A review of the Barbuda economy is on the cards as Council members seek to jump-start economic growth. The study to be commissioned by the CDB (Caribbean Development Bank) is expected to outline development plans for the future. A Commonwealth report commissioned in 2002 indicated that while Barbuda faces a number of constraints derived from […]
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It is whale-watching time off the coast of Barbuda. We thank Maverick for sending this spectacular picture, taken from his boat while while he was out fishing!
Carabana this year will (hopefully) run as usual over Whit Weekend (24-28 May), although without a ferry this is going to be a quiet one.
Here is a new initiative of the sports department of the Tourism, Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs Committee of the Council – a boxing programme. The club meets every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5 pm to 7 pm and recently has acquired new equipment from a generous sponsor in Antigua. The first outing is […]
Construction has started on a reverse osmosis plant in the River area of Barbuda. The plant is being constructed with a $1.2 million loan from Venezuela and is part of the Petro-Caribe (PDV) deal negotiated by Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer. The plant is expected to produce at least 600,000 gallons per day for the village […]
Allen Stanford goes back to prison as his court case ends in the USA. During the trial prosecutors argued that Stanford used his clients’ money to fuel his “lavish lifestyle and his loser companies” in a massive Ponzi scheme that spanned two decades. Stanford, they argued, conned investors into buying certificates of deposit, or CDs, […]
With Edward on his way to Antigua and Harry in Jamaica we are all wondering if either of the princes will come to Barbuda. They would be following in the footsteps of Princess Diana who stayed on Barbuda and met local people several times. She was accompanied by both her children.
All teachers at schools in Barbuda have received a free laptop computer, courtesy of LIME, a partnership between the UPP Government and Cable and Wireless. The teachers were presented with their personal computer in a ceremony in Barbuda attended by Minister of State, Edmund Mansoor, and members of the Barbuda Council.
ARD German TV is producing a special two-part documentary about the Caribbean which will air in prime time during the Christmas holidays on the ARD network (“Channel 1”) in Germany. Filming in the Eastern Caribbean islands is planned during May or June, journeying through the islands of Antigua, Dominica and Montserrat after visits to Jamaica, […]
The Barbuda Farmers Co-operative recently opened their egg farm. The business presently consist of 100 juvenile chickens which after about six months will produce one egg per day each. The owners intend to expand the project over the next two years in order that the importing of eggs from Antigua and the USA to Barbuda […]