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A tale of two neighbours
Friday, July 24, 2020 — (The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth…
Tropical Storm Gonzalo Update
AccuWeather: Interests in the Windward Islands and along the northern coast of South America should monitor the progress of Gonzalo. If the system holds together, an uptick in showers and…
LIAT shareholders reach agreement to sell 3…
Caribbean News Service (CNS) — LIAT’s major shareholders have reached an agreement, which Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne said could see the airline flying again “in 60 to 90 days.”…
U.S. Embassy Resumes Additional Visa Services
Press Release:– Effective July 22, 2020, the United States Embassy in Barbados will resume certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services, including F1, J1, M1, O1, P1, C1/D, and Interview Waiver…
Tropical Depression Seven formed in the Atlantic…
(CNN)Tropical Depression Seven formed Tuesday afternoon in the Atlantic, 1,420 miles east of the southern Windward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm currently has…
Skerrit: Browne’s LIAT plan needs to be…
32. 1`Roseau – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday said the proposal submitted by his Antigua and Barbuda counterpart, Gaston Browne regarding the efforts to prevent the liquidation of the…
Caribbean judicial systems plagued with backlogged…
The judicial system throughout the region has been overwhelmed by a significant number of backlogged cases, which are waiting to be heard in the respective courts. This was revealed during the UNDP’s…
Antigua pitches LIAT turnaround plan ahead of…
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has drawn up a restructuring plan for struggling LIAT (LI, Antigua) which would require the struggling pan-Caribbean carrier to be placed under creditor…
Americans Banned From Traveling to the Bahamas…
BY ALISON FOX The Bahamas will once again ban American travelers amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the United States, the country’s prime minister announced on Sunday. The move comes after the…
Reorganizing cash-starved LIAT requires initial…
AvatarArticle by Emmanuel JosephPublished on July 19, 2020 The Mia Mottley Administration is being asked to share part of the financial burden in a new rescue plan to reorganize cash-starved LIAT,…
Antigua hopes to save LIAT with legislation
St John’s – The Antigua and Barbuda government has provided an avenue for the regional airline, LIAT, to seek Court protection rather than being forced into liquidation after it announced that the…
There Appears To Be Some Chance For The Creation…
(BARBADOS TODAY) – There appears to be some chance for the creation of a new LIAT 2020 Limited after all. This was indicated to Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne in a letter dated July…
US Imposes Visa Restrictions As Pressure Builds On…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it has imposed visa restrictions on people in Guyana who were involved in “undermining democracy” in the South American nation, which held a…
REOPENED: The latest list of reopened destinations
Posted by Travelweek Group TORONTO — As the world begins to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more destinations are welcoming back visitors. Airlines, hotels, resorts and ground…
Gov’t Urges Foreigners Without Jobs To Leave The…
TORTOLA (CMC): The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has informed non-nationals that they should leave the British Overseas Territory (BOT) if they have been terminated from their jobs and are…