Antigua and Barbuda government says U.S. owes $200 million under WTO ruling

[The Buzz]

The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has dismissed a proposal by the U.S. to end their long running dispute over Internet gaming and said Washington now owes the island in excess of $200 million.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne in a radio and television broadcast to the nation on Monday night, said that the twin island cannot be deprived of the money owed to it and is adopting a new strategy in a bid to recover the funds.

He told the nation that since his party was returned to office in June 2014, it has engaged the US authorities in discussions “but the Cabinet has agreed that proposals put to us by the US authorities do not represent a serious commitment to resolve the issue.

"Proposals from the US are regrettably paltry, therefore, we have not been able to accept them," Browne said. "It is instructive that, while our country has received nothing so far, the US benefitted by hundreds of millions of dollars from penalties and fines derived from prosecuting Internet gaming operators who were located in Antigua and Barbuda.

“We will make further efforts to negotiate an acceptable solution with the US, but, like every other citizen and resident of our nation, our patience is wearing thin."

Here is a link to the entire story from Trinidad Express: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160...der-wto-ruling