ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):

The Antigua and Barbuda Government has set up an investment authority as a "one-stop" shop to handle proposals from local and foreign interest.

The 10-member Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA) will be chaired by Lenworth Johnson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

"I see the investment authority as one of the main cogs to continue the economic growth we have been experiencing.