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LETTER: Reward Teachers based on Performance
DEAR EDITOR: Getting a job within the government services is seen as primarily a social service. At the moment the government employs about 9,000 persons more than are needed. And it does not matter which government – ABLP or UPP. The system is the same. The Private Sector is moribund and is only interested in…
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Tabor slams Administration for ‘putting the cart before the horse’ after revelation that Alfa Nero cannot be sold at present
(REAL News) — “A classic case of the Gaston Browne Administration putting the cart before the horse.” That is how attorney-at-law Charlesworth Tabor has responded to the recent revelation that the Government cannot sell the Alfa Nero mega yacht it has just acquired. It was only on Tuesday, April 11, that the Browne Administration officially…
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Wealthy investor hopes to build boutique hotel on 30-acre beach property owned by the Crown
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet held a meeting virtually with a wealthy investor who hopes to build a boutique hotel on a 30-acre beach property owned by the Crown. The Saudi Arabian Government’s investment arm has shown a willingness to participate, utilizing Antigua as one of the first places in the Caribbean where the investment arm…
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Gov’t hits roadblock in bid to sell Alfa Nero as vessel is sanctioned by the U.S.
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited seven officials from the Ministry of Legal Affairs to address all the intricacies related to the seizure and sale of the superyacht Alfa Nero. The Cabinet is determined to ensure that every step taken by the several arms of Government—involved with the ultimate task of disposal of the vessel—will cause…
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UNHCR, IOM conclude preliminary report in Antigua’s West African saga
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet held a discussion about the West Africans who have been present in Antigua since late December 2022. The UNHCR and the IOM have concluded a preliminary report which is to be examined by the national agencies that are playing a part in the resettling exercise. There was a report that the…
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CABINET NOTES of Thursday, April 13, 2023
HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Thursday 13 April 2023 The Cabinet commenced its meeting at 10:30 am and received the prayers of a Moravian Minister, who chose a reading from the Book of Psalms. The meeting ended at 7:30 pm, or nine hours later. 1. The Cabinet held a discussion about the West Africans who…
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Vacancy: Leadership to unite the global South
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) I was…
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Burna Boy headlines latest performers named to St. Kitts Music Festival
The countdown to the 25th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival intensifies with 19 electrifying new musical acts revealed today. The St. Kitts Music Festival, 22-24 June at Warner Park Stadium, showcasing a mix of Soul, Soca, Jazz, R&B, Reggae, and more. The festival’s musical versatility unites A-list musicians, island visitors, and locals for a memorable…