{"id":154260,"date":"2022-06-21T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=154260"},"modified":"2022-06-21T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:46:07","slug":"no-word-from-benjamin-on-the-progress-of-the-minimum-wage-increase-lovell-notes-as-low-income-earners-continue-to-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/no-word-from-benjamin-on-the-progress-of-the-minimum-wage-increase-lovell-notes-as-low-income-earners-continue-to-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"No word from Benjamin on the progress of the minimum-wage increase, Lovell notes, as low-income earners continue to suffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2255477638\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsantigua.com\/2022\/06\/20\/no-word-from-benjamin-on-the-progress-of-the-minimum-wage-increase-lovell-notes-as-low-income-earners-continue-to-suffer\/\">REAL NEWS<\/a> : <\/em><strong>Saint John&#8217;s, Antigua<\/strong> &#8211; The Political Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) says he is yet to hear anything further on the convening of the National Minimum Wage Advisory Committee, after Labour Minister Steadroy \u201cCutie\u201d Benjamin announced it months ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KoqXQxkt0Yk3vpnNTzyd7L\"><em><strong>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-2682424702\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Benjamin said, then, that plans were in motion to raise the current $8.20 minimum wage, given the increases in the cost of living and the struggle of many workers to meet their financial obligations.<\/p>\n<p>However, since that time, there has been no word on the progress of discussions or even if the committee has met.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1165637081\" 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width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Harold Lovell notes that the last minimum-wage increase took place in 2015 and was the result of efforts by the UPP Administration.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1195669214\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>As the Gaston Browne Administration appears to be playing games, Lovell says, the people continue to suffer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-2342371126\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, 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