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			<title>OO7</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[OO7 really good quote. ..]]></description>
			<dc:creator>tenman</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Comments Ahead of 2012 Budget Statement</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75328</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: It is my belief that the writer, the free-lance author, should be and must be a critic of the society in which he lives. It is easy enough, and always profitable, to rail away at national enemies beyond the sea, at foreign powers beyond our borders who question the prevailing order. But the moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home; to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own culture. If the writer is unwilling to fill this part, then the writer should abandon pretense and find another line of work: become a shoe repairman, a brain surgeon, a janitor, a cowboy, a nuclear physicist, a bus driver. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)]]></description>
			<dc:creator>OO7</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Comments Ahead of 2012 Budget Statement</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75320</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Those UPP people afraid of Gaston....They are afraid of the truth.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Maria V</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Economic citizenship is the process of granting citizenship, or residency..</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Quote: ALL COUNTRIES, LARGE AND SMALL, modern and developing, are scrambling for global capital resources to bolster their economies. Economic citizenship is the most recent strategy for attracting foreign, investment capital adopted by several countries, including the U.S., Canada, the Commonwealth of Dominica, and, to a limited degree, Australia. Many countries design this strategy to attract the millionaires who might leave Hong Kong now that the People's Republic of China has taken over. Economic citizenship is the process of granting citizenship, or residency, to foreign nationals who have a stated sum for investing in the migrant receiving country. by Curtis M. Jolly, Mary Knapp, Tridoyo Kusumastanto, "U.S. competitive position and capital investment flows in the economic citizen market: constraints and opportunities of the U.S. investor program" url http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_n2_v57/ai_20824080/?tag=content;col1]]></description>
			<dc:creator>tenman</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gaston</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75315</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ok this is where we are today in Antigua, one of the negatives in the latter reign of the ALP that cause them to be powerless was the late payment of workers. We the people got tired and ask for a change, we got it in the way of the UPP and from what i heard on news radio was no diffrent. I actually heard this young man crying saying he don't no what he's going to do because he is behind on everything as a result of not being paid untime. Registered voters we not only got the change, but a change for the worst. Look at our hospital we once cried about Holberton it's services and the many deaths, we needed a change and we now have the most beautiful hospital in the caribbean MSJ, but did we really got the change we wanted? The world is in a mess, but every time i sit and listen the likes of Gaston and Weston with the know it all concept, I beg of each registered voter lets give them another go at it [ONE] and see if they can really turn our belove country back around, because five more years of UPP will be Hell.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>carvaa</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>@ Gaston Browne</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75309</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Three points. First of all the US, UK and Canadian programs are PERMANENT RESIDENCE programs where the applicant still has to reside for a number of years to be given citizenship. In Canada the amount is Cadn $400,000.00 per applicant. THEY ARE NOT GIVEN PASSPORTS. Secondly if the US, UK and Canada have these programs why would anyone bypass them to get an Antiguan for US 400,000.00. Permanent residence in the US or Canada is worth more than an Antiguan passport. Lastly, if the US, UK and Canada has these programs why are you taking credit for 'proposing' them as you state? So you cogged some policies from some industrialized countries what have we got here to make it work for us. Will they be getting prime beachfront real estate along with the passport.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dessalines</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Comments Ahead of 2012 Budget Statement</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75308</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Budjet Speech!! Lot of baseless rhetoric...prob ably, but that is always what it has been with ALP and now UPP. I must say however, at least with UPP I see the sidewalks and the back pay to civil servants, I see increase in penison payments with ALP the monies seemed to have been going to off shore bank accounts. I know many persons have the same mindset like I, and will not vote for either party next election]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Hmmmm</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>re: tenman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks tenman! Good work as usual.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>fnpsr</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>fnspr</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[fnspr thanks. A good article which speaks about some of the programs the US has in place to garner high net worth individuals can be found at http://www.economist.com/node/21541054 Some excerpts: ..]]></description>
			<dc:creator>tenman</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>tenman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tenman, the great researcher, see what you can find on Florida and Arizona? I believe the US was allowing Canadians to have parttime residents in Arizona as long as they buy property. The Canadians were using the poor housing market to their advantage by buying property primarily as a scond home to escape the harsh winter. I think Florida had something similiar for others who wanted to start a business and provide employment to the residents. I believe the big difference is that no passports are granted. Tenman, check it out! "Let's fix the little things before we attempt to fix the big things.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>fnpsr</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>shalllow</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75295</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Again Gaston minimizes everything that is going on in the world and says its the UPP's fault. He has stated things like 'worst performing economy in the world' yet he has not quoted one source. Anyone can just jump up and say empty things and take credit for things without any supporting evidence. Like he claims that Economic Citizenship was his idea! please!!!! Not everyone in Antigua is so gullible and stupid.I want to put it out there>>>>>>>>> where will Gaston Browne be when BUtch Stewart agrees to do the Beaches Resort that John Maginley and Harold Lovell convinced him to build? Or was that his idea too? Browne needs to realize that his attitude is destroying the fabric of the ALP and soon he may have no one left to support him other than Asot and Tanny Rose....oops... ..sorry Tanny!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>interesteD</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Bird Any Day to Brown</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75294</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Here GB going again with the same empty talk that he is accusing the UPP minister of. If you are going to cast down why not build. Antiguans are more educated than you fools think. The ALP is going to paint a picture of bad things are under the UPP and how good things were with them. I predict NO ALPite will give a real, practical and comprehensive REcovery Plan for national development. Even GB so called initiatives will be hand me down peicemeal BS. Watch and you will see. They know not a damn thing about economics how markets work or finan ce. GAston thinks that working in a bank makes him an economic guru. That man is a good foooooool...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>AAA</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>@Dessalines</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75290</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I have already done the ground work for the UPP Government by discussing the issue with several ambassadors from the US, Canada and Europe including the UK. They have all agreed that a well regulated, transparent programme with a high treshold, say US$400K that targets bonafide investors will be acceptable. You may not be aware but many of these countries including some states in the US have economic citizenship programmes.Best regards,]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gaston Browne</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Comments Ahead of 2012 Budget Statement</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I agree with your sentiments Mr. Browne. Americans have stopped blaming Bush for their problems its now Obama's problem. Why is it still the Labour Party's fault. I am tired of the Baldwin Spencer and harold Lovell passig the buck. Give us some solutions please.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>tape it</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[MP Browne also see if you can get it independently taped so that those of us who miss it on ABS can be able to see a replay perhaps via a video upload to caribarena. May I add that whatever the bold initiative is, it must create value. Makes no sense: *-spending millions on side walks and such, only to dig them up shortly after. *- Spending millions on a power plant, then commissioning it years later than originally projected, but there is still no way to get the power it creates to the consumers (no completed transmission station). Such exercises are akin to flushing money down a toilet while we pretend GDP growth only based on spending is a good thing ..]]></description>
			<dc:creator>tenman</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>@ Gaston</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75284</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Investment citizenship program? How is selling Antiguan passports adding value to our economy ? Why dont you ask Dominica and Grenada what happened to their visa free travel status to Canada and the UK after they introduced their sale of passports?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dessalines</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>nothing new here</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There is nothing new here. The GG has already telegraphed the 2012 Budget presentation. It was Hollow! I will await your presentation. I will reserve my comment until I read your budget presentation. Do not disappoint us! "Let's fix the little things before we attempt to fix the big things.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>fnpsr</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Comments Ahead of 2012 Budget Statement</title>
			<link>http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/economy/99099-comments-ahead-of-2012-budget-statement-.html#comment-75281</link>
			<description><![CDATA[the upp mean no good for antigua and barbuda.it is time for them to do right thing and call a general election, so that the people vote for who they want. people in this country crying out for help and the government not doing anything . mr pm please call the election now.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>concern antigua</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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