Daily Archives: Oct 10, 2017
Family losing hope that missing man will be found alive
It has been almost a month since Kenneth Dyer was last seen at his Hawkins Drive home. Now his younger brother believes that the 73-year-old is injured somewhere, or worst, dead.
Little contribution, major affect
António Guterres, United Nations secretary general, said that even though small-island-states contribute little to climate change, they are the ones feeling it’s adverse effects.
UN Secretary-General joins new model financing call
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has added his voice to calls for a new financial model to assist the hurricane-stricken Caribbean islands.
Barbudans call for a new transportation plan
Barbudans are appealing to the government to use some of the monies donated to rebuild the island to invest in improved transportation between mainland Antigua and the sister isle Barbuda.
Trade union president extends tenure as president
A year after he announced that it was time for him to depart, Wigley George, president of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU), said he has agreed to the union membership’s request to extend his tenure for another two years.
Union mounts major protest against the management at Diamonds International
Protest action by over 200 officials of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union’s (AT&LU) yesterday forced the management of Diamonds International to permit the company’s Shop Steward to attend the business session of the union’s 78th Annual Delegates Conference.