A vital link between the sister islands of Barbuda and Antigua is at risk after nearly a decade of neglect to the River Wharf dock in Barbuda.

Barbuda Member of Parliament Trevor Walker has raised serious objection about a hotly debated project, costing in the region of US $100 million, earmarked for the sister isle that has caused a major rift among residents there.

Digicel and APUA are trading verbal blows over which company is responsible for a technical fault that has disenfranchised Digicel customers since Monday.

If the fight for reparations is to be pursued at a Caricom level, the approach should be collective among member states without fear of a recurrence of what happened to former Haitian leader, Jean Bertrand Aristide.

The Public Works Department (PWD) is on two weeks’ notice to deliver the risk pay demanded by those in its trades departments or to find out what the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU) means by “We reserve the right to take whatever action we deem appropriate within the laws of Antigua & Barbuda.”

I am writing in response to the letter published in Monday’s paper by “Paradise Lover.” Whilst I wholeheartedly agree with the writer’s points, I think he/she does not go far enough.

The Barbuda Council has taken on the mandate to repair the lone seaport on the island in order to make it safe for boats to dock.