Yearly Archives
How would you define the yachting industry’s current role in Antigua’s economy and how is Falmouth Marina contributing? This area, English Harbour, is the major economic hub in Antigua and Barbuda. More happens here than anywhere else, although this is…
How would you say the country’s infrastructure and services are being expanded to increase the flow of passengers and commerce? The maritime sector in Antigua represents the most significant potential for growth within the economy, both in developing the established…
Famed as a tropic idyll, the palms that shade the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda mask its people’s fixed determination. From the office of the prime minister to the boards that line its quays, the islanders are actively engaged…
How is the maritime sector is being revolutionised in order to accommodate the increased flow of passengers and cargo? A few months after our port was constructed in the late 60s, we discovered that it was obsolete: we had prepared…
The Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority Act was established by an Act of Parliament in November 2006. Its mandate, according to the Act which brought it into being, was “to make provisions for the ownership, control, management, and development of…
What makes Antigua and Barbuda an exciting place to invest? ◊ When the current government took power in 2014, they inherited an economy weakened by the global crisis and a nation heavily dependent on external factors. Since then, the government…
The new VC Bird International Airport is set to become an international gateway; the terminal can more than double the 800,000 passengers previously passing, and has become the first solar-powered airport in the region. What role will it play in…
Established as a limited company specializing in shipping and insurance in 1896, by founders George Bennett and George Bryson, Brysons went on to become a diversified company with interests in manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and plantations. It was the largest conglomerate…
Brysons was established over 180 years ago and has become a household name in Antigua, how did this begin? (PR): Brysons’ footprint in the Antiguan market can be traced back to the 1830’s. Mr. Bennett was the undersecretary of Lloyds…
State Insurance was founded in 1977 with just $100,000 of capital by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. It was established to provide the people of Antigua and Barbuda affordable coverage on all classes of insurance. Initially working in what…
