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Evolution of Citizenship by Investment Programmes
The recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling against Malta’s Citizenship by Investment programme marks a turning point for the global investment migration industry. While it closes one chapter for EU-based schemes, it simultaneously...
UK Budget 2025: What Does It Mean for UK Gambling?
Written by Paul Cullen Paul Cullen Paul started his career in newspaper journalism before exploring the emerging world of online gaming in 1998, joining Intertops in Antigua - the pioneering force behind the first online sportsbook. Since then,...
PM Says $5 Million Allocated to National Housing for Jolly Beach Upgrades
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP PM Says $5 Million Allocated to National Housing for Jolly Beach Upgrades Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the government has provided US $5 million to the National Housing Corporation to begin upgrades at...
Fugitive Mehul Choksi Appeals To Belgium Top Court Challenging Extradition To India
Last Updated:November 03, 2025, 19:42 IST A Belgian court, the Court of Appeals, in Antwerp had in October termed the arrest warrants issued by a Mumbai special court as "enforceable", allowing Choksi's extradition. Rapid Read Summarized by AI. +...
CFPWA to Host 12th Intersessional Meeting in Turks and Caicos, November 2025
The Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA) will convene its 12th Intersessional Meeting in the Turks and Caicos Islands from 13–14 November 2025. The upcoming forum will be held at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort, Villages and...
Coercion in Daylight: The World Must Outlaw Arbitrary Detention
By Sir Ronald Sanders The practice has an ugly name and an uglier intent: arbitrary detention in State-to-State relations means this: tyrannical regimes seize innocents to make other governments submit to their wishes. As I said on October 28,...
PNB Scam Accused Mehul Choksi Moves Belgian Supreme Court Over Extradition
New Delhi: Fugitive diamond Businessman Mehul Choksi has approached the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) challenging the Antwerp Court of Appeal's decision that upheld his extradition to India in connection with the multi-crore Punjab...
The Greater Caribbean speaks out against US interference
Lawmakers from more than a dozen countries reaffirmed in Caracas the willingness to articulate a common response to the U.S. military threat. Caracas hosted the Meeting of Parliamentarians of the Greater Caribbean for Peace. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez...
LETTER: If the Economy Is Growing, Why Am I Still Struggling?
Every Independence season, we hear about how strong our economy is. The Prime Minister tells us that Antigua and Barbuda is “growing,” that our “per-capita income” is rising, and that the country is “solid, stable, and soaring.” But as an ordinary...
World News | Mehul Choksi Challenges Antwerp Court's Extradition Order in Belgium's Top Court
By Sushil Batra New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Fugitive diamond Businessman Mehul Choksi has approached the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) challenging the Antwerp Court of Appeal's decision that upheld his extradition to India in...
PM Confirms Plans to Sell Caribbean Union Bank to Major Foreign Investor
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP PM Confirms Plans to Sell Caribbean Union Bank to Major Foreign Investor CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed that his government is in talks with a major...
Mehul Choksi moves Belgium Supreme Court in extradition case; spotlight back on Nirav Modi’s trial
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has formally launched a challenge before the Supreme Court of Belgium — the Court of Cassation — against the recent ruling that deemed India’s request for his extradition “enforceable”, reported news agency Press...
Mehul Choksi's extradition to India suspended as fugitive diamantaire appeals in...
The Court of Appeals ruled that fugitive Choksi faces 'no risk' of being denied a fair trial or subjected to ill-treatment if he is extradited to India. Mehul Choksi, fugitive diamantaire, has challenged the October 17 extradition order of the...
New Renal Centre Nearing Completion to Expand Dialysis and Kidney Transplants, PM Browne Announces
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the government is making major strides in healthcare, announcing the conversion of the former Jehovah’s Witness headquarters into a modern mental health facility valued at $12 million and the nearing completion of...
VIDEO: Three New Cement Silos Arrive at Deep Water Harbour for Ministry of Works
Video Credit- Maria Browne Three new cement silos have been installed at the Ministry of Works Concrete Plant, marking what government officials describe as a major investment in Antigua and Barbuda’s infrastructure development. According to...
CARICOM Congratulates Dominica on country’s 47th Independence Anniversary
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has recognised the consistent and focused efforts Dominica has made towards achieving its development objectives. In a congratulatory message...
COMMENTARY: Caribbean Gold: Anti-Aging from the Sea
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert With age comes wisdom, unfortunately sometimes age just comes alone. Talking about wisdom. Did you know that the Sargassum seaweed offers a rich, underutilized source of compounds. Its cosmeceutical potential is gaining...
US and UK step up humanitarian aid for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
The first three of eight U.S. military helicopters arrived in Jamaica on Friday, October 31, carrying urgently needed relief supplies for communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa. - Advertisement - The aircraft, which will be deployed across...
Mehul Choksi moves Belgium Supreme Court against extradition order
New Delhi: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has challenged before the Supreme Court of Belgium the October 17 order of the Antwerp Court of Appeals, which had termed India’s request seeking his extradition enforceable, officials said Monday. In...