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November 29th, 2006
Antigua & Barbuda gains World Bank nod for business dealings
Antigua & Barbuda has been ranked number two among the OECS countries and 33rd globally in a World Bank assessment of the ease with which business can be conducted in the sub-region.
St. Lucia was ranked number one in the sub-region and 27th overall.
"Doing Business 2007: Organisation of East ....read more
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November 24th, 2006
Govt forecasts major growth in tourism sector
The tourism sector featured prominently yesterday when Governor-General Sir James Carlisle presented his Throne Speech in Parliament yesterday making it clear that the government had every intention of maximising and fully exploiting the sector’s growing potential next year.
The strategic plan pu ....read more
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November 20th, 2006
Antigua & Barbuda makes impression at WTM
Monday November 20 2006, the Antigua Sun
Antigua & Barbuda tourism officials met with top airline executives and tour operators during an intense four days of meetings, events and promotional activities in London at the 2007 World Travel Market (WTM), one of the largest global events for the trav ....read more
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October 7th, 2006
Antigua-Barbuda and St Lucia woo CWC 2007 media
Saturday, October 7, 2006, Caribbean Net News
CHRISTCHURCH, Barbados: Two host venues -- Antigua & Barbuda and St Lucia -- have taken positive steps to woo accredited media who will be covering next year's ICC Cricket World Cup.
Under an ICC CWC 2007 initiative called "Operation Media Welcome ....read more
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November 4th, 2006
Antigua-Barbuda receives US$7.5m from Venezuela for airport upgrade
Saturday, November 4, 2006 , Caribbean Net News
ST JOHN’S, Antigua: The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced the receipt of US$7.5m (EC$20.1m) from the Government of Venezuela for upgrade of works at the VC Bird International Airport. The funds have been provided as a part of the ALBA ....read more
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September 26th, 2006
Antigua gets $6.5M in aid from China
Tuesday September 26 2006
Chinese Foreign Minster Li Zhaoxing signed an agreement in St. John’s yesterday for the provision of another $6.5 million in aid to Antigua & Barbuda.
Minister Li and Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer met during the Chinese official’s one day visit to Antigua and held ta ....read more
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September 15th, 2006
Antigua & Barbuda to put best foot forward for WTM
Friday September 15 2006, the Antigua Sun
A number of stakeholders including hoteliers and other influential figures within the tourism industry will be doing their part in ensuring that the country is capably represented at the 2006 World Travel Market in London.
In a brief interview with the ....read more
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September 8th, 2006
Antigua-Barbuda launches Homestay Programme for Cricket World Cup
Friday, September 8, 2006, caribbeannetnews.com
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ST JOHN'S, Antigua: With projections of the second largest number of visitors to a venue during the Cricket World Cup, after Barbados which ....read more
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August 14th, 2006
Antiguan among top five CWC venues
Monday August 14 2006
by Hazra C. Medica
Antigua & Barbuda is among the top five host venues for Cricket World Cup 2007 for which the most Venue Combinations have been requested.
This is the news coming from the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Web site [url]www.cricketworldcup.com ....read more
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August 9th, 2006
Stanford’s cricket revolution
Wednesday August 09 2006, the Antigua Sun
by Mike Atherton
Perhaps the most significant event in world cricket at the moment is not taking place in England, where the second and third-ranked teams in Test cricket do battle, or even in Sri Lanka, where records tumble, but in Antigua, where sinc ....read more
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June 17th, 2006
Antiguan World Cup team benefits from St. Lucia Summit
Saturday June 17, 2006, the Antigua Sun
Venue Summit IX was timely and has given us a true picture of where we are as a region, as we prepare to host ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
That’s according to Lucia Mings, national hosting programme co-ordinator, World Cup Antigua Inc. (WCAI).
Ming ....read more
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July 12th, 2006
Heads of govt meeting deemed successful
Wednesday July 12, 2006, the Antigua Sun
Corliss Smithen
A number of major achievements have been made during the just-concluded conference among heads of government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
The 14 leaders of Caricom, including Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas, held their 27th r ....read more
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July 11th, 2006
Tourism industry experiences growth
Tuesday July 11 2006, Antigua Sun
Antigua & Barbuda is continuing to see good growth in the tourism industry as indicated by visitor arrival figures to date for the year 2006.
An eight per cent increase has been recorded for the month of May compared to that of the previous year.
According to the ....read more
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