Daily Archives: May 12, 2018

The Antigua and Barbuda Trade Union Congress (TUC) is refusing to speak publicly about the future of its relationship with the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers (A&BUT), following the teacher’s union boycott on Labour Day and further indication that both unions may soon have to part ways.

Ah, education! One of our favourite topics. One of our most vexing but favourite, nonetheless. Just over two years ago, we praised the government for the planned rollout of the e-textbooks initiative. We had and continue to have lots of questions but the initiative warranted our support, and we gladly gave it.

Harsh criticisms have been made about the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)  by the president of the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers.

The jobs of workers who gained employment on the Barbuda Council when the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party had the majority vote may be at stake.

Disgruntled workers at Agriculture Extension Division abandoned their desks yesterday morning to protest against unsanitary working conditions.

Shelton Hunte and Trevorn Francis, two men who engaged in “a disgraceful shootout” in public during Carnival 2013, have been jailed for 33 years and 24 years respectively for the injury they caused to an innocent bystander, Judith Wynter, who was left paralysed below her breasts.

Finalists in last year’s Cool & Smooth T20 Explosion, Burton’s Laundry All Saints Pythons, believe they have learnt from the experience and are ready to lift this year’s title and carry home the $20,000 cash prize.

Antigua Home and Office Depot Rebels kept their playoffs campaign alive as they edged out F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays II, 54-52 on Thursday night at the JSC Sports Complex to push to a Game 3.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CMC) – Experienced opener Dimuth Karunaratne has been left out of a 17-man Sri Lanka touring party for the Caribbean after failing to recover from a finger injury.

Brazil right-back Dani Alves will miss this summer's World Cup with a knee injury.