After a week-long row with the St John’s Development Corporation (SJDC), taxi drivers are prepared to accept changes to the lower portion of the capital city for a trial period.

City landmarks surrounding the Ministry of Health building on High & Long Streets will play a significant role in the forthcoming facelift of the area.

Officials at St John’s Development Corporation (SJDC) now have in their hands a preliminary document with specific proposals to overhaul the operations of the Heritage Quay area.

Nearly half of the renters at the government owned duty free shopping complex at Heritage Quay have had their rents reduced by close to a million dollars after complaints of poor businesses.

The proposed US $100 million redevelopment budget for the downtown area of St John’s has been significantly reduced to somewhere in the $60 to $75 million range, according to general manager of the Antigua Pier Group, Conrad Pole.