Economy
PM Browne to address regional budget and climate change at OECS summit
(Press Release)
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is currently in Saint Lucia for the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean Sates (OECS) Heads of Government meeting, where...
Mexico recommits to assisting with housing project
His Excellency Oscar Esparza-Vargas, Ambassador of the United Mexican States, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of...
31 million US dollars in remittances sent to Antigua in 2017
Guess how much money exactly was sent back to the Caribbean from immigrants globally last year?
If you guessed USD 13.5 billion, then you are...
Access To Finance A Challenge For Small Business
Executive Director of the Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA), Henderson Fields, says access to finance is one of the challenges faced by small...
Antigua moving ahead with Cryptocurrency Exchange
As the government sets its sight on the cryptocurrency exchange a prominent United States-based economist has described cryptocurrency as a “bubble” and does not believe...
Local Hoteliers Report “Best” Hotel Season in Years
Hoteliers are reporting one of the best winter seasons in recent years.
According to Gary Randall, Owner of the Blue Waters Hotel, “this winter season...
Antigua told to improve tax collection
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has told the Government of Antigua and Barbuda that its tax collection is the worst in the OECS.
Bank officials presented...
UPP tells business leaders there will be no increase in taxes if elected
“We, and I will say emphatically… we will not increase taxes,” declared Dr. McChessney Emanuel, the United Progressive Party’s (UPP) candidate for St. John’s...
PM agrees debt is unsustainable but says its unavoidable
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is agreeing with former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist Dr. Thompson Fontaine who has labeled the country's debt situation as...
Ministry of Information looking to relocate over air quality concerns
The government announced on Friday that the Ministry of Information Headquarters on Sir George Walter Highway will be relocated this year.
For years, ministry staff members...
These five ministries just got the lions share of the 2018 budget
The Ministry of Health leads the way with the highest allocation in the 2018 National Budget with EC$ 106 million.
The government says this...
PM announces debt write-off for people who owe for electricity
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told today's Budget Speech that homeowners owe APUA for electricity will have their debts wiped off.
Browne says the programme...
Antigua wants China to partner on State-funded projects
Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda has invited the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to invest more with the Government.
Browne made the...