Antigua & Barbuda – Caught In A Quagmire

According to various reports, published in the Antiguan press during the last six weeks, Finance and Economy Minister Harold Lovell has made several announcements that contradict the facts in evidence.

In a news flash, published by caribarena.com on 24 January 2012, Minister Lovell announced that "based on advice of the U.S. Embassy in Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda will take its time in addressing the United States' Senate move to cut aid to the country." He went on to say that as far as he was concerned, damage control would now take the back burner.

A direct inquiry was made to the U.S. Embassy by the author, as well as by several journalists, asking whether any of its representatives had made any such recommendation. To date, the inquiries were acknowledged and passed onward.