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General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union David Massiah is giving LIAT’s administrator Cleveland Seaforth yet another timeline to respond to a request to have discussions about the plight of former workers of the cash-strapped carrier.

Massiah wrote a second letter to Seaforth, literally pleading with him to have a sit down with the union about the workers, who have been on the breadline for over two years since LIAT went under.

“We continue to say that there is a moral obligation on the part of the administrator and also the government to settle the severance and other payments of all LIAT workers throughout each Caribbean Island,” he said

Massiah said Seaforth silence on the matter is not acceptable and the union will not let up.

“He has the right to keep us advised. He was appointed administrator in July 2020 which was expected to expire in four months. But he continues to be here. LIAT continues to operate however small or in a reduced format and people who have kept it afloat for over fifty years have not received anything…,” Massiah said

Seaforth has yet to reply to the union’s second letter of invitation.

“If it was a private entity, the law of the land must prevail. I am appealing to the government, whether they don’t feel they have a legal obligation to deal with anything, there’s a moral obligation to deal with it, Mr. prime minister and Mr. administrator to advise the union and their workers as to what the administration process has yielded thus far. We are still in the dark,” Massiah added

When LIAT shareholder governments met last month, the issue of severance did not come up for discussion.

Massiah said that is not just gross disrespect, but it shows that these government heads care little about people.

“It is a shame that these heads could have met and don’t think about these people who they are going to call upon to vote for them to keep or to put them in power. To think that they don’t have a right for these people to get their severance is just unacceptable,” Massiah said.

According to reports, ex-LIAT workers are nearly EC$120 million in severance and other payments and it is unlikely that these men and women will be paid in full.

LIAT shareholders have decided to liquidate LIAT 1974 Ltd and set up a new entity named LIAT 2020, which makes severance questionable.

LIAT 2020 does not yet have an Air Operator’s Certificate but plans are to have the planes flying soon

LIAT, is owned by the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, and St Vincent, and the Grenadines, and some shareholders have made efforts to support the employees based in their respective countries, whether through financial or social assistance.

Late last year December, the Antigua and Barbuda government dispatched EC$2 million as a “compassionate payment” to the former employees and up till now, only a small fraction of that money was collected. There is still over $1.6M to be collected.

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La principal oficial médico del Departamento de Salud, Dra. Iris Cardona, confirmó en RADIO ISLA que los casos de viruela símica en Puerto Rico aumentaron a 134.

Esto presenta un aumento de más de 15 casos. Los mismos se desglosan en 132 hombres y 2 mujeres.

“De esos 134 casos, nos traen unos 46 contactos cercanos, unos 26 casos sospechosos, quiere decir que algún clínico o médico reporta haber visto a alguien que pudiera tener la condición y entonces eso va bajo investigación”, detalló Cardona.

Sobre la cantidad de personas que se han vacunado, Cardona informó que se han logrado inocular casi 1,900 personas. 

Pendientes a RADIO ISLA para más detalles de esta noticia en desarrollo.

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Dialuna Parlamento a trata e Nota di Fin di Aña 2022:

ORANJESTAD (AAN):  Dialuna 5 di september, a tuma luga den Parlamento e reunion publico pa trata e Nota di Fin di Aña 2022 (Najaarsnota 2022). Prome Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes y demas ministernan di Gabinete Wever-Croes tabata presente pa duna cuenta financiero riba e prome mita di aña y kico ta spera pa e di dos mita di aña.

            Prome Minister a contesta tur pregunta cu Parlamentarionan a haci na su persona entre otro: Landspakket, Negociacionnan cu Hulanda, Infrastructura, Operacion Bulls Eye, Arubahuis, Venezuela, Director nobo DBB, Minister Plenipotenciario na Washington, Gasto di Abogado, Desaroyo na San Nicolas, y e edificionan di MFA.

            E reunion a termina laat den anochi na unda cada minister a haya oportunidad pa contesta na forma debido e diferente preguntanan cu nan a ricibi for di miembronan di Parlamento.

            Na final di su disertacion den e prome tanda, Prome Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes a expresa: “Gabinete Wever-Croes a haci cosnan hopi grandi pa finansas publico.

            Den e Nota di Fin di Aña 2022, ta indica cu gastonan a baha, entradanan a aumenta, y e deficit pa 2022 a baha di 227 miyon florin pa 148 miyon florin. Esaki ta resultado di trabou duro y maneho responsabel”.

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Prome Minister Evelyn Wever – Croes:

ORANJESTAD  (AAN):  Gobierno di Aruba a anuncia diamars mainta un otro bunita proyecto cu lo percura pa desaroyo economico.

            E siman aki Prome Minister Evelyn Wever – Croes ta felicita Minister di Turismo Dangui Oduber cu a anuncia pasonan importante tumando luga pa duna inicio na proyecto Port City, un proyecto cu a cuminsa traha riba dje desde 2017.

            Ora cu Covid a bati na nos porta, hopi a pensa cu Aruba no ta bay recupera, sinembargo Aruba ta den recuperacion.

            Desde inicio a bisa cu no kier solamente recupera y bay bek na e nivelnan cu tabatin prome cu pandemia, a bisa cu kier pa Aruba surpasa e nivelnan conoci anteriormente. Prome Minister a splica cu por a por haci esaki posibel diversificacion di economia ta cardinal.

            ‘Siman pasa Minister Glenbert Croes a anuncia cu ta bay construi Parke di Molina nobo esey lo bay trece diversificacion y desaroyo. Awe colega Minister Dangui Oduber ta anuncia Port City cu ta trece un otro aspecto di diversificacion. Asina ta bay sigui anuncia proyecto tras di proyecto, cu ta bay desaroya nos economia, crea cupo di empleo y trece progreso y bienestar pa henter Aruba,’ Premier Wever – Croes a expresa.

            Prome Minister ta gradici tur esnan cu a haci esaki posibel y alabes desea hopi curashi den realicion di e proyecto.

            Minister Dangui Oduber cu a kere den e proyecto aki y a persevera, tabatin hopi curashi y determinacion pa a yega asina leu. Den e proceso e ta wordo asisti pa APA, Ports of Amsterdam y Departamentonan di Ministerio di Infrastructura, DOW, DIP y Kadaster.

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