Economy
Every Effort Will Be Made To Ensure That Salaries Are Paid On Time -PM
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minster Gaston Browne has stopped shy of giving a firm commitment that public servants salaries...
PM Says A New Meeting Has Been Scheduled To Present LIAT Reorganisation Plan
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he has been informed by the Chairman of the LIAT shareholder governments, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves that a meeting has...
204 Beauty Salons, 164 Bars Reopened Since Covid-19 Lock-down Ended
The Chief Health Inspector Sharon Martin has given a breakdown of the number of business places approved for reopening since the coronavirus lock-down ended.
Businesses...
Trinidad PM: No plans to take over LIAT
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As of now, Government has no plans to take over inter-island airline service LIAT or its routes even as the regional carrier faces liquidation...
‘We don’t have the luxury of some countries to remain closed for two, three,...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned of the dire economic consequences that could follow if Antigua and Barbuda remains closed for an extended period...
Government Reports Severe Decline In Revenue Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic
The Minister of Health, Molwyn Joseph, has reported that the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) anticipates that its revenue will decline by $22 million dollars...
Economy Takes Major Hit from COVID-19
Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Gaston Browne expects the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to fall below previously projected growth.
He said the country’s...
Local Business Owner Says Antigua’s Economic Development Model Similar To Slavery
Local businessman Eaves Ephraim says Antigua, as well as the rest of the region, is following an archaic model of economic development, which is...
Government To Improve Tax Collection Through Legislation And Policy Directives
Information Minister, Melford Nicholas, says the government will be putting significant measures through legislation and policy directives to address all instances of corporate tax...
UPP Spokespersons Call On Gov’t To Consider Salary Distributions In Determining Economic Growth
As Finance Minister Gaston Browne continues to brag about the national rate of growth and residents continue to ask where it is, members of...
A&B Ranked As One Of The Fastest Growing Economies
Antigua and Barbuda was named as one of the fastest-growing economy for 2019 in the Caribbean along with Dominica and Anguilla by the Economic...
Minister of Housing welcomes government’s move to increase country’s housing stock
Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Renewal, the Hon. Maria Browne has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to set aside several 1 to 10-acre parcels of...
Antigua and Barbuda Passport now strongest in the OECS
The Antigua and Barbuda passport is now the strongest in the OECS sub-region of the Caribbean, offering visa free access to 165 jurisdictions across...