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UPDATE: Gaston A. Browne & ABLP retain power in Antigua general election
ST JOHN’S, Antigua- The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) has won the January 18, 2023 general election in Antigua and Barbuda, according to declared results. Prime Minister Gaston A. Browne will be sworn in today, a national holiday.
Antigua plans vote on King's role as head of state
ST JOHN'S Antigua- Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's prime minister has said.
Regional carrier LIAT 1974 to be liquidated
ST JOHN’S, Antigua- LIAT (1974) Ltd will be liquidated, its major shareholders decided at a meeting held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, to determine the future of the iconic regional carrier.
Antigua PM blames Lionel E. Michael for VI’s COVID outbreak!
SAINT JOHN'S, Antigua & Barbuda – Chairman of Caricom and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Mr Gaston A. Browne has blamed local Chief Environmental Health Officer, Mr Lionel E. Michael for the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the VI.
LIAT returns to the skies Nov 1, 2020; USVI & PR in travel routes
VI CONSORTIUM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government says the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which had been grounded since March this year as a result of the measures taken by regional countries to close their borders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, along with the airline's own financial problems, will return to the skies on November 1, 2020.
LIAT to be liquidated!
VI CONSORTIUM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston A. Browne has announced plans to liquidate the regional carrier, LIAT.
Premier Fahie pledges ‘full support’ to new OECS Chairman
FIVE ISLANDS VILLAGE, St John’s, Antigua- Premier and Minister of Finance of the Virgin Islands, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has pledged his full support to the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston A. Browne, who assumed his role as Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly.
USVI capitalising on 'Carnival' exit from Antigua
VI CONSORTIUM
ST THOMAS, USVI - In a rather drastic move following disagreements between the Antiguan Government, Carnival Cruise Line and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), Carnival Cruise Line last week announced that it was removing Antigua from its itinerary, a decision with damaging consequences for the island, as Carnival Cruise Line alone brings 250,000 individuals to Antigua’s shores annually.
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