Finance minister, stakeholders discuss Social Security reforms
Posted On: May 21, 2013
Stakeholders, namely representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, Employers’ Federation and the Trade Union Congress, and Ministry of Finance officials, including Minister Harold Lovell and Director of Social Security David Matthias, will continue their dialogue on the way forward for Social Security in mid June. That session will be a follow up to a meeting held Wednesday at the ministry’s headquarters, which included Accountant General Dr. Cleopatra Gittens and Financial Secretary Whitfield Harris Jr. The stakeholders raised questions relating to the sustainability of Social Security, including government’s commitment and amendments to make it mandatory for the self-... {Read More}
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Minister Baptiste urges action
Posted On: May 21, 2013
Minister of Agriculture Hilson Baptiste told delegates at a UNESCO sub-regional conference on Environmental policy formulation and planning for the Caribbean region that he is tired of excessive tal... {Read More}
Cabinet gets preliminary recommendations
Posted On: May 21, 2013
The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda, last week, received preliminary recommendations for strengthening policy coordination, inter-ministry collaboration and monitoring and evaluating policy implement... {Read More}
Earthquake Shakes Antigua
Posted On: May 19, 2013
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was felt in Antigua and Barbuda and the French island of Martinique Saturday night, but there were no immediate reports of injury of destruction. The US-based ... {Read More}
Regional Coast Guard members graduate from Outboard Maintenance Course
Posted On: May 18, 2013
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard along with other members of the Regional Security System (RSS) countries graduated on Friday from a two week training course in Outboard ... {Read More}
The ONDCP Destroys Illegal Narcotics worth Millions of Dollars
Posted On: May 18, 2013
On Thursday 16th May, 2013 the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Policy in consultation with the Chief Magistrate and the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, destroyed a large quan... {Read More}
Pope Francis Urge Ambassador David Shoul and other Ambassadors not to forget the Predominance of Ethics in the Economy
Posted On: May 17, 2013
Pope Francis has urged Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Holy See, His Excellency Sir David Shoul not to forget the predominance of ethics in the economy and in social life, emphasizing th... {Read More}
COFCOR Meeting Ends on High Note
Posted On: May 17, 2013
Today concludes the Sixteenth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations, COFCOR, hosted by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at the Hilton Hotel of Port-of... {Read More}
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves to deliver Lecture on 23rd May, 2013
Posted On: May 17, 2013
Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will deliver a public lecture here in Antigua, on May 23rd 2013, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the African U... {Read More}
Antigua and Barbuda gets top rank in Commonwealth for access to ICTs
Posted On: May 16, 2013
Antigua and Barbuda has the highest rate of penetration for access to ICT’s in Commonwealth small states according to a report on Electronic Governance in Small States released by the Commonwe... {Read More}
Scrap Metal Theft at APUA Water Business Unit
Posted On: May 17, 2013
APUA's Water Business Unit has experienced and continues to experience a high rate of theft which has impacted its operations. Several portions of galvanize pipeline have been stolen from the Fisher... {Read More}
4G LTE connectivity For Government
Posted On: May 15, 2013
The Ministry of Telecommunications, Science and Technology continues to provide government departments and key public servants with high speed 4GLTE connectivity through the e-Government Connectivit... {Read More}