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Notice of dividend payment of the West Indies Oil Company Limited
The Board of Directors of The West Indies Oil Company Limited on July 13th adopted a resolution to pay shareholders of record as of July 20th, 2022, a dividend of EC$2.09 per share. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The dividend payment is the first since the Company’s successful IPO which…
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Antigua US$200M bond back on track
The Antigua & Barbuda government says “within a couple of weeks” it will have a new subscriber for a US$200 million bond it was forced to withdraw from the international market earlier this year. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Prime Minister Gaston Browne also told Parliament that he had not…
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Administrator suggests airline would collapse if the appeal court allows former workers and other creditors to sue the company
A group of former Barbadian LIAT pilots is pleading with Prime Minister Mia Mottley to urgently intervene to help resolve their longstanding pay issue even as the airline claims it will collapse if the Antigua Court of Appeal allows the ex-employees to sue the company for money owed. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP.…
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Unicomer welcomes new Managing Director for OECS, Johnathan Johannes
Unicomer (St. Lucia) Limited announced the appointment of a new Manager Director for Unicomer Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Johnathan Johannes. Effective April 1, Johannes assumed responsibility for the Unicomer OECS businesses operating in: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia. A results-oriented and…
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LIAT 2020 to take off in June
LIAT 2020 is scheduled to take to the skies within the next four months as discussions enter the final stage with potential investors. An advertisement yesterday outlined that LIAT 2020, which will be based in Antigua, is looking for experienced people to fill several positions crucial to the airline’s oprations. Vacancies include CEO, captains, first…
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El Salvador defends use of Bitcoin as legal tender
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP)— El Salvador’s government on Monday defended the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, rejecting calls from the International Monetary Fund to change course. The IMF last Tuesday warned of “large risks” posed by the cryptocurrency’s volatility. “No multilateral body is going to force you to do anything, absolutely nothing. States are sovereign…
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LIAT to go cashless in St. Maarten
LIAT will implement cashless transactions at its counters at Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten. The cashless transactions will assist in a smoother operation for passengers and staff and will be effective from January 27th, 2022. In wake of the COVID -19 pandemic and as the airline rebuilds its network, LIAT has been reviewing its…
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Union says it knowns nothing about compassionate payment to LIAT ex-workers
The Antigua & Barbuda Workers’ Union, on behalf of the LIAT employees we represent and on behalf of all LIAT employees residing in Antigua and Barbuda, condemns and takes exception to the media statement put out by the Office of the Prime Minister dated 20th December, 2021, stating that “the Government of Antigua and Barbuda…
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High Demand for Corporate Jet parking at Princess Juliana International Airport
TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Aviation Executives of the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE N.V.) have engaged in advanced operational flow management meetings, to effectively strategize the high traffic demand for the corporate jet parking, as a part of…
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Investor with interest in LIAT willing to pay portion of severance, Lovell says
TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Harold Lovell is condemning the Government’s treatment of the former LIAT workers, and says his Party has found an investor willing to shoulder some responsibility for their severance payments. The ex-employees and the Government have been…
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Union leaders repeat calls for ‘meaningful dialogue’ on the issue of severance for former LIAT workers
TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS VIA WHATSAPP, SAVE OUR NUMBER 268-722-8466 AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE WORDS: ADD ME Union leaders representing ex-employees of LIAT are once again calling on the Antigua government to have a “meaningful dialogue” on the issue of severance no later than Wednesday, December 15th, 2021. This most recent deadline was…