Calypso legend of Antigua and Barbuda Sir Rupert ‘King Swallow’ Philo has died. He was 78. King Swallow succumb to death surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Willikies on Friday after suffering from a prolonged illness. He began competing in the calypso art form
PRNewswire -- On September 7th, Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fourth edition of its annual report: 'A Guide to Global Citizenship: The 2020 CBI Index'. It evaluates all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the world and ranks
Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced that "LIAT is likely to be liquidated" with COVID-19 increasing its losses exponentially. “You would have found that since COVID-19, the planes have been grounded, they have to pay the lease payments and they are not getting any revenue." A meeting of
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support provided to six (6) member countries of the Organisation to assist with efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the
(PAHO)—The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the
Restarting the economy after flattening the curve June will usher in the reopening of two islands in the Caribbean—Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Lucia. This comes as the two countries appear to have the highly contagious coronavirus under control. Since March 13, Antigua and Barbuda has only
