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Mehul Choksi company’s Thailand factory seized by Enforcement Directorate
Another property discovered to be owned by or associated with Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment national, Mehul Choksi, has been seized. This development comes as India’s Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached the Thailand-based factory to the two billion U.S. dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The Enforcement Directorate is probing this case under…
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PM, Scotiabank officials to meet
The Antigua and Barbuda government Friday said that a meeting with officials of the Bank of Nova Scotia will take place this month after initially indicating that the bank had turned down the request for the talks regarding the sale of its branch holdings on the island. Government Chief of Staff, Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst, speaking…
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Customs Department clamping down on illegal alcohol and tobacco imports
The Customs Department will confiscate alcohol and tobacco that does not bear a required stamp, Comptroller of Customs Raju Boddo has announced. Boddo said the new measure will come into effect later this year. Customs reportedly loses up to $10 million annually from illegally imported alcohol and tobacco. Boddo told state media “we don’t have…
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Wind turbines arrive for Gov’t alternate energy initiative, PM says
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has published pictures of what he said are wind turbines arriving at the Port. The Prime Minister said on social media that the wind turbines are for installation as part of a $40 million government funded alternate energy initiative. The wind turbines will be installed at Crabbs. “This has moved on…
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PM rebuffs Pringle’s claim about not having an office
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says taxpayers are paying $10,000 monthly for an office for the Leader of the Opposition Jamale Pringle that is not being used. “It is very disappointing that since elected in March 2018 and appointed Leader of the Opposition, an official office is yet to be provided to me as is required…
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Sandals to eliminate Styrofoam at all resorts
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) says it will be eliminating all Styrofoam products from the 19 Sandals and Beaches resorts across the region, “in a continued effort to protect the environment.” Deputy Chairman of SRI, Adam Stewart, in a statement on Thursday said environmental sustainability remains a key priority to the company. “After eliminating plastic straws,…
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IRD implements $1,500 tax on entertainment
A tax on entertainment which was postponed last year has now taken effect. The Inland Revenue Division says a $1500 flat rate will now be paid on entertainment events making $0-100,000. A two percent tax will apply on activities making more than $100,000 and are all-inclusive. A four percent tax will apply on all events…
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Amnesty International urges countries to do away with death penalty
The London-based international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says while it welcomes a “significant reduction” in the application of the use of the death penalty in the English-speaking Caribbean in recent years, it is urging all regional countries to abolish it. “As the English-speaking Caribbean marks its first decade as an execution-free region, Amnesty International…
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Mariah Carey makes pit stop in St Maarten
Mariah Carey was spotted on the tarmac of the Princess Juliana Airport during a pit stop in St. Maarten. The superstar was on her way to Nikki Beach in St. Barts. In 2016, Carey’s planned wedding to James Packer in Barbuda was off.
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Missing Girl: Stephney Hughes
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Stephney Hughes of Green Bay. Hughes was last seen on Monday, December 31 when she left home about 9 p.m. She is brown in complexion, about 5ft 5ins in height and slim build. Police say several attempts were made to locate without success. Anyone with information…