April 8, 2021
The LIAT pilots’ umbrella body has issued a strong response to this government’s decision to offer ex-gratia payments to those terminated Barbadian flyers who Bridgetown says should legally be paid their severance by Antigua and Barbuda where they paid severance fund contributions.
In a memorandum dated April 1, 2021 and circulated to its members, president of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) Patterson Thompson described the ex-gratia payments as falling short of what is due to the severed pilots.
In fact, Thompson accused Barbados and the three other LIAT shareholder governments of leaving the regional pilots in the cold.
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Asot Michael Sees Promising Future for Saint Peters, Antigua
ASOT MICHAEL’S recent project to improve two Antigua-area primary schools underscores his ongoing commitment to the community. Michael, a long-time Member of Parliament, has been serving the Saint Peters Constituency for decades as a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.
As the third-generation leader in the Antiguan community, Asot Michael considers the Saint Peters’ school improvements just one of several projects that will help the twin-island nation thrive in coming years.
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ow Asot Michael is Working to Improve Schools
Pares Primary and Parham Primary in the Saint Peters region of Antigua will soon receive much-needed internal and external improvements. Students are also receiving personal items to help them to learn and to stay healthy.