The fallout from Sandy for the tourism industry here has already begun. Cruise Tourism Association President Nathan Dundas says Princess Cruise Lines has cancelled the only call its Caribbean Princess ship was to make here this year.

The government is not pushing aside the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association (ABCTA). This is the assessment of Minister of Tourism John Maginley despite the government taking over direct control

The proposed US $100 million redevelopment budget for the downtown area of St John’s has been significantly reduced to somewhere in the $60 to $75 million range, according to general manager of the Antigua Pier Group, Conrad Pole.