Daily Archives: Dec 13, 2017

The first reading of the Barbuda Land (Amendment) Act was done in the Lower House yesterday, signalling the seriousness of the government when it said it will amend the 2006 law.

The European Union is reportedly threatening to blacklist Antigua and Barbuda if it does not harmonise its tax rates for onshore and offshore financial services. 

Dozens of Barbudans picketed Parliament after learning the government would be amending the Barbuda Land Act, which would require them to pay for lands.

HAMILTON, New Zealand (CMC) – West Indies suffered a 2-0 clean sweep on Tuesday after New Zealand needed just two sessions to wreck the remainder of the Caribbean side’s innings and inflict a punishing 240-run defeat in the second Test at Seddon Park in New Zealand.

DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) – Superstar Chris Gayle crunched a world record 18 sixes and passed 11, 000 runs in Twenty20s, as he struck his second hundred in three innings to fire Rangpur Riders to a convincing 57-run win over Dhaka Dynamites and to the capture of the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League title.

Anxiety is gripping Antigua and Barbuda’s team in the 2017 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, as the start of the event was pushed back from yesterday due to rough sea and wind conditions.

HAMILTON, New Zealand (CMC) – A broken arm has put the luckless Sunil Ambris out of the one-day series against New Zealand starting next week.