Antigua and Barbuda News Archives

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- The government is to embark on detailed discussions with the local manufacturers, construction industry representatives and heavy duty contractors, to look at proposals from the sectors for initiatives to stimulate business development in Antigua and Barbuda.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- There is a case to be made for rationalising the number of Antigua and Barbuda's foreign diplomatic missions, says Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration, Harold Lovell.

Many themes of global importance inter-relate when discussing events in Central America.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda's Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration, Harold Lovell said he was extremely pleased with the frank and cordial nature of Monday's meeting with trades union representatives.

The principality of Liechtenstein announced Monday that it had negotiated agreements on sharing tax information with Belgium and Antigua and Barbuda, part of an ongoing effort to meet openness standards demanded by other nations.

Strategic investment in the training of seafarers was one of the recommendations made at the International Labour Organisation's Hemispheric Conference on the Rapid and Widespread Ratification and Effective Implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 , in Barbados recently.

The Financial Services Regulatory Commission in Antigua and Barbuda held a transformational strategic planning session on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- A team from the World Bank began a three day visit to Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday, to discuss how they can assist the government with public sector transformation and social protection.

ST JOHN'S, Antigue -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Antigua and Barbuda has said that there is absolutely no merit to recent media reports that the country had agreed to replace the US dollar with the SUCRE, a virtual currency which will be utilized by some ALBA member countries for commercial activities between said countries.

The Antigua and Barbuda government has agreed to cut its wage bill by 20% over the next two years, under a proposed agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Antigua and Barbuda will look for support from the International Monetary Fund after agreeing to the outlines of fiscal consolidation program, Reuters reports.

By Dr Isaac Newton When the former Minister of Finance and the Economy, Dr Errol Cort, made the point that the global economic crisis would not have any impact on the local economy, his statement was viewed as quite shocking.

Faithful to traditions of hospitality, the people of Cochabamba, in Bolivia, welcome proudly Friday the Seventh Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America .

Antigua and Barbuda is entitled to compensation of $21 million a year from the United States for being shut out of the U.S. online gambling market, a World Trade Organization arbitration panel ruled on Friday.

Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda have been bearing the brunt of regional migration.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda's Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration, Harold Lovell, is pleased with the outcomes of the discussions and meetings that took place over the past week.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- "If Caribbean Community is to successfully deal with the current economic difficulties, the public and private sector along with civil society must remain engaged in the forging of architecture for the successful implementation of a workable economic policy framework." Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer made ...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- The Antigua and Barbuda delegation continued a full day of meetings on Monday 5th October in Turkey with the Caribbean Country Director of the World Bank, Yvonne Tsikata.

JUST five Caribbean Community Heads of Government had confirmed, by yesterday, their participation in the two-day forum on the Caricom Single Market and Economy that gets under way today in Barbados.

A Russian captain whose ship broke down 16 miles off the United Arab Emirates coast is asking authorities in the country to impound the vessel.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed Antigua and Barbuda's improvement in the rankings of the United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Index.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda is continuing to position itself as a front runner in the development of ICT.

A tourism delegation from Antigua met with Carnival officials in Miami last week, hoping to persuade the cruise line to rethink its decision to pull the Carnival Victory from year-round calls in Antigua, starting in January.

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- At a meeting convened by Port Minister Trevor Walker on Tuesday, the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority and both Unions representing employees governed by a Collective Agreement successfully hammered out measures to address the financial challenges currently being experienced by the Port.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Maintaining the stability of the EC currency is one of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's main achievements as the Bank celebrates its 26th anniversary on 1 October.

R: Acting HC Trinidad and Tobago; HC Barbados; HC Grenada; MSP George Foulkes; HC Guyana; MSP Linda Fabiani; HC Antigua & Barbuda LONDON, England -- A group of Caribbbean High Commissioners in London this week paid a visit to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, with the aim of fostering a deeper relationship with members of the ...