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Olivia Baugé, ancienne championne cycliste, consultante de Guadeloupe la 1ère

La 71e édition du Tour International cycliste de la Guadeloupe a livré son verdict dimanche avec la victoire de Stéfan Bennett, qui signe là un doublé. Observatrice du Tour pour Guadeloupe la 1ère, Olivia Baugé dresse un bilan sans bigidi de ce Tour.

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Vainqueur de son deuxième Tour de Guadeloupe, Stéfan Benett a conquis son sacre, samedi dans une étape de montagne maîtrisée où il relègue le porteur du maillot jaune à près d’une demi-heure. 

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OBSERVER: LIAT’s Administrator Cleveland Seaforth has responded via letter to the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) after failing to meet a deadline to discuss the plight of former LIAT workers. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES.

However, Seaforth’s response is not sitting well with ABWU’s General Secretary David Massiah, who said the blatant disregard for the workers who have been on the breadline since 2020, became more apparent in the letter which he labelled “evasive”.

Last week, Massiah — who had become overly concerned after LIAT shareholder governments decided to liquidate the airline, following talks on August 2nd — wrote to Seaforth to request an August 11th deadline to hold talks, but Seaforth seemingly ignored that demand to engage with the union, and instead responded to the ABWU by way of the written correspondence.

But in his very technical response, Seaforth said that “discussions held by the Heads of Government are separate and apart from the Court-Appointed Administration Process, hence the Administrator may not be fully aware of all the matters discussed at such meetings.

“The matter of the liquidation of Liat (1974) Ltd is one that must be addressed by the Courts of Antigua and Barbuda and a Liquidator subsequently appointed. In respect of the above, once the Administrator has been fully informed on the above-mentioned matters, a proposed date and time for a meeting with the unions will be communicated,” he wrote, making no mention of the request to meet.

But Massiah told our newsroom yesterday that “his response did not add up to anything in regards to where we actually want to go. His response was very evasive. He is basically telling us that this is a matter for the government to announce. But what I anticipated would come from him as administrator, would be an opportunity to sit down with the union just to bring us up to speed as to where things are”.

Irrespective of what Seaforth said in his response to the ABWU, Massiah remains adamant that the administrator is under a statutory duty to make sure he provides information to the union.

“From all indications, he has failed on our end. We are not seeking to have any confrontational engagement. We would just like to have an opportunity to understand what the administration process has yielded so far and what is the liking for employees going forward,” Massiah said.

Massiah is also accusing Seaforth of turning a blind eye to the current plight of former LIAT workers.

“For a person who is a servant of the people at this stage in the position as court-appointed administrator, he deserved to have given a better response than he has done. He is turning a blind eye. At this time, you cannot put a proposed meeting in infinitum. There should be some sort of timeline of urgency which obviously Mr Seaforth has not given to this process,” Massiah added.

The ABWU intends to write another letter to Seaforth and Massiah said this document will be more “specific”.

LIAT has been operating a reduced schedule with a limited workforce since November 2020, and the former workers have been clamouring for their severance payments ever since the pandemic put the brakes on travel in March that year.

The administration process, which initially commenced in July 2020 after the Covid-19 pandemic saw the airline take a nosedive, was expected to last for four months. It has now been ongoing for more than two years.

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What does this mean? The plants/stations operate with many safety mechanisms one being that the tank height must be at an appropriate level for the pumps to distribute water. If the tank levels dip below extraction level the pumps will temporarily stop, allowing the tank to replenish to a suitable level to resume distribution. Communities on lower levels may not be affected during this process once water is still present in the lines. This process is automatic and monitored by technicians daily.

Automatic Servicing Areas– Gray’s Hill (area south of the reservoir)– Nut Grove Hill and Southern side of the village– From Old Road up to Golden Grove Service Station– Golden Grove– Browne’s Avenue– Creekside– Bathlodge– Bendals Road– Whenner Road– Desouza Road– Tindale Road (from Kentish Road up to Baxter Street)– English Harbour (from the Nelson Dockyard up to Farrell Road in Falmouth and St. James Club and surrounding areas)– Weirs– Pigotts– Fitches Creek-Paynters Housing Project– Hodges Bay Main Road (from AUA up to Northshore roundabout and surrounding areas)– Blue Waters Resort Entrance– Cedar Grove– Royal Gardens– Crosbies

Between 3:00am to 2:00pm– Liberta– All Saints West– Montrulla– Matthews Road– Roman Hill– Tyrells

Between 4:00am to 12:00pm– Old Parham Road (from ARG to Paint Plus)– Sutherlands– Clare Hall– Skerritts Pasture– St. Johnstons Village– Cassada Gardens #1, 2, 3– Carnival Gardens– Factory Road (Sir Sydney Walling Highway from Potters Main Road up to St. John’s Fire Station)– Yorks East Side Area– North side of AS Brydens– Fort Road– Lower Gambles– Dry Hill– Runaway Beach up to Sandals Resort– Dickenson Bay Street– Point– Villa– Friars Hill Road (from Caribbean Cinemas up to Government House)

Between 4:00am to 1:00pm– St.Phillips– Newfield– Freetown– Nonsuch Bay– Brown’s Bay

Between 4:00am to 1:00pm– Denfield Housing Project– Side Hill– Cooks Landfill Area– Cooks Hill– Harbour View– Cooks Estate– Hatton Heights– Union Road (from Green Bay School up to the west side of Bruce’s Night Club and the area west of the Green Bay School)

Between 1:00pm to 6:00pm– Mckinnons– Mckinnons Way Road– Anchorage Road (from Friendship Circle up to Sandals Resort)– Yorks Village (areas surrounding the Basketball Court)– Marble Hill Main Road– WIOC Housing Project– Friars Hill Road (from Cedar Valley junction up to Caribbean Cinemas)

Between 2:30pm to 10:00pm– Jonas Road– Freemans Village– Parham– Vernons– Prison Farm

Between 6:30pm to 3:00am– Tradewinds Hotel– Blue Waters– Crosbies (Tamarind Heights)– Weatherills– Marble Hill (Dr. Ramsey Drive)

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