Payment of Wages and Salaries to Eligible Public Sector Employees Affected During COVID-19 Pandemic
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda - 19th December 2025…….The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has approved the payment of wages and salaries to all eligible public sector employees whose remuneration was discontinued or interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Permanent Secretaries across all Ministries have been directed to compile and verify claims from affected employees. Eligible employees are therefore required to…
Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders
Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organization of American States On the instructions of, and with the guidance of, the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda— with whom I have been working closely following the issuance of the United States Proclamation entitled “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the…
The UN Is Fading — We Should Worry
By Sir Ronald Sanders The United Nations is being starved quietly. This month in New York, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the General Assembly’s budget committee that the UN is entering a “race to bankruptcy.” The organisation ended 2024 with about US$760 million in unpaid contributions from Member States—most of it still outstanding. A further US$877 million due for 2025…
CIBC Caribbean celebrates men and boys on International Men’s Day
St. John’s, Antigua November 20, 2025 – The Gray’s Green Sports Club has benefitted from a financial contribution from CIBC Caribbean as part of the bank’s recognition of International Men’s Day on Wednesday November 19. Michael Roach, Platinum Banking Manager, who made the presentation to the club, noted that this contribution continues the bank’s commitment to our young people and…
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