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Proportional representation in elections – key to democratic representation
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) The second consecutive general elections in Barbados on January…
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U.S. should boost financing to Caribbean nations: Antigua PM
(Reuters) – The United States should increase financing and aid to the Caribbean to help the region recover from the pandemic and cope with the growing impact of climate change, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said in an interview. Countries in the region are facing unsustainable debt loads often equivalent to 100% of…
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UNWTO Welcomes Newest Member, Antigua and Barbuda
Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili met the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda for the first time since the country became UNWTO’s 160th Member State. The Caribbean destination became UNWTO’s newest Member State and eighth in the Caribbean region when its application was approved by the 24th Session of the General Assembly in December 2021. The Government…
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Former LIAT Chairman Dr. Jean Holder dies
Distinguished Barbadian technocrat and diplomat Dr. Jean Holder has passed away at the age of 85. Holder passed away in hospital where he was being treated for an illness. He was well known throughout the region for his pioneering work in tourism and diplomacy. Dr. Holder, a Barbados Scholar, also played a key role in…
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St Vincent PM questions sentencing of man found guilty of sexually assaulting four-year-old
St Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the recent case of a man forcing a four year-old to perform a sexual act on him is one in which the court should have departed from the guidelines on sentencing sex offenders. The man also filmed the child performing the sex act on at least one…
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Two people killed as two earthquakes rock Haiti
Two earthquakes with magnitudes of more than 5.3 rocked sections of Haiti on Monday killing two people and injuring several others, less than 24 hours after the country was rattled by other tremors. The authorities said that the quakes are aftershocks of the earthquake on August 14 last year that killed more than 2 000…
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Jamaica shortens COVID-19 isolation period for U.S. travellers in keeping with new CDC guidelines
Based on the new recommendations announced recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. travellers who test positive for COVID-19 in Jamaica, can now exit isolation after five days provided that the person is asymptomatic or has had mild symptoms that are resolving (as per physician’s evaluation). “We are very pleased…
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St. Kitts & Nevis records 3 more COVID-19-related deaths
After two months without a COVID-19 related death, St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded three more bringing the total number to 31 since the pandemic reached the borders of the Federation, with the first two confirmed cases on March 24, 2020. On November 17, 2021, the country had amassed a total of 28 deaths, largely…
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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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Chris Gayle left out of IPL auction
West Indies big-hitter Chris Gayle is among the stars missing from the upcoming auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL). More than 1,200 cricketers from India and 18 countries across the world have registered to go under the hammer in Bangalore on February 12 and 13 for the 15th edition of the world’s most lucrative…
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PM Browne: BGI Tourism minister’s stance on LIAT severance disingenuous
POINTEXPRESS: Barbados’ tourism minister, Lisa Cummins, caused a major regional stir last week when she laid blame at the feet of the Gaston Browne administration for LIAT’s former employees being unable to claim severance. In a media appearance last week, the former Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport said an “unfortunate” change in legislation…