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PM Gonsalves speaks on LIAT and severance pay for former workers
(Loop News) — Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has responded to concerns regarding the issue of severance for former employees of LIAT (1974) limited. This follows issues raised by the St Vincent LIAT Workers Union in a letter published by SEARCHLIGHT in last weekend’s issue where it expressed dismay over the lack of concern, lack…
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Shop Stewards Build Capacity Through Training
Shop Stewards employed in the transportation, aviation, and security sectors are the latest to benefit from a series of workshops organized by the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU). The training sessions are designed to bolster the skills of shop stewards with a view of increasing the overall quality of their contributions to the industrial…
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Antiguan Court rules Mehul Choksi’s case requesting a full investigation into his kidnapping can continue
In a judgment handed down by Justice Marissa Robertson on the 3rd of March 2023, the Antiguan Courts have denied an application by the Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda and the Commissioner of Police to strike out Mr Choksi’s claim alleging a constitutional violation arising out of the failure to adequately investigate his claims of being…
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Imhoff deeply disappointed over sensationalization of mental health issue
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British couple robbed at Deep Bay recount scary ordeal
“I can confirm that it was my wife and I who were victims of the crime on the road leading from Fort Barrington Car Park at Deep Bay towards the Royalton resort entrance. We were both very shaken, especially my wife. I can report we safely arrived back in London this morning. The number plate…
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Government’s sale of superyacht Alfa Nero edging closer
The Cabinet applauded the effectiveness of the NOTICE published in the Gazette on 20 March 2023 which announced the auctioning of the super yacht Alfa Nero. The NOTICE was published over a continuous ten-day period, ending on 31 March 2023. The Cabinet was advised by the Attorney General that the Manager of the Port Authority…
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Jamaican man gets 3 years for knowingly infecting UK woman with HIV
A Jamaican man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment in the United Kingdom for knowingly infecting a woman with HIV. A Chester Crown Court handed down the sentence against Jamaican-born Jermaine Scott, 39, on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm. Scott was reportedly diagnosed with the potentially deadly virus in 2005…
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Assistant Commissioner to speak on Booby Alley clash at this morning’s Cabinet Press Conference
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet was briefed on the clash between the members of the Royal Police Force, who were acting on a court order, and a male who occupied a wooden house in Booby Alley and refused to exit. The press statement placed in circulation by the Police formed part of the discussion. The Cabinet…
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CABINET NOTES of Wednesday, April 5, 2023
The Cabinet meeting commenced at 10:30 am with a prayer from the visiting priest, a Moravian Minister, who read from the Psalms; leadership is heavy and demanding, it read. 1. The Cabinet was briefed on the clash between the members of the Royal Police Force, who were acting on a court order, and a male…
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British couple robbed at Deep Bay recount scary ordeal
“I can confirm that it was my wife and I who were victims of the crime on the road leading from Fort Barrington Car Park at Deep Bay towards the Royalton resort entrance. We were both very shaken, especially my wife. I can report we safely arrived back in London this morning. The number plate…