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China donates $5 million of port and airport inspection equipment to Antigua and Barbuda in 2019

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,189,937
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Antigua and BarbudaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Antigua and BarbudaSector•Trade Policies And RegulationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 6, 2019
Start (actual)
Dec 6, 2019
End (actual)
Dec 6, 2019

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Loan description

China donates $5 million of port and airport inspection equipment to Antigua and Barbuda in 2019

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

According to a report from the China International Development Cooperation Agency, on December 6th, 2019, China donated port and airport inspection equipment to Antigua and Barbuda. Loop News Barbados reports the equipment value totals USD $5 million, and that the donation included a mobile container and vehicle inspection system, a X-ray inspection system, a X-ray CT inspection system, a radioactive material monitoring system, 20 sets of hand-held metal detectors, and three sets of portable trace explosives and drug detectors. According to Loop News, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne stated that the equipment will significantly improve the efficiency of its customs' detection of imported goods, strengthen the capability of the Antigua and Barbuda government to combat crimes such as smuggling and drug trafficking, and contribute to the social and economic development of Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Browne, Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda Sun Ang, and Antigua and Barbuda Comptroller of Customs and Excise Division Raju Boddu were all present at the handover ceremony.