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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet discussed a possible date for the opening of the Cancer Centre.<\/p>

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The government\u2019s valuator came to the conclusion that the Centre was worth approximately EC$6 to $9 million; the majority shareholder demanded EC$40 million dollars.<\/p>\n

By way of eminent domain, the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda acquired and took control of the Centre in early December 2023.<\/p>

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A refurbished Cancer Centre, provided with new and improved machines, will be operational within the first quarter of 2024, such that, those cancer patients who now travel abroad for radiation and other therapies will not be so inconvenienced.<\/p>

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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet discussed a possible date for the opening of the Cancer Centre. The government\u2019s valuator came to the conclusion that the Centre was worth approximately EC$6 to $9 million; the majority shareholder demanded EC$40 million dollars. 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