The next raft of proposals by investors behind the controversial US$75 million poultry farm is set to be outlined in writing within two days.

Workers at Multi-Purpose Security Service are threatening to commence prolonged strike action “soon”.

Negotiations to get the Deep Water Harbour’s port workers back on the job have come to a standstill, on the second day of the talks.

Chairman of the Barbuda Council Kelvin Punter has denied recent reports that a referendum has been passed to forgive a multi-million dollar tax debt owed by the Beach Club Resort.

Attorney General Justin Simon said a court freeze order by locally appointed liquidators will not throw off government’s plans to purchase two parcels of land at the airport.

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.

There is no resolution in sight for the employees at the Government workshop following a “disappointing” meeting between the union representative and the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Public Works yesterday.

General Manager of Digicel John Delves said the time is past due for the principals of his telecommunications company and those at the state-owned Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) to meet to settle their differences.

Finance and Economy Minister Harold Lovell says the proposed US $100 million hotel development at Long Bay will be accompanied by an improvement of public facilities in the area should it receive the go ahead.

LIAT’s decision to terminate 70 workers in the midst of negotiations with their bargaining agents could lead to industrial action at the Antigua-based carrier,