Parents and students turning up to school this morning might be greeted by empty classrooms as the teachers’ union threatens industrial action over late salaries.

Fast food outlet Burger King is under threat of closure less than a year after opening doors in Antigua, amidst a row between several of its workers and management.

Following calls for his resignation, chairman of the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board, Everett Christian said his executive has performed “better than any previous board.

“Vindicated” is how six Antigua Labour Party members, who were charged for breaching the Public Order Act, feel after the charges against them were, dismissed yesterday by Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh.

Minister responsible for the Port Authority Trevor Walker has promised he would soon address some of the burning issues plaguing the cash-strapped and overstaffed institution.

Antigua & Barbuda, having not played competitively since Group F 2012 World Cup Qualifiers in November, have dropped four places on the latest Coca Cola FIFA World Rankings published Wednesday.

Eighteen. That’s the number of workers who will be jobless when US carrier American Airlines outsources its local operations to Airport Services Antigua, beginning November 1.

Antigua-based employees of American Airlines inched one day closer to retrenchment without their hopes that union or government intervention could reverse their fortunes being realised.

The union representing airport security workers said yesterday that it had received confirmation that overdue salaries, which prompted industrial action this week, have been paid.

Officials of the Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) Friday walked out of negotiations aimed at finding a solution to the industrial action by employees of the regional airline, LIAT.