Economy
Department of Culture Gets UNESCO Funds for Mammoth Cultural Heritage Project
The Department of Culture has secured US$ 97,754, / EC$ 264,185.07, from the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund to inventory, promote, and safeguard important...
Antigua and Barbuda says COVID has significantly impacted Caribbean economies
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SIR RONALD SANDERS – HEAD OF DELEGATION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO THE 50TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN...
Antigua’s remote work visa will work wonders
Dr. Sharad Nair
As the concept of work continues to change, we can take inspiration and direction from countries with remote work visas, and...
Elizabeth Morgan | Trade-In-Services And Technology: More Missed Opportunities By CARICOM Members
GLEANER:
Last week, I wrote about regional trade in services which is dominated by tourism. Since then, two things have happened which influenced my decision...
Antigua’s Passport May Be An Investor’s Ticket To Paradise
FORBES:
Antigua and Barbuda is an independent Caribbean state and a member of the British Commonwealth. The country with its lush tropical islands and 365...
Additional $500K for micro-enterprises as laid-off workers seek ways to earn incomes
Cabinet Notes: The Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Development Fund (EDF) and the Director were asked to tell the members of the operation of the micro-loan...
Call for $50 billion reparations
The CARICOM Reparations Committee wants $50 billion as money for an Investment Development Fund donated as a starting point by entities that profited from...
CIU Refutes allegations of exchange of passports for shares as patently false and deliberately...
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) has become aware of statements made in the media and public domain on
26th September 2020 suggesting that 175...
Wait Continues For Jolly Beach Staff As New Buyer Is Being Considered
Cabinet Notes: The Receiver of the Jolly Beach Hotel reported on the offer by another group to purchase the property.
The hotel has been in...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne to Chair Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting
Commonwealth Finance Ministers met for their annual summit on Wednesday 17th October. The meeting which is normally held in the margins of the IMF/World Bank annual...
Cabinet Puts Freeze On New Placements For Work Programme
Cabinet Notes: The two managers of the Government’s work program were invited to Cabinet to give an update on the operation of the program.
At...
Nicholas: China an important partner
The Antigua and Barbuda government says China remains an “important development partner” and has condemned “persons who ought to be more responsible” for seeking...
Laid off LIAT Flight Attendant supports family with delivery service
Airlines all across the world were left largely idled by the coronavirus crisis, forcing the retrenchment of a large number of workers who were...