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Government Extends Sales Tax To Airbnb Operators
As the government tries to capture more revenue out of the tourism sector, the Antigua & Barbuda sales tax (ABST) has increased for all...
EU Proposes Budget Oversight Office To Monitor Spending
A team of experts from the European Union (EU), accompanied by three officials from the Ministry of Finance, were invited to Cabinet to make...
Cabinet Mulls Proposal For Floating Dock In Falmouth Harbour
Officials and the developer who proposes to place a floating dock in the Falmouth Harbour were brought together before the Cabinet, to learn of...
Ministry Of Barbuda Affairs To Be Constructed In Barbuda
The Cabinet announced today that a new building is to be constructed in Codrington that will serve as The Office of the Ministry of...
Hospital To Be Named After Sir Lester Next Week
The re-naming of the Mount St. John Medical Center (MSJMC) will take place on Friday next week, or on February 21, 2020, the government...
Thanksgiving Service To Be Held To Honour The Life Of Sammy
Mohammed "Sammy" Dias, owner of Sammy's Supermarket, will be laid to rest today following a service of thanksgiving at the Barnes Funeral Home chapel.
The...
Barbudans Say PLH Was Not Forthcoming With Details Of Project
Bardudans are now saying that if they were presented with the complete picture detailing its environmental and social impact of the Peace Love and...
ECCB Governor wants countries with CBI programmes to unite
A coming together of the region’s Citizenship by Investment programmes is needed. This was the plea by the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central...
Antigua Denies Entry To Recent Travellers From China In Keeping With The Travel Ban
The Caribbean region to date, has had NO suspected cases of novel Coronavirus.
Antigua and Barbuda continues to monitor those persons who were quarantined. All...
Man Attacks Another With Weed Wacker
A Seaton’s man was reportedly arrested and charged for injuring another man with a weedwhacker.
According to reports, Stafford Nicholas was charged with wounding Leroy...
Pringle Says Dead Dogs Contract Is Legitimate
With the recent Prime Minister's appeal to investigate “contracts” entered into by Opposition Leader Jamal Pringle and the National Solid Waste Management Authority, Pringle...
PM Browne Alleges Theft At Solid Waste
Following his recent call for an investigation into Opposition Leader, Jamale Pringle’s contractual arrangements with the solid waste department, Prime Minister Gaston Browne is...
Canadian Court Refuses To Enforce Half Moon Bay Judgement Against Antigua Government
In a recent decision in H.M.B. Holdings Limited v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2020 ONCA 12, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld Mr. Justice Paul Perell’s decision to...