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Daily Archives: Jun 7, 2017

Prison officers want Superintendent Wade to stay

Prison officers today staged industrial action against the possible departure of the Superintendent Albert Wade.

OBSERVER media asks commuters what a sugar-tax could mean…

In supermarkets in Antigua, consumers can purchase sorrel flavoured soda for $1.96 but the same flavour in a non-carbonated form is upwards of $5 - the gap is just one example to show it is expensive to drink healthy local beverages.

LIAT’s management and pilots continue to clash

LIAT pilots are refusing to fly today on the advice of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIAPLA), resulting in four flights being disrupted so far for the day.

Heroin smuggler jailed for 12 years

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jun 7, CMC – A 26-year-old man, who showed no remorse, has been jailed for 12 years by a Supreme Court judge over drugs charges, while his 55-year-old mother received a suspended 12-month sentence.

Cosby attorneys highlight sex assault accuser's 'confusion'

Attorneys for Bill Cosby turned their attention to early discrepancies in statements by the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in...

Unions give one week truce

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jun 7, CMC – Unions representing garment workers here have given the authorities a one week truce to meet their demands for an increase in the minimum wages paid to workers in the garment industry.

Trump to nominate former Justice Dept lawyer to lead FBI

President Donald Trump, in a surprise Twitter message early on Wednesday, said he will nominate former assistant U.S. attorney general Christopher Wray to lead...

At least 12 killed in rare militant attack in Tehran

Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iran's parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people in...

Press Release: FLIGHTS DISRUPTED DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION

ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, June 7, 2017 – LIAT regrets to advise the travelling public of industrial action by the members of the Leeward Islands...

Excellence apologises to stranded patrons

The operator of the Excellence tour boat has apologised to patrons left stranded on the sister island on Monday following the Caribana festivities.
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