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.

Food Fantasies reopened its business on Thursday, but not before the departure of some of its shareholders.

Fifty workers, many of them single mothers, have been put on the breadline as Food Fantasies Plus suddenly shut down yesterday morning.

Four workers, sacked on Tuesday from Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA), said they have taken the matter to their union as the statutory corporation reportedly told them they would not be receiving severance.

Minister with responsibility for the Port Trevor Walker says government can not continue to inject half a million dollars into the financially troubled entity to cover wages and salaries.

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.

Labour Minister Dr Errol Cort and Labour Commissioner Hesketh Williams have both expressed concern over the impending closure of Call Center Services

Workers dismissed with the closure of Complete Security Limited could end up using the courts to force payment of severance and past due wages.

Employers groups that have formed themselves into a formidable coalition are denouncing the proposed new edition of the Labour Code

The former Chevron employees at the VC Bird International Airport said Friday that they remain utterly in the dark as to their current employment situation and who their new employers are.