Thomas says Government wasted US$5 million in materials for housing displaced Point residents
Alister Thomas, the United Progressive Party (UPP) caretaker for St.John’s City West, says it is wicked and heartless that 13
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Economy
Residents react angrily to prime minister’s teaser for another One Nation Concert
People are hungry; there might be no ABST-reduction weekend; theclearing period for the Christmas Barrel Initiative has been reduced;and the
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Blowback on cancellation of ABST-reduction weekend prompts Browne to shift the blame
After a huge outcry from residents, public criticism, and a call by theOpposition for protest action against the cancellation of
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Senator Browne chides Administration for not engaging stakeholders in consultation ahead of latest decision on ABST
Senator Alex Browne says the wicked decision by the GastonBrowne Administration not to offer the customary ABST-reductionshould be retracted. The Government
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UPP calls on businesses and consumers to protest the withdrawal of traditional Christmas-shopping initiative
The United Progressive Party (UPP) condemns the Gaston BrowneAdministration’s heartless and cowardly announcement that therewill be no ABST-reduction weekend this
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Gov’t cannot afford ABST-reduction weekend this Christmas, and admits the sales tax is its most reliable source of income
After spending – or, according to some residents, “wasting” –taxpayers’ money in an attempt to win the St. Mary’s South
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Prices on bread and flour products increase for second time in weeks, as inflation rose 5.6% in September, Statistics Division reports
Inflation continues to spike in Antigua and Barbuda, with the cost ofliving at an all-time high, and with the price
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US$100 million loan should be debated in Parliament, Tabor says, noting that neither lender nor interest rate is known
The latest borrowing by the Gaston Browne Administration –reportedly US$100 million to facilitate certain airport upgrades andother government projects –
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UPP says public must demand consultation before any increase in ABST or other tax hike is allowed
The Leadership of the United Progressive Party (UPP) is dissatisfiedwith the manner in which Prime Minister Gaston Browne haschosen to
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Looming increase in ABST greeted with accusations of Gov’t incompetence, giveaways to the rich, and hardship for the poor
Residents are upset and worried to learn that the Gaston BrowneAdministration is contemplating a hike in the rate of the
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