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CalvinAyre.com received a letter from the Antiguan Finance Minister Harold Lovell outlining their strategy moving forward.
In the letter, Lovell outlines the countries need to force the US government to abide by the WTO rulings on remote gambling that were universally in the island nation’s favour. Lovell cites the need to boost the economy that has suffered during the recent economic downturn. He emphasizes the importance of the online gambling industry to the local economy and stresses that if given fair access to the US market, as they are legally allow under the WTO, it will means a significant boost to their economy.
Lovell lays out his government’s commitment to “taking a more aggressive stance with the U.S. in general; and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in particular. We have agreed on a definitive strategy to leverage the intellectual property sanctions awarded to us by the WTO some years ago to bring increasing pressure on the American government to comply with WTO rulings or at least conclude a settlement with Antigua and Barbuda that will provide substantial value to the remote gaming industry and our economy to compensate all of us for the illegal U.S. actions.”
The country is retaining elite DC based communications and public relations firm LEVICK. The group is known for their advocacy and public affairs campaigns with sovereign nations who are involved in complex, politically sensitive international relations and trade disputes with the United States Government.
FULL STORY HERE
In the letter, Lovell outlines the countries need to force the US government to abide by the WTO rulings on remote gambling that were universally in the island nation’s favour. Lovell cites the need to boost the economy that has suffered during the recent economic downturn. He emphasizes the importance of the online gambling industry to the local economy and stresses that if given fair access to the US market, as they are legally allow under the WTO, it will means a significant boost to their economy.
Lovell lays out his government’s commitment to “taking a more aggressive stance with the U.S. in general; and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in particular. We have agreed on a definitive strategy to leverage the intellectual property sanctions awarded to us by the WTO some years ago to bring increasing pressure on the American government to comply with WTO rulings or at least conclude a settlement with Antigua and Barbuda that will provide substantial value to the remote gaming industry and our economy to compensate all of us for the illegal U.S. actions.”
The country is retaining elite DC based communications and public relations firm LEVICK. The group is known for their advocacy and public affairs campaigns with sovereign nations who are involved in complex, politically sensitive international relations and trade disputes with the United States Government.
FULL STORY HERE