Garbage collectors threatening strike action over late and under-payment of wages said the authorities have not contacted them with any information regarding when the situation would be addressed.

Furious garbage collectors are making a stink over late and short payment of wages dating back to June – and have even threatened to down tools if government doesn’t open its purse soon.

Programme Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) David Spencer said the organization has been in search of markets that would take the country’s electronic waste.

At 2 am yesterday a vehicle stopped outside her home and two police officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) emerged with news no mother could ever be prepared to hear. Her son was dead.

Residents need not become alarmed about the recent spate of industrial unrest that resulted in many instances of work stoppage and employees

Work at Cooks Dump came to a halt yesterday when the more than 50 workers there went on strike over unresolved grievances that they say date back several years.

The Antigua and Barbuda Waste Recycling Company (ABWREC) has been able to return to a stable financial footing after going through months of uncertainty following funding reductions from the government last year.