{"id":206604,"date":"2018-10-22T12:20:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=206604"},"modified":"2018-10-22T15:43:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:43:35","slug":"dominica-among-shareholders-discussing-future-of-liat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/business\/dominica-among-shareholders-discussing-future-of-liat\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica among shareholders discussing future of LIAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-188727\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/liat-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/liat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/liat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/liat.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dominica is part of a LIAT shareholder&#8217;s meeting currently underway in St Vincent to discuss the future of the airline.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting started today (Monday, October 22) and it could be a defining moment for the future of the regional airline as shareholders will talk about the varying roles of stakeholders and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>The underlying premise of the discussions is that the travelling public must be better served and intra-regional travel needs to be encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the government in Antigua, where LIAT is based, said that the meeting will discuss a number of options intended to secure the future viability of the carrier.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said the LIAT meeting is being held ahead of the meeting of the leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It said the agenda items for the meeting include a presentation on Climate Smart and Investment Ready Opportunities for the OECS; establishment of diplomatic presence in Canada; OECS membership in the Inter-American Development Bank and the establishment of a fourth University of the West Indies campus in Antigua\/Barbuda and the implications for OECS member states.<\/p>\n<p>A number of reports from OECS matters will also be discussed including the OECS Commission and the reports of the Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>The major shareholders of LIAT are Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica is part of a LIAT shareholder&#8217;s meeting currently underway in St Vincent to discuss the future of the airline. 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