ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) has criticised proposals by two prime ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) that the aviation industry should be deemed an essential service. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and his St. Vincent and the Grenadines colleague, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves supported a statement by Ian Brunton, the chief executive officer of the regional airline, LIAT, that the aviation industry should also be classified as an essential service, with legislated restricted rights to strike.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua -  In recent weeks, sharply contrasting views on how the United States should respond to the madness in Syria have emerged from two of America’s most prominent voices.
Republican Senator John McCain is convinced that US intervention is the only solution to the deadly conflict, while Mr Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as national security advisor from 1977 to 1981, believes that intervention would only worsen the situation.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Antigua around 1:11 am yesterday and frightening many residents, including one from Buckleys who said, “it felt as if the house was being ripped from its foundation. It was very scary.” Also speaking about the tremor on earthquake-report.com, a St John’s resident said, “It rocked my house! It came in small at first as a little shake, but then got more severe.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC –The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is encouraged by talks with United States Vice President Joe Biden about the prospects in the cross border gaming dispute between the two countries. A government statement is quoting Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer as saying that the matter had been raised during Biden’s recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago for talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is expressing “great concern” at the decision of the United States to continue placing Cuba on a list of “State Sponsors of Terrorism”. The leaders of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, who have just ended a summit here, said they were of the “view that was no justification for this action and reiterated their solidarity with Cuba”.