LOOP CARIBBEAN NEWS—Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said Antigua and Barbuda passport holders do not need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom. Responding to questions from the Opposition in the Parliament on Thursday, Browne said Antiguans would need to apply for the UK’s Electronic
Gaston Browne-led Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) have secured a 3rd straight term in office after winning in the recently concluded elections. According to the results announced by the Electoral Commission, the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won 9 of 17 seats. The United Progressive
Antigua's redeveloped Deep Water Harbour port will help Antigua and Barbuda achieve its goal of becoming an Eastern Caribbean transshipment hub. During Thursday's official opening ceremony, Prime Minister Gaston Browne stated that the facility is the sole container terminal port in the OECS, allowing it to
The rising energy prices has prompted Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne to call out the trade embargo of the United States to Venezuela, saying that the sanctions on Venezuela are also hurting other nations in the Caribbean region. In a report by the Caribbean
If the United States wants to reduce the number of refugees from the Caribbean attempting to cross its borders, its government must pay more attention to the needs of the region, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda said. In a telephone interview with Reuters, Prime
Fugitive jeweler Mehul Choksi, one of India's most wanted in connection with the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been captured in Dominica while trying to flee to Cuba. Sources said Choksi had reached Dominica by boat. And with a Yellow Notice issued after his mysterious
Regional leaders have extended their congratulatory messages to President-elect Joe Biden and his Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election on Saturday. The statements came after major US media outfits have called the election for Biden. Barbados' Prime Minister
Antigua and Barbuda’s National Housing Development and Urban Renewal Company Limited (NHDURCO) has denied social media posts that claiming that 10.8 acres of land in the Marble Hill area belongs to Prime Minister Gaston Browne. In a statement, the state agency said that the information is
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
