Daily Archives: Jan 5, 2019
Local economist disapproves of new tax
Local economist Everett Christian says the intended 10 percent “windfall tax” to fund the fourth landed campus of the University of West Indies (UWI) in Antigua is a bad move.
Editorial: And the band plays on . . .
It is with a great deal of dismay that we hear of plans for another so-called ‘ONE NATION’ concert. To say that we need this concert as much as we need an outbreak of chikungunya is grossly understating our outrage. For one thing, we see no redemptive value in this concert. To our thinking, it serves no useful purpose, save as a cheap and tawdry distraction for the people from the growing realisation and sentiment that “All’s not well in Mudville!” At a time when the government, never mind its bravado and ‘blame the UPP-yapping, is beset by fiscal woes and a moribund economy, it appears that the cynical in officialdom are banking on a red-herring . . . well, in this case, a ‘sweet-sounding nothing,’ a ‘wink-up, wine-up’ interlude to take the peoples’ minds off the grim existential reality of ordinary men and women in our beloved state. Hence, the striking-up of the band in the form of this ‘free’ (and nothing in this world is free; someone is paying for this, and many are gleaning a financial windfall) concert.
Tabor says nothing wrong with staging ‘One Nation’ concert
Despite ongoing public debate over the staging of the One Nation Concert next weekend, United Progressive Party (UPP) spokesperson, Senator Damani Tabor, says there is nothing inherently wrong with having the event.
Mehul Choksi’s factory seized by law enforcement
Another property discovered to be owned by or associated with Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment national, Mehul Choksi, has been seized.
Ford recalls nearly one million vehicles worldwide
Residents inAntigua and Barbuda who drive certain Ford vehicles will know by Monday or Tuesday if they’re affected by a recall announced on Friday...
Chief of Staff: Gov’t and Scotia meeting still on
Government’s Chief of Staff, Lionel “Max” Hurst said Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s meeting with Scotiabank Antigua is still on but, there’s no telling whether...
Browne calls payments to One Nation performers ‘immaterial’
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has compared money spent on the One Nation Concert this year to a drop in the bucket.
Although these were not...
‘Crisis’ situation at St. John’s Magistrates Court
Staff at the St. John’s Magistrates’ Court have complained that working conditions have reached “crisis” level, as they lament the badly leaking roof and...