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AG threatens legal action over article alleging corruption Attorney General (AG) Steadroy Benjamin (file photo) Spread the love By Kadeem Joseph Attorney General (AG) Steadroy Benjamin is threatening legal action against news outlet – West Indies and Caribbean News Online or WIC News, after the publication alleged his involvement in corrupt acts. In a story released on Thursday morning, Benjamin was the only government official named in what WIC News called an investigative piece into corrupt acts in Antigua and Barbuda and “wanted wealthy businessmen.” The article, which has been widely circulated makes several allegations, which Observer cannot repeat for legal reasons. ....
Health officials and anti-vaxxers square off Spread the love Health officials who had gathered at the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC) on Market Street on Saturday morning to offer residents the chance to get vaccinated were met with resistance from a group of anti-vax protesters. Among the handful of picketers was Adrian Williams of the advocacy group – Wake Up Caribbean – who took issue with the potential discrimination people could face for opting not to get vaccinated. “You have your rights to get vaccinated and your rights to be unvaccinated without prejudice,” he said. “We are saying, if you have a choice and we exercise our choice… our choice should not be conditional because the vaccinated are not having conditions met out to them.” ....
Hospital staff threaten further protests if outstanding risk pay is not resolved Disgruntled workers at the Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) are adamant that they will be back on the protest lines if the hospital’s administration does not propose an adequate resolution relating to the near $4 million owed in risk allowance. On Monday, about 30 staff members staged a protest outside the Michael’s Mount facility in hopes that the administrators would realise that “enough is enough”. Joan Peters, the President of the Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association (ABPSA), told Observer on Tuesday that she had not yet received an update from the hospital and maintained that, failing satisfactory answers, workers will meet at 10am today to determine the way forward. ....
CMU students await official word on their status By Kadeem Joseph Students at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) are hoping that reconciliatory talks between the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the Jamaica based school will mean a return to classes and completion of their degrees. The students had written an impassioned letter to government officials noting that they felt abandoned after the school’s administration barred them from registering for classes or getting their degrees due to outstanding funds apparently owed by the government. Currently, there are four students in Jamaica and a few others in Antigua who received scholarships through the government. ....
Staff gives MSJMC 48 hours to respond to grievances President of the Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association (ABPSA) Joan Peters, spoke to Observer outside the Mount St John’s Medical Centre among workers protesting for outstanding risk pay. Spread the love Several members of staff at the Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) who engaged in protest action yesterday morning, said they are giving the hospital administration until Wednesday to address longstanding concerns over risk pay, or they will be taking action again. About 30 disgruntled workers gathered in front of the Michael’s Mount edifice with placards to demand the attention of the hospital’s administration, who they believed were inadequately remedying thousands of dollars owed in risk allowance. ....