Economy
Montserrat Welcomes Relocation Of Ferry Dock In Antigua
Montserrat's Premier Donaldson Romeo has welcomed the relocation of its ferry dock in Antigua.
Antigua's government recently announced the relocation as work on the US$...
Antigua government re-states position regarding sale of Scotia Bank
The Antigua and Barbuda government has reiterated its position that it would not issue a vesting order to facilitate the sale of Scotia Bank...
Labour Code Amendment To Address Short-term Contract Problems
The Gaston Browne administration tabled and passed the Labour Code Amendment Bill 2019 in the Low House on Wednesday.
With this amendment, contract workers...
LIAT Could Drop Trinidad Route If Funding Not Given
Prime of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonzalves has hinted that the Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) could drop Trinidad and Tobago...
PM slams EU over latest tax list
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is being asked to issue a statement condemning the “attack” by the European Union on...
Antigua and Barbuda to record three percent growth in 2019 -CDB
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting a three per cent real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 for Antigua and Barbuda.
It said...
Banks congratulate ECCB in digital currency launch
The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) has congratulated the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) on its decision to issue a blockchain-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)...
St. Vincent PM hails LIAT emergency meeting as a success
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says progress has been made regarding the future direction of the cash-strapped regional airline,...
Central Bank to launch blockchain currency pilot
The St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Wednesday announced it had signed a contract with the Barbados-based fintech company, Bitt Inc. (Bitt) to...
New study outlines how to deal with financial burden of natural disasters
The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) member states are trapped in a vicious circle between natural disasters, weak fiscal frameworks and low economic growth,...
Local Credit Union Branch Celebrates First Anniversary
The St. John’s Cooperative Credit Union Branch located in the Mandolin Place Mall on Friars Hill Road celebrates its 1-year Anniversary under the slogan...
Antigua Hires Lobbyist To Protect EU Visa-Free Access
Antigua and Barbuda is to shell out US$ 250 thousand a year to engage the services of lobbyists as the Citizenship by Investment programme...
CIP Makes Up 15 Percent Of Treasury Revenue
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told investors of the positive impact the Citizenship By Investment Programme is having on the country.
Speaking about the positive...