Daily Archives: May 19, 2018

Prime Minister Gaston Browne recently released a 24-page report on the topic of de-risking, entitled “Ending De-Risking in the Caribbean. Eliminating Risks for the World.” In it, he highlights, “Ten Practical Ideas for International Co-operation to Maintain the Caribbean’s Inclusion in the Global Financial and Trading System,” and it is worth a read.

Belize Deputy Prime Minister, Patrick Faber, has confirmed that he was “detained for about three hours” last month when he visited the United States because police thought he fitted the description of a man who was about to launch a gun attack on a school.

The government's plan to create a fourth investment option for the Citizenship by Investment Programme, (CIP) at a cost of $150,000 is foolhardy, according to the United Progressive Party's (UPP) Damani Tabor.

Antigua and Barbuda is the first country in the region to benefit from an initiative by the Regional Security System (RSS) that is intended to curb the incidence of people becoming repeat prison inmates.

Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (Impact Justice) Regional Project Director, Velma Newton, is proposing a bill to specifically deal with sexual harassment. Newton believes that sexual harassment is not handled comprehensively or taken as seriously as it should be in the Caribbean.

The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) does not reject the idea of a referendum nor is it calling, at this time, for further public consultations as it relates to the government’s recent announcement of a referendum to decide which court will be Antigua and Barbuda’s final appellate court.

A United Progressive Party senator said Asot Michael, the scandal-hit member of Parliament for St. Peter should end his political career.