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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prime Minister Browne anticipates productive First CARICOM-Saudi Arabia Summit
Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne is looking forward to a productive and successful meeting as he leads an Antigua and Barbuda delegation to the First Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on […]
Prices keep rising in Antigua and Barbuda – CPI
Year-on-Year Analysis The Statistics Division, under the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance releases the CPI for Sep 2023.The Inflation rate or the All Items Index for the twelve months ending September 2023 rose 5.6%. The increase was influenced predominately by increases in the indexes for Communication (+13.1%), Transport (+7.5%), and Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages […]
Antigua and Barbuda Outlines Vision for UNESCO’s Future
The stage was set, and the world was watching as the Minister of Education, Sports and the Creative Industries of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Daryll S. MATTHEW, delivered a compelling General Policy Speech during the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO. This momentous occasion, the High-Level Segment, marked a pivotal moment in the […]
Antigua and Barbuda and China Strengthen Ties in Landmark Bilateral Ministerial Meeting at UNESCO General Conference
In the spirit of international cooperation, a landmark Bilateral Ministerial Meeting unfolded on November 8, 2023, in Paris, amid the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO. The distinguished participants were Hon. Daryll S. MATTHEW, Minister of Education, Sports, and the Creative Industries of Antigua and Barbuda, and H.E. Jinpeng HUAI, Minister of Education […]
