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The government has completed the purchase of Deluxe Cinema, a property once linked to Tourism Minister Charles Max Fernandez.<\/p>

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Fernandez has always denied involvement in the sale saying that the building was sold by the Antigua Commercial Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Cabinet on Wednesday, it was announced that the Ministry of Culture will take occupancy of the Deluxe Theater commencing January 1, 2019. <\/p>

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“It will retain the largest of the three movie theaters for the continued showing of cultural films and Antiguan productions. <\/p>

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The other spaces will be retrofitted to meet other demands,” Government Spokesman Lionel Max Hurst announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purchase price of the building was not disclosed. Earlier reports indicated that it was in the region of EC$ 8 million.<\/p>

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The government has completed the purchase of Deluxe Cinema, a property once linked to Tourism Minister Charles Max Fernandez. Fernandez has always denied involvement in the sale saying that the building was sold by the Antigua Commercial Bank. 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