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Public Finance

IMF 2025 Article IV Staff Report

Macro and fiscal review covering debt, arrears, inflation, tourism growth, and one-off revenue dependence.

Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Date
April 14, 2025
Type
Official report
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Public Finance

IMF 2026 Mission Statement

Mission statement noting strong growth but warning that financing needs and arrears still constrain the outlook.

Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Date
March 17, 2026
Type
Official statement
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Public Finance

AP: Daughter of Russian billionaire seeks records from Antigua in megayacht lawsuit

AP coverage of the Alfa Nero litigation and the effort to obtain financial records linked to the sale.

Publisher
Associated Press
Date
March 11, 2025
Type
News report
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Public Finance

Observer: Independent probe demanded in vehicle scandal

Opposition response calling for an independent accounting of the vehicle procurement controversy.

Publisher
Antigua Observer
Date
October 21, 2025
Type
News report
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Transparency

ANR: Integrity Commission under fire in U.S. report

Report on claims that the Integrity Commission is too under-resourced to command public confidence.

Publisher
Antigua News Room
Date
September 27, 2025
Type
News report
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Transparency

ANR: Freedom of Information Act falling short in practice

Report summarising criticism that citizens still struggle to obtain official documents despite the FOI law.

Publisher
Antigua News Room
Date
September 28, 2025
Type
News report
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Barbuda

Observer: Barbuda Council loses appeal in PLH lease dispute

Coverage of the ruling that PLH had satisfied lease-payment obligations through airport contribution offsets.

Publisher
Antigua Observer
Date
September 18, 2025
Type
Court report
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Utilities

Observer: Crabbes desalination plant at one third of prior output

Utilities reporting showing how sharply the main desalination plant's output had fallen.

Publisher
Antigua Observer
Date
February 14, 2025
Type
News report
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Crime

CNW: Crime down overall, aggravated robberies rise

Crime snapshot showing a decline in total reported crime alongside a rise in aggravated robberies.

Publisher
Caribbean National Weekly
Date
September 24, 2025
Type
Data report
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Cost of Living

ANR: Housing, food and transport drive January 2026 inflation

Consumer price update highlighting the categories still driving household pressure.

Publisher
Antigua News Room
Date
March 12, 2026
Type
Statistics report
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Public Finance

Alfa Nero Comprehensive Dossier

Long-form dossier package consolidating the sale timeline, litigation pressure, document gaps, and public-interest questions around Alfa Nero.

Publisher
Unmask Antigua research packet
Date
March 22, 2026
Type
Research dossier
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Public Finance

Alfa Nero High-Value Document Targets

Priority list of the legal, sale, escrow, treasury, and commission records that would most quickly settle the main Alfa Nero questions.

Publisher
Unmask Antigua research packet
Date
March 22, 2026
Type
Research brief
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Public Finance

Alfa Nero Connection Board

Relationship map covering the state, buyer, litigation, intermediary, and public-narrative circles around the Alfa Nero affair.

Publisher
Unmask Antigua research packet
Date
March 22, 2026
Type
Research map
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Public Finance

Alfa Nero Money-Flow Analysis

Hypothesis-driven accounting breakdown of how Alfa Nero sale proceeds may have moved from gross price through deductions to final state benefit.

Publisher
Unmask Antigua research packet
Date
March 22, 2026
Type
Research brief
Link
Source record
ReportedOpen source

Transparency

Freedom in the World 2025: Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda scores 83/100 overall (down from 85), with anti-corruption safeguards rated just 2/4 — the weakest governance score. Report documents weak campaign finance laws, gerrymandered constituencies, and corruption that requires stronger safeguards.

Publisher
Freedom House
Date
2025
Type
Annual rights report
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Transparency

2025 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Antigua and Barbuda

The US State Department formally states that corruption laws in Antigua and Barbuda lack effective implementation, and that 'allegations of high-level corruption often go without proper investigation or punishment.' The Integrity Commission is cited as under-resourced.

Publisher
U.S. Department of State
Date
2025
Type
Official government report
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Public Finance

Court grants forfeiture of over $14 million US and €17 million euros — Odebrecht-linked

The Antiguan ONDCP confirms a court-ordered forfeiture of EC$93.8 million from Creswell Overseas SA, a shell company linked to the Odebrecht bribery network. Honorary Consul Louis Franka dismissed; Ambassador Casroy James resigned.

Publisher
Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP), Antigua
Date
2025
Type
Official government notice
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Barbuda

Barbuda Land Grabs — Active Legal Cases

Documents all four active Barbuda legal cases, including the February 2024 Privy Council ruling confirming standing to challenge development. Also covers the Codrington Lagoon (Ramsar wetland) construction and the Murbee Resorts conflict-of-interest question.

Publisher
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)
Date
2024
Type
Legal case documentation
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source

Transparency

Rule of Law Index: Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda ranked 37 out of 142 countries on the WJP Rule of Law Index — a mid-tier position reflecting constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, and civil justice access.

Publisher
World Justice Project
Date
2024
Type
Independent index
Link
Source record
VerifiedOpen source