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PM BROWNE CONFIDENT A&B WILL AVOID US TRAVEL BAN
ABS Antigua & Barbuda
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June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne remains confident Antigua and Barbuda will avoid a United States travel ban. He spoke with ABS News hours after a bilateral meeting with the US’ Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, on Wednesday afternoon.
Travel bans and global sport
Trinidad Express
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It is probably too late to consider removing the United States as a host of next year’s football World Cup. And in any event, it is unlikely that Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world football, would even contemplate...
Kiara Kwenga Named 2025 Junior Tourism Minister
Antigua.News
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June 26, 2025
Each student delivered a prepared speech on one of four engaging topics: the three new S’s of Caribbean tourism, leveraging heritage tourism for development, connecting the Caribbean with sustainable transport, and digital transformation in...
Antigua: Hotel bookings hit 90 per cent for Antigua Carnival 2025
Loop News
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Hotel occupancy rates have soared to over 90 per cent for Antigua’s Carnival 2025, signalling unprecedented interest in this year’s festivities as organizers report that all planning milestones have been successfully met. The Festivals Commission...
Antigua Port Revenue Surges to $62M as Cabinet Eyes 24/7 Operations
Antigua News Room
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June 19, 2025
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited the Port Manager of the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority, Mr. Darwin Telemaque, to provide an update on the operational performance and economic outlook of the port. Mr. Telemaque reported that the Port has...
Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet Notes for Wednesday, June 18th 2025
Antigua.News
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June 19, 2025
Wednesday’s Cabinet Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, began with an invocation and scripture reading from a pastor of the Church of the Nazarene. The reading promises God’s constant guidance, provision, and spiritual...
ABWU Returns to Jolly Beach, Workers Ready to Negotiate
Antigua News Room
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June 27, 2025
Dozens of workers at the Jolly Beach Resort welcomed the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union back to the property, marking the Union’s first official visit since the hotel reopened more than two years ago. The visit follows the hotel management’s...
Antigua and Barbuda Champions Women’s Leadership in Tourism at Caribbean Week Gala
Antigua News Room
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June 18, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Caribbean Tourism Organization Said- At the Women in Tourism Leadership Dinner & Awards during Caribbean Week in New York, Antigua and Barbuda took the stage — not only as one of the evening’s proud...
Antigua stands firm
Caribbean Life - New York
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June 18, 2025
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., Sept. 23, 2017. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz, File Antigua’s government has reacted defiantly to new threats from the...
Antigua and Barbuda Resorts Earn Multiple Nominations at 2025 World Travel Awards
Antigua News Room
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June 17, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Resorts Shine with Multiple Nominations at 2025 World Travel Awards Antigua and Barbuda’s hospitality sector is receiving international acclaim, with eight of the country’s top resorts nominated across seven categories in the...
Table tennis standout Stuti Kashyap proud to rep Antigua and Barbuda
The Antigua Observer
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - By Neto Baptiste Sixteen-year-old table tennis sensation, Stuti Kashyap, is enjoying her success on the regional and international scene while representing Antigua and Barbuda. Speaking on the Good Morning Jojo Sports Show,...
UPP Town Hall dissects controversial $75M Social Security Investment in Jolly Beach
The Antigua Observer
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June 26, 2025
By Azara Lavia The United Progressive Party (UPP) hosted a hard-hitting town hall meeting on Tuesday evening at the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union Conference Center — dubbed Freedom Hall — to dissect and publicly scrutinize what it described...
Solo beach cat from California to Hawaii
Scuttlebutt Sailing News - California
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June 25, 2025
Published on June 25th, 2025 After previously setting two world records, Chris Bertish set off on his next adventure as he attempts to be the first person to sail in an open beach catamaran from San Diego to Oahu, Hawaii. South African adventurer...
Antigua: Gov’t defends CBI programme amid potential new visa bans from US
Loop News
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June 17, 2025
CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has defended its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) amid reports that the Donald Trump administration is reviewing potential visa bans or other restrictions for nationals of 36 countries, including...
Antigua defends CBI programme amid US visa bans claims
I Witness News
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June 17, 2025
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda government has defended its citizenship by investment programme (CBI) amid reports that the Donald Trump administration is reviewing potential visa bans or other restrictions for nationals of 36...
Lovell Rejects $1.5M Profit Claim at Jolly Beach as ‘Unverified’
Antigua News Room
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June 25, 2025
Lovell Rejects $1.5M Profit Claim at Jolly Beach as ‘Unverified’ Former Finance Minister demands transparency on resort’s financial performance Former Finance Minister Harold Lovell is demanding that the government produce audited financial...
Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism Minister Praised for Genuine Engagement at CARIBAVIA Summit
Antigua News Room
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June 17, 2025
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert When Ministers attend an industry conference, it is usually formal and decorous and just for an hour as to show that they have other more important things on their mind. And their short attendance comes over like a favor....
Travelers From These 36 Countries May Soon Be Banned From Entering the U.S.
Fodors Travel Guide
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June 16, 2025
And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: locals fire squirt guns at tourists (again); a woman has an epic meltdown in Milan over excess...
Antigua and Barbuda Among OECS Nations Facing Possible U.S. Visa Ban Over CIP
Antigua.News
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June 16, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda and other OECS countries find themselves under scrutiny as concerns grow over their Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP). A recently leaked memo from the U.S. government reveals that Antigua and Barbuda, along with three...
12th SESCA Antigua Sailing Day Regatta
Sail-World
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June 25, 2025
by Mike Steele 25 Jun 02:27 PDT 22 June 2025 Members of the St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Association enjoyed spectacular conditions for their 12th Antigua Sailing Day Regatta at Lackford Lake, on Sunday. The gusty and shifty breeze provided...