar Stand By Agreement (SBA) with the Washington-based financial institution. The team is headed by Geoffrey Bannister and has already held meetings with various public and private sector representatives to discuss…
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February 26, 20131,067
ANTIGUA-GAMING-Antigua takes its case against United State to WTO again
GENEVA, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda will once again raise its ongoing cross-border gambling services dispute with the United States when the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization meets here on Wednesday. According to the agenda distributed ahead of the meeting, Antigua and Barbuda will make a statement regarding the implementation of the recommendations and rulings adopted…
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February 25, 20131,066
US-Antigua trade dispute exposes global inequity
KINGSTON, Jamaica – AT their Inter-Sessional summit last week in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Caribbean leaders called on the United States to comply with the ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to end the long-running dispute with Antigua on Internet gaming. They affirmed their “full support” for their Caricom colleague in its fight against our giant neighbour to the…
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February 21, 20131,742
Our mother language
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The international community has long agreed that English should be the language of business and diplomacy and for this reason, nations have made it compulsory that citizens at all strata are exposed to that language. Those who intend to conduct business in the international arena are expected to master it at a higher level. There are…
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February 21, 20131,001
LIAT’s ex boss accepts 15K in wrongful dismissal case
St. John’s Antigua- Former CEO of LIAT Mark Darby has accepted US $15,000 for alleged wrongful dismissal from the carrier three years ago after originally seeking almost a quarter million US dollars. In person, he agreed to the settlement during a three-and-a-half-hour mediation session before Kelvin John in the High Court on February 6. Highly placed sources told Observer media…
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