Economy
WIOC strike off for now
The industrial action taken by workers at the West Indies Oil Company was suspended earlier today pending the outcome of a meeting carded for Friday.
WIOC...
LIAT commits to paying Guyana airport on time
LIAT today committed to “on schedule” payments to an airport in Guyana which threatened to collect taxes directly from the airline’s customers.
In June, the...
OECS and CARICOM nationals to become citizens under new policy
OECS and CARICOM nationals who have been residing in Antigua as children will soon have their immigration status regularised.
According to Government’s Chief of Staff...
LIAT appoints first female CEO
PRESS RELEASE
The Board of Directors of LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, confirms the appointment of Mrs. Julie Reifer-Jones as Chief Executive Officer.
Mrs. Reifer-Jones is a graduate of...
LIAT Told To Adopt WINAIR’s Profit Making Ways
An aviation consultant who wants to see drastic changes made to LIAT to help the regional airline survive and become profitable is predicting that...
UPP advises wise spending for carnival
The main opposition United Progressive Party is urging residents to resist the urge to overspend, as the country celebrates its 60th Anniversary of Carnival.
"This...
Treasury says too many duty-free waivers on used cars
Treasury officials have told the Cabinet of Antigua & Barbuda to reduce the number of duty-free waivers it grants for the importation of used...
One million dollars approved to pay solid waste workers
Cabinet yesterday approved one million dollars to pay workers of the National Solid Waste Management Authority and the Central Board of Health.
In some cases, the...
Mother of six homeless and suicidal as hard times fall
A security guard with Competitive Security Service has told Antigua News Room (ANR) that her six children and herself are now homeless because they’ve...
Union warned against siding with Sandals
A leading trade unionist in Trinidad & Tobago has strongly cautioned the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union against siding with Sandals in the temporary...
PM highlights achievements as monetary council chairmanship ends
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told a ceremony to hand over the chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Monetary Council that he’s put measures in...
For the first time Digicel customers will have unlimited rollover data and talk
(PRESS RELEASE)
NEVER LOSE WHAT YOU DON’T USE…
With Digicel’s Unlimited Rollover Data and Talk, lost data and talk are a thing of the past. Today,...
Iconic Antiguan business to close after more than 60 years
This Iconic Antiguan business has been opened as long as Queen Elizabeth ll has been the British monarch.
Now, after sixty years in operation, R...