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Sue Me! Antigua PM not fazed by Sandals threat

Sue Me! Antigua PM not fazed by Sandals threat

ST JOHN’S –– Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne is not losing any sleep over a threat by Sandals Resorts International (SRI) to sue him over what the company says were grossly defamatory statements.
  • Published in Tourism
Sandals may sue Antigua PM Gaston Browne over tax issue

Sandals may sue Antigua PM Gaston Browne over tax issue

MONTEGO BAY, JUNE 21, 2016 -A disagreement between the Antigua and Barbuda government and Sandals Resorts International could end up in the courts, if Jamaican billionaire Gordon Butch Stewart goes ahead with his threat to sue Prime Minister Gaston Browne for statements he says are defamatory and have the potential to hurt the hotel’s reputation and brand.
  • Published in Tourism
Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne contends that Sandals is billing its guests in Antigua for 100 per cent of the ABST and paying over just 35% of the amount collected, an allegation that Sandals strenuously refutes.

Sandals accused of short changing Antigua gov't on room tax

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he is not satisfied with a 2009 arrangement between his government and Sandals hotel chain Chairman Gordon Butch Stewart, which sees Sandals’ retaining the lion's share of hotel room tax income, by what the Antiguan government has called “an unlawful agreement.” 
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Hon. Gaston Browne

Antigua PM criticises plans for Barbados-based airline

ST. JOHNS, Antigua - March 31, 2015 - The regional airline, LIAT, said yesterday that it had taken note of the statements made by Antigua and Barbuda prime minister Gaston Browne regarding a rival airline as well as the need to rotate the chair of the shareholder governments of the financially strapped airline.
CARICOM to implement Community's 5 year Strategic Plan

CARICOM to implement Community's 5 year Strategic Plan

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 4, 2015 - The Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Gaston Browne has commended the Region for demonstrating strength of character and resilience in the face of the difficulties with which Caribbean governments and people have been confronted over the past year.
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