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Today’s LIAT flight is entirely ceremonial
LIAT will return to Caribbean skies today following a seven-month absence. The airline will operate its first flight today from the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua to Dominica. LIAT 401 will depart Antigua at 4 p.m. and arrive at Douglas Charles Airport at 4:45 p.m. The return flight, LIAT 402 will depart from Dominica…
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VIDEO: LIAT builds excitement ahead of return to the skies
LIAT is set to resume commercial passenger travel on Nov. 1, with a flight between Antigua and Dominica marking the first since passenger flights were suspended in April. Ahead of the Independence Day resumption of services, the carried today shared this video as part of its countdown. The seven-month freeze on flying was as a…
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Air Canada delays return to Antigua
The local tourism industry is suffering a minor setback as Air Canada has announced that there will be a delay in its return to Antigua. The Canadian carrier was due to arrive at V.C Bird International Airport on Sunday for its first flight since the border reopened. The arrival of the airline would have served…
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PM leads tributes to retiring banker
Prime Minister Gaston Browne joined the management and staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank in celebrating the dedicated service of Glendina Jacobs, who is retiring on Nov. 4. The Prime Minister lauded Jacobs for her contributions to banking, education and community development and noted that while he received the invitation to attend the function virtually, he…
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Sunwing Airlines to resume Antigua flights soon – Tourism Minister
Cabinet Notes: The Minister of Tourism announced that Virgin Atlantic has resumed flights to Antigua; while Sunwing Airlines will begin flights into Antigua shortly. Tourism is beginning its slow climb upwards. The large carriers have shown an interest in LIAT serving as a regional carrier, ferrying passengers from London and New York to destinations down…
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COVID-19: Remittance Flows to Shrink 14% by 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis continues to spread, the amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline 14 percent by 2021 compared to the pre COVID-19 levels in 2019, according to the latest estimates published in the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief. Remittance flows to low and middle-income countries…
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Barbados facing economic crisis of ‘biblical proportions’, UWI professor says
Declaring that Barbados is facing an economic crisis of “biblical proportions”, University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor of Economics Justin Robinson is predicting an economic decline of up to 17 per cent this year, based on current trends. However, the Cave Hill Campus lecturer who studies financial crises, said there was a silver lining…
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Dollar Barrel initiative for Christmas is now in place
Cabinet Notes: The Dollar Barrel initiative for Christmas is now in place and will continue until December 31, 2020. The rules are the same as in all previous years: food, toiletries and clothing for personal use will be exempt from import taxes. A small sum of $10 is to be levied against all barrels entering.
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Caribbean Airlines to fly 3 times weekly between Guyana’s Ogle airport and Barbados
Caribbean Airlines announced that it will offer three weekly between Eugene F. Correia International Airport (Ogle) and Barbados commencing on October 31. The non-stop flights will operate each Monday, Friday and Saturday, utilising its ATR-72 fleet. CEO of Caribbean Airlines, Garvin Medera stated: “Fulfilling the needs of our customers motivates all that we do, and…
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IMF describes COVID-19 pandemic as a ‘crisis like no other’ for Caribbean
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the Caribbean has been “massive”, particularly for tourism-dependent countries in the region, but that lower commodity prices were also having a “major impact” on Caribbean commodity exporters. In an exclusive interview with the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), IMF…
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Gov’t close to inking deal for sale of Jolly Beach
Government does not own the shut-down Jolly beach resort and is not legally liable to settle severance or any other terminal payments due to the hundreds of staff rendered jobless by the hotel’s closure. Prime Minister Gaston Browne stressed these points on Saturday during his weekly radio programme, the Browne and Browne Show. About 500…