Opposition leader Lester Bird has dismissed accusations by government member Chanlah Codrington that he (Bird) is running the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament as a one-man show.

Research Officer for the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Lionel Max Hurst has admitted that Chairman of the Public Accounts Lester Bird knew he had no “power“ to summon Ambassador David Shoul to a meeting on Tuesday.

Workers dismissed with the closure of Complete Security Limited could end up using the courts to force payment of severance and past due wages.

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has responded to a letter from the Antigua Labour Party (ALP), written on August 4, 2011, calling for a commission of enquiry into what is commonly called the fencing scandal.

Three months before this year’s national festival, the Carnival Development Committee (CDC) is waiting for Cabinet to approve its proposed budget of $2.5m, the same as last year’s.