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URGENT-ANTIGUA-FIRE-Firefighters tackle blaze at LIAT headquarters
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, June 11, CMC – Firefighters from the VC Airport International Airport and stations across Antigua have been tackling a blaze at the headquarters building of regional airline LIAT, located on the eastern edge of the airport at Coolidge, east of here, since late on Sunday night. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-ACP gears for crucial meeting with Europe
By Peter Richards PORT VILA, Vanuatu, June 11, CMC – The African, Pacific and Caribbean (ACP) group of countries Monday began a series of meetings here in preparation for crucial talks with the European Union (EU) later this week, even as they acknowledged they were not entitled to EU financial and technical assistance for their socio-economic development. ... Full story
ACP gearing for crucial talks with Europe
By Peter Richards PORT VILA, Vanuatu, June 11, CMC – The African, Pacific and Caribbean (ACP) group of countries Monday began a series of meetings here in preparation for crucial talks with the European Union (EU) later this week, even as they acknowledged they were not entitled to EU financial and technical assistance for their socio-economic development. ... Full story
BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters tackle blaze at LIAT headquarters
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, June 11, CMC – Firefighters from the VC Airport International Airport and stations across Antigua have been tackling a blaze at the headquarters building of regional airline LIAT, located on the eastern edge of the airport at Coolidge, east of here, since late on Sunday night. ... Full story
UPDATE-ANTIGUA-FIRE-Plane destroyed, airport shut down in fire at LIAT base
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, June 11, CMC -- Firefighters were battling a major fire that swept through the hangar of regional carrier LIAT based at Antigua's international airport, late on Sunday night, destroying one of the airline’s planes and suspending flights at Coolidge, just east of here. ... Full story
UPDATE: Plane destroyed and airport shut down in fire at LIAT's Antigua base
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, June 11, CMC -- Firefighters were battling a major fire that swept through the hangar of regional carrier LIAT, based at Antigua's international airport, late on Sunday night, destroying one of the airline’s planes and suspending flights at Coolidge, just east of here. ... Full story
ST. VINCENT-SUMMIT-PM Gonsalves cautions against reversal in OECS
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jun 11, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is warning against a reversal of progress within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). ... Full story
ANTIGUA-FIRE-LEAD-Plane destroyed but ‘flights to operate normally’ after fire at LIAT base
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, June 11, CMC -- A huge fire swept through a hangar of regional carrier LIAT which is based at Antigua's international airport, late on Sunday night and into early Monday, destroying one of the airline’s planes and briefly suspending flights at Coolidge, just east of here. ... Full story
LIAT plane destroyed but ‘flights to operate normally’ after fire at Antigua base
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, June 11, CMC -- A huge fire swept through a hangar of regional carrier LIAT which is based at Antigua's international airport, late on Sunday night and into early Monday, destroying one of the airline’s planes and briefly suspending flights at Coolidge, just east of here. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-TRANSPORT-‘Maxi taxi’ operators to go on hunger strike
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 11 – In an unusual departure from regular protest action, drivers of ‘maxi taxi’ minibuses in the eastern city of Arima who ply Trinidad’s busy East-West corridor are to go without breakfast Monday – and remain on a hunger strike to press the government to pay money owed to them for the last two years. ... Full story
