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Investors Guide to Doing Business within the Free Tade and Processing Zone

Section No.	Description	Page No.
1.0	ABOUT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	6
2.0	LABOUR INFORMATION	8
2.1	General	8
2.2	Unemployment	8
2.3	Skills Information	8
2.4	Wages / Salaries	9
2.5	Payroll Taxes	10
2.6	Vacation & Public Holidays	10
2.7	Severance Pay	10
2.8	Maternity Leave	10
2.9	Sick Leave	11
2.10	Absenteeism	11
2.11	Complaints and Grievances Procedures	11
2.12	Misconduct & Warning	11
2.13	Dismissals	11
2.14	Employee Complaints	11
2.15	Work and Workplace Regulations	12
2.16	Probation	12
2.17	Hours of Work	12
2.18	Overtime	12
2.19	Workplace	12
2.20	Labour Laws	12
3.0	TELECOMMUNICATIONS	13
3.1	Background	13
3.01	Telecommunications Services Offered by Antigua Public Utilities Authority	13
3.02	Bandwidth	14
3.03	APUA Installation Charges	14
3.04	APUA Transfer Charges	15
3.05	APUA Vertical Service	15
3.07	APUA Reconnection Fee	15
3.08	APUA Call Charges	15
3.09	APUA Coin Box Charges	16
3.10	CABLE AND WIRELESS	17
3.1	Telecommunication Services offered by Cable and Wireless	17
3.11	Cable and Wireless Telecommunications Cost	18
3.12	Cable and Wireless Call Center Rates	18
3.2	CELLULAR OPERATORS	19
3.4	INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS	19
4.0	ENERGY COSTS	20
4.1	Commercial and Domestic Electricity Tariffs charged by APUA	20
4.2	General Purposes Tariff (GPT)	20
4.3	Domestic Tariff “A” (DTA)	20
4.4	Domestic Tariff “B” (DTB)	20
4.5	Commercial and Domestic Tariff (CNDT)	21
4.6	Energy Charge	21
4.7	Industrial Tariff	21
4.8	Businesses	21
4.9	Security Deposit	22
4.10	Fuel Variation	22
5.0	WATER COSTS	23
5.1	Commercial and Domestic Water Tariffs Charged by APUA	23
5.2	Domestic	23
5.3	Commercial and Industrial	23
5.4	Government	24
5.5	Agriculture	24
5.6	Meter Rental	24
5.7	Minimum Security Deposit / Reconnection Fee	24
6.0	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION	25
7.0	TRADE AGREEMENTS	27
7.1	Association of Caribbean States (ACS)	27
7.2	CARICOM	27
7.3	CARICO Republic of Venezuela Agreement	28
7.4	CARICOM Republic of Colombia Agreement	28
7.5	CARICOM Dominican Republic Agreement	29
7.6	Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)	29
7.7	CARIBCAN	30
7.8	Cotonou / LOME Agreement	30
7.9	Free Trade FTAA	31
8.0	PORTS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	32
8.1	Antigua and Barbuda Ports of Entry	32
8.2	Heritage Quay and Deepwater Berths	32
8.3	Channel	32
8.4	Pier	32
8.5	Facilities	32
8.6	Heritage Quay	33
8.7	Harbour Dues	33
8.8	Towerage Charges	33
8.9	Mooring / Umooring	34
8.10	Basin SML	34
8.11	Fresh Water	34
8.12	Bunkering	34
8.13	Tugs	34
8.14	Taxes	34
8.15	Duty-Free Shopping	34
8.16	Animal Regulations	35
8.17	Items of Special Note	35
8.18	Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority Contact Numbers	35
9.0	EDUCATION	36
9.1	Pre-schools	36
9.2	Primary Schools	36
9.3	Secondary Schools	37
9.4	Post Secondary Education	37
9.41	Antigua State College	37
9.42	University Education	37
9.43	Vocational Training	37
9.5	Information Technology Training	38
9.51	Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology	38
9.52	ABIIT Course Offerings	39
10	VISA / ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTIGUA	40
10.1	Entry Requirements	40
10.2	Visa Requirements for Antigua and Barbuda	41
10.3	Visa Fees	41
10.4	Persons Not Requiring a Visa	41
10.5	List of Embassies / Department of Tourism	43
10.6	Travelling to Antigua and Barbuda	44
11.0	PERMANENT RESIDENT SCHEME	45
12.0	TRANSPORTATION	46
12.1	Taxis	46
12.2	Buses	46
12.3	Rental Vehicles	47
12.4	Other Forms of Transportation	47
13.0	EXPATRIATE LIVING CULTURE AND TOURISM	48
13.1	Housing	48
13.2	Medical Facilities	48
13.3	Cost of Living	49
13.4	Tourism and Leisure	49
13.5	Sporting Activities	49
13.6	Beaches	49
13.7	Attractions Culture & Cultural Events	49
14.0	COMMERCIAL PRACTICES CULTURAL NORMS AND SAFETY TIPS	51
14.1	Business Hours	51
14.2	Business Attire	51
14.3	Attire Outside Business	51
14.4	Tipping/Gratuities	51
14.5	Electricity	51
14.6	Time	51
14.7	Currency/Money	51
14.8	Personal Safety	52
15.0	DISCLAIMER OF CONTENTS OF DOCUMENT	52
16.0	DIRECTORY OF SERVICES	53
16.0	Accountants and Auditors	53
16.0	Architects	54
16.0	Attorneys	56
16.0	Banks	60
16.0	Car Rental Agencies	62
16.0	Hotels	64
16.0	Insurance Companies	70
16.0	Management Companies	72
16.0	Real Estate Agents Developments	73
16.0	Shipping Agents	76
16.0	Customs Brokers	76

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