LIAT removes fuel surcharges

January 28, 2016 in Regional

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, January 28, 2016 – LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, announced today the complete removal of fuel surcharges on all new tickets booked, effective 1st March 2016. Chief Executive Officer David Evans said oil is now trading at a 12-year low, ending a decade of...

Personal income tax abolished in Antigua and Barbuda

January 22, 2016 in Regional

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, Friday January 22, 2016 – Workers in Antigua and Barbuda will get a tax ease from April when government abolishes Personal Income Tax (PIT). Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who made the announcement in his Budget presentation in Parliament yesterday, said it...

Haiti plunges on with poll despite opposition boycott

January 21, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_9489" align="alignleft" width="300"] Haitian police stand in front of the Haitian Parliament, in Port-au-Prince, on January 11, 2016, during a protest against the first session of the Parliament.[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti's outgoing president brushed aside street protests, boycott threats and fraud claims Thursday...