Antigua & Barbuda has dodged a US six million-dollar bullet, as the nation’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit was granted last week by a US District Court.

Government has clarified its stance on provision 11 of the Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Bill, after condemnation from several quarters.

Government stands to lose a multi-million dollar lawsuit brought against it by a former melon farmer if it fails to defend the claim in a timely manner.

Andrea Stoelker is no longer managing the interest of R Allen Stanford in his Stanford Development Company, SDC.

Small puffs of smoke were still emanating from the east hangar of regional carrier LIAT (1974) up to 12 hours after a major fire ripped through the facility Sunday night and destroyed millions of dollars in the form of a Dash 8 passenger aircraft, buildings, copies of aircraft and other company records, tools, equipment and many other items critical to its operations.

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has issued a warrant ordering the extradition of the former Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) boss Leroy King to face trial in the US on several charges related to the Allen Stanford US $7 billion Ponzi scheme.

Services offered through the High Court to the public will be further affected as officials seek to address the stench that recently began permeating the building, forcing last week’s closure.

Head of the Antigua & Barbuda Free Trade Union (ABFTU) Stafford Joseph is hoping that the bargaining agent’s recent success at the High Court will serve as a precedent for other such matters before the Labour Department.

Antiguans and Barbudans will have no option but to pay for their tertiary education once the University of Antigua & Barbuda comes on stream fully.

Defence of Commissioner Vere Browne has come from an unlikely place – the Antigua Labour Party (ALP).