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Stuart: Barbados Committed to LIAT

Above: Barbados PM Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will continue to support the operations of regional air carrier LIAT, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said this week. The PM was speaking following a meeting at the […]

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LIAT Stakeholders Make Down Payment on Six New 50-Seat Planes

Above: a LIAT flight in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The shareholder governments of regional air carrier LIAT have made the first down payment on six new 50-seat planes, according to St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr […]

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Brunton: LIAT "Remains Committed" to Working With Trade Unions

Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT remains “committed” to working with all 10 trade unions representing its employees, CEO Captain Ian Brunton said in a statement Tuesday. Late last month, Brunson […]

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Industrial Action Continues in Grenada

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff The ongoing labour dispute between air carrier LIAT and the Technical and Allied Workers’ Union in Grenada is continuing. The action, which has led to disrupted air service in Grenada and […]


LIAT Names New Chief Executive Officer

By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT’s Board of Directors has appointed Captain Ian Arthur Brunton as the air carrier’s new Chief Executive Officer. The decision took effect Aug. 1. Brunton, who began his career as a pilot in the Royal […]


Antigua Continues Investigation of LIAT Hangar Fire, With Help from Barbados

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbadian foreign arson investigator Roderick Walcott is leading a two-person team in Antigua examining the recent fire at the LIAT hangar, according to National Security Minister Dr Errol Cort. Walcott arrived in Antigua Tuesday and […]

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LIAT to Outsource More Cargo Operations, Citing Challenging Economic Environment

By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT has announced plans for further outsourcing of its cargo and Quikpak operations at a number of its Caribbean locations, the air carrier announced Tuesday. Wilbur Edwards, LIAT’s director of Cargo and Quikpak operations, said […]


LIAT Cargo Signs Deal with Miami-Based Aviation Firm CAS

By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT Cargo has signed an Interline Agreement with Miami-based Commercial Aviation Services, a Miami-based carrier with heavy traffic to San Juan and Colombia. The agreement will hep transport cargo from to and from San Juan […]


More Visitors Head to St Kitts and Nevis

Above: Pinney’s Beach, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff More visitors are looking to the federation of St Kitts and Nevis for their vacations, according to data released Thursday by the government. St Kitts and Nevis’ Robert L […]

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LIAT, COPA Airlines Partner to Help Cultural Programme in Cuba

By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carriers LIAT and COPA Airlines are partnering with government of Barbados, the Cuban Embassy and Caribbean Publishers, Inc to move books to Cuba for a major cultural show. LIAT’s cargo aircraft will transport the […]


St Lucia: No Agreeement on LIAT Stake

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government has not agreed to a proposal or deal involving the purchase of shares in regional air carrier LIAT, it announced yesterday. The airline does play an important role in the region and […]


Grenadian Tourism Minister Calls for End to LIAT Standoff

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Tourism Minister Peter David has called for an end to the impasse between airliner LIAT and the union representing the company’s workers. The Minister issued a statement yesterday after LIAT pilots staged a sick-out […]