By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com It was a day of double celebrations regarding the Jolly Beach Resort yesterday as not only did the hotel officially reopen, but former workers also began to receive their long-awaited severance payments. Observer was on the scene at both the resort and the Antigua and Barbuda…
By Theresa Goodwin theresa.goodwin@antiguaobserver.com Union leaders are being told to adopt new strategies and policies in order to deal with the new and emerging issues impacting the world of work. This was the sentiment that echoed around the hall of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) as union members…
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By Shermain Bique-Charles Shermainbique.charles@antiguaobserver.com LIAT’s court-appointed administrator Cleveland Seaforth said if he is to meet with unions including the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) to discuss the plight of the airline’s former workers, they must itemise the list of topics for discussion. According to a letter addressed to ABWU…
By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com Questions are still being asked about the payment of millions of dollars owed in severance to former employees of the Jolly Beach Resort as the government continues efforts to reopen the hotel for the upcoming winter tourism season. More than two years after the once-thriving resort…