An expert hired by the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB) concludes that without an imminent increase in contribution rates the scheme will be unable to pay its monthly pensions on a timely basis.

Antigua & Barbuda’s housing stock is set to climb significantly with a new partnership forged between a local businessman and the government – for low-income earners across the island.

Antiguan historian Angela Black is currently in research stage for a book she is compiling on Antigua History, with the hope that the textbook would be used in schools around the island.

Self-employed people who live within the North East Marine Management Area (NEMMA), will have an opportunity to attend two training courses in art and craft tour guiding and sea moss farming and production.

Workers at the High Court in St. John’s returned to the job on Thursday although the Central Board of Health did not reveal any details on their investigation of the facility.

The number of parents and guardians accessing the School Uniform Grant programme has increased by 10 per cent in 2010.