Antigua and Barbuda

  • January 18, 2013
    883

    LIAT signs deal for new aircraft

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Aircraft supplier ATR and LIAT have jointly announced a deal for three planes. According to the release, the deal is valued at over 100 million US dollars. LIAT officials say the first of the 48-seater ATR 42-600s is to be delivered in June. The deal also reportedly includes the option to purchase two 68-seat ATR 72-600.

    Read More »
  • January 17, 2013
    1,031

    Tourism needs our attention

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Almost all of the countries of this region depend on tourism but the industry does not dominate the economies of all of the Caribbean countries. Jamaica exports bauxite; St Lucia produces bananas and manufactures lights, and Barbados, described as having a well-developed mixed economy also has offshore finance and information services as important foreign exchange earners.…

    Read More »
  • January 17, 2013
    1,020

    Multi-million dollar poultry farm for Antigua?

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA) says negotiations are continuing with investors for the establishment of a US$75 million poultry farm here. A statement posted on the government website said the project, which will focus mainly on the export market, will provide direct employment for approximately 800 people. ABIA chairman Dr. McChesney Emanuel has…

    Read More »
  • Photo of IRENA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
    January 15, 2013
    504

    IRENA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

    The Third General Assembly Meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was held on 13-14 January 2013 in Abu Dhabi, and the CARICOM Secretariat represented by its Programme Manager, Energy, participated as an Observer. Four CARICOM Member States were also represented, viz, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Guyana, and St. Vincent and Grenadines. The CARICOM Secretariat representative delivered a presentation…

    Read More »
  • January 14, 2013
    913

    Stanford receiver seeks court approval for interim payment to investors

    DALLAS, Texas, CMC – The receiver for jailed Texas financier Allen Stanford’s assets has sought approval from a US federal judge for interim payment to swindled investors. In a filing in a federal district court, Ralph Janvey, the court-appointed receiver, asked Judge David Godbey for his permission to pay more than 17,000 investors an initial distribution of US$55 million. If…

    Read More »
  • January 9, 2013
    878

    Flights to Antigua on the increase, says Maginley

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Two international airlines have committed scheduled flights to Antigua, increasing total airlift to the country, Tourism Minister John Maginley reported. German airline Condor and Italian airline Blue Panorama both have scheduled flights to Antigua for the current winter season. Maginley, speaking during the Budget debate in Parliament yesterday, was responding to charges by the opposition that…

    Read More »
  • January 9, 2013
    855

    Opposition outlines plans for revitalising economy

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) has unveiled a “rescue plan” for the island that it says will generate an additional EC$100 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) annually. Opposition Leader Gaston Browne responding to the 2012-13 tax free national budget presented to Parliament last month by Finance Minister Harold Lovell, said the…

    Read More »
  • January 9, 2013
    881

    PetroCaribe oil deal to continue – Ambassador

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caracas initiative, which provides cheap fuel to Antigua & Barbuda will continue – Venezuelan ambassador Carlos Perez Silva has confirmed – even as speculation persists over the health of the Venezuelan leader. The St John’s based diplomat in an exclusive interview with OBSERVER Media, firmly rejected that the PetroCaribe will end and brushed aside rumours…

    Read More »
  • January 7, 2013
    902

    Caribbean under scrutiny as OAS reforms human rights system

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The United States of America has long been regarded as the land of milk and honey, by the lesser-off inhabitants of the Caribbean and of Latin America. Many people of these countries have tried every trick available to them to enter and remain in this land. Some have been successful in gaining entry and others have…

    Read More »
  • January 7, 2013
    901

    Environmentalist backs CARICOM position on toxic shipment

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A local Marine Biologist has joined calls for the stoppage of a shipment of toxic waste through Caribbean waters. Last week CARICOM chairman, St Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony, highlighted as a grave concern the passage of high level waste through the Caribbean Sea. Barbuda based marine biologist John Mussington says any mishap involving the…

    Read More »
Back to top button