Topic: Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean countries to take in asylum-seekers from US
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Guyana have confirmed that they will be accepting asylum-seekers and deportees from the US.
US tightens travel rules for some Caribbean countries
US travel curbs on Antigua and Dominica spotlight scrutiny of Caribbean citizenship by investment programmes. Cayman remains largely insulated.
Antigua and Barbuda mandates vaccines for gov’t employees
Antigua and Barbuda has announced that from today, 20 Sept., all unvaccinated government employees are required to remain at home, and will not be paid from 1 Oct. unless they can prove they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Teachers and eligible students must also be vaccinated before being allowed to return to face-to-face classes.
Ministry updates financial services industry on EU graylist commitments
The Ministry of Financial Services met with members of Cayman’s financial services industry associations to discuss several commitments made to the European Union Code of Conduct Group for Business Taxation (EU COCG) as part of its evaluation of jurisdictions for tax purposes.
Cable & Wireless field-tests Gigabit LTE in Antigua and Barbuda
Cable & Wireless Communications is continuing its field-tests of faster mobile internet technology. The parent company of telecommunications provider Flow in Cayman has successfully completed a Gigabit LTE trial in Antigua and Barbuda and has started to test a pre-5G network, the company said.
