Carnival reverses cruise cancellations

April 26, 2019 in Regional

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has managed to convince the executives of Carnival Cruise Lines to reverse their earlier decision to cancel previously scheduled calls by four of their vessels to Antigua and Barbuda from November. “In this particular case, we stood our ground and...

IMF: Deal with corruption, IMF tells Jamaica

April 24, 2019 in Regional

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the Jamaican Government to immediately address public sector governance shortcomings to spur further economic growth. In a report following its fifth review under the stand-by arrangement for Jamaica, the IMF said achieving higher economic growth calls for action from...

PM Browne rejects idea of LIAT’s closure

April 24, 2019 in Regional

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says his government will never allow LIAT to go under because of the financial challenges it is currently facing. He was responding to a recent statement by the chairman of LIAT’s shareholder governments – Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of...