Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: balanced approach, Cameron Fraser, careful approach, commerce forum, cruise operator, cruise tourism, minister of tourism, modernisation, properties ltd, tourism association
Hoteliers and cruise operators welcomed the renovation of the capital city, planned by the St John’s Development Corporation (SJDC), while asking for a balanced approach.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: Antigua and Barbuda, co operative, family members, massive problem, native jamaica, sugar cane
Antigua and Barbuda hasn’t yet found a way to plough into the massive problem of theft of farm produce, but general manager at Jamaica’s Christiana Potato Growers Co-operative, Alvin Murray feels he has the solution.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: antigua labour party, cabinet meeting, darkness, debts, electricity, financial obligations, late in the afternoon, Lester Bird, money, power supply, ultimatum, utilities authority
The Antigua Labour Party (ALP) has threatened to put pressure on government until it collapses if the dispute between Antigua Power Company (APC) and state-owned Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) plunges residents into darkness for prolonged periods.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: aflak, business owners, businessman, commerce forum, dream home, economic growth, geographic location, global environment, government income, government taxes, limited resources, taxation system
Businessman Paul Aflak is calling on the government to cut duties and the revenue recovery charge (RRC) as he believes taxes are stifling commerce in the nation.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: business attire, corporate communications manager, enthusiastic students, high school students, institute of chartered accountants, ministry of education, prospective employers, royal antigua, sales and marketing, secondary school students
Third, fourth and fifth form students from just about every secondary school on island received sage advice and mentorship from some of the nation’s prominent professionals.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: certified general accountants, educational award, institute of chartered accountants, professional studies, university of the west indies
Donil Walker was awarded the 2012 Accounting Educational Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua & Barbuda) Branch.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: chief magistrate, girls ages, health ministry, ministry of health, Permanent Secretary, rehabilitation centre, Social Transformation, Sunshine Home, teen girls, troubled teens, troubled youngsters, troubling times, welfare department
Two suicidal, abused teen girls were remanded to prison yesterday owing to a lack of a suitable facility to care for them.
The youngsters’ plight prompted Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh to increase the pressure on government to open a rehabilitation centre to address a “crisis” among the country’s troubled youth.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: business owners, business ventures, businessman, commerce forum, economic growth, geographic location, global environment, government income, government taxes, limited resources, neighbours, taxation system
Businessman Paul Aflak is calling on the government to cut duties and the revenue recovery charge (RRC) as he believes taxes are stifling commerce in the nation.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: apc, blackout, cabinet meeting, cassada gardens, dane hamilton, electricity provider, family group, generation services, independent supplier, megawatts, national grid, persistent failure, power generation, power outages, power plants, public utilities, utilities authority
The Antigua Power Company (APC) did not carry out its threat to completely shut all the generators at its two power plants yesterday.
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Posted on 19 October 2012. Tags: chief magistrate, colombian emeralds, complainant, excuse, failure, first offence, gold nugget, jewellery store, maximum penalty, mistake, occassions, timeless treasures
A jeweller has been convicted for stealing a client’s gold nugget ID bracelet, which he later sold.
Instead of being imprisoned for two years, the maximum penalty for the offence, Anthony Browne, 43, of lower Gambles, was fined $4,000.
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