Antigua Files New Complaint Against US Over Leaks

Minister of Finance and the Economy Dr. Errol Cort revealed yesterday that Antigua & Barbuda had lodged a complaint with the WTO over leaks from U.S. officials on what was intended to be a confidential preliminary report. The final report of the World Trade Organisation (WTO’s) Dispute Settlement Body on the Internet gambling quarrel between Antigua & Barbuda and the United States is due to be released tomorrow.

“The WTO had specifically said to all parities that… no party should say anything in respect of the matter. Unfortunately the U.S. has gone and they have said a lot of things and we have protested.

"We’ve written to the WTO that while all parities were asked to remain confidential in terms of the interim report, we have kept our side, but the U.S. has not,” he said.

He said that the WTO has since reiterated its request to both parties that the report remain confidential until it is published.

He said that he expects to issue a full statement on the report and its impact on the local gaming industry once it is made public tomorrow.

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