Barbados Tops Caribbean Salary Chart; Antigua and Barbuda Secures Second Place
The Caribbean Society for Human Resource Professionals (CSHRP) unveiled the PayPulse 2023 report, positioning Antigua and Barbuda as the second-highest paying country in the region, shedding light on critical salary information. The PayPulse 2023 report, unveiled at the Export-Import Bank of Jamaica, underscores Barbados as the highest-paying country in the Caribbean. With 53.3% of surveyed […]
Silver Airways launches flight between Puerto Rico and La Romana
Silver Airways has launched a new flight route from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to La Romana, Dominican Republic. The inaugural flight operated on an ATR-72 aircraft with a capacity for 78 passengers, marks the establishment of a new air bridge between these two Caribbean destinations, enhancing connectivity and promoting tourism. Silver Airways will operate this […]
Government Contemplates Strategies to Curb Spending on Gasoline as part of cost cutting measures
The Ministry of Finance Officials presented the debt obligations owed by the Government to former employees in the form of gratuities, to contractors, landlords, statutory corporations, China ExIm Bank, the Regional Government Security Market (RGSM), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) discussed the issue […]
ECCB Invites Public to Share Views on New Image for EC Currency
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank invites you to share your views on what image should replace the portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II on the EC currency. The proposed image is the logo of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, which features the flags of its eight member countries. Are you in favour of this […]
St Kitts PM urges CXC to ‘transform’ educational system
Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis, encouraged the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) on Friday to alter the educational system to better meet the requirements of the Caribbean people. Prime Minister Drew delivered the keynote address at the CXC’s third annual Ministerial Summit on Educational Transformation, noting that the event was commemorating 50 […]
Grenada 50th anniversary website launches to help mark the milestone
The National Organising Committee is delighted to announce the official launch of the commemorative website for Grenada’s 50th Anniversary of Independence celebrations. The newly unveiled website, is a digital hub designed to provide information on all things related to the celebrations. Features include an interactive calendar with the schedule of events planned to honour the […]
Caribbean firearms roadmap to be discussed at meeting in St Lucia
From 14 to 15 November 2023, officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic will gather in Saint Lucia for the 3rd Annual Meeting of States of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap. The meeting, organized by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and SeCaribbean firearms roadmap to be discussed at meeting in St Lucia […]
American Airlines to offer second flight to Antigua in Summer 2024
American Airlines has announced plans to expand its Caribbean routes for the approaching Summer 2024, with Antigua being a significant benefit. American Airlines will add a second daily nonstop flight from Miami to Antigua beginning June 5, 2024, extending its double daily nonstop service until September 3, 2024. This change is expected to accommodate the […]
Silver Airways launches service to Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda celebrated the launch of Silver Airways’ new service into Antigua in time for the festive holidays and start of the 2024 Winter Season. Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment, Charles Fernandez, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a welcome reception for the airline, held at the V.C. Bird […]
Antigua announces sales tax reduction weekends in time for Christmas
With the approaching Christmas Season, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has made an announcement on its traditional waiver of Antigua Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST).Following a round robin of his Cabinet members and officials of the Ministry of Finance, they have set December 15 to 17 and 22 as ABST reduction weekend and day from […]
