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SDC workers back on the job without salary

The 65 Stanford Development Company (SDC) employees who downed tools over non-payment of salaries, last week, are back at work despite not receiving a dime of the three months outstanding wages and salaries....read more

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Pageant director supports replacing Queen of Carnival show

A suggestion to scrap the Queen of Carnival in favour of a Miss Antigua & Barbuda show held ahead of carnival has gained favour with National Director for Miss Universe and Miss World Calvin Southwell....read more

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CMC seeks US $2 million to build storage facility

Central Marketing Corporation (CMC) said yesterday that it was awaiting response from the Government of China after submitting a US $2 million proposal meant to end farmers’ storage woes....read more

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One LIAT plane grounded in engineers’ dispute

LIAT staff told OBSERVER media on Monday that an ongoing industrial dispute between the airlines engineers and management did not affect the airlines flights from the VC Bird International Airport. ...read more

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Agriculture minister lead delegation to discuss poultry project

Agriculture Minister Hilson Baptiste will be leading a delegation of poultry farmers to meet with members of the Cabinet today to discuss the proposed US $75 million Siboney Poultry Farm project....read more

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May 1 date for first Social Security change

Despite ongoing debate surrounding the solution to the nation’s faltering Social Security Scheme, the chairman of the Board, said a May 1 implementation date is “expected.”...read more

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Farmers could pay less for water

Farmers who have long complained about the cost of doing business may soon pay less for water provided by the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA)....read more

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Herbert’s East gets running water

By the end of this week over 20 households in the Herbert’s East community should have running water....read more

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Bird slams late British PM

Former Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird believes that the late Margaret Thatcher was most befitting of the tag “Iron Lady” – a name she got for the way she operated as Britain’s prime minister. ...read more

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Prison programme making difference

Facilitator of a rehabilitative programme for inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison is calling on society to support the initiative....read more

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