Police in Antigua and Barbuda say they are questioning four people in connection with the murder of an Australian yacht captain.

	Gun crime has claimed the lives of three foreigners in Antigua over a six month period

Three young men and a woman have been assisting the Police in their investigation into the shooting death of 38 year old Drew Gollan.

He was killed last Thursday night in Antigua's Nelson Dockyard area in English Harbour.

Police say the four have not been charged.

The Antigua and Barbuda Marine Association meanwhile said in a statement that it would be offering a yet to be determined but substantial reward for the capture and conviction of the person who shot and killed yacht captain Gollan.

Former boss serves up advice

Canadian Gary Nelson who served for six months as Antiguan police commissioner before being fired last year, says he's not surprised that another foreigner has been killed on the island.

Mr Nelson was in charge of the police force when British honeymooning couple Ben and Catherine Mullany were killed at an Antiguan resort in late July of 2008.

He says what's sadly lacking in the Antiguan situation, is the ability of the police force to work with the community and solve crime.

And, he suggests taking a critical look at the Canadian model of fighting crime to help Antiguan police become much more effective.

Former commissioner Nelson who has filed a lawsuit against the Antiguan government over his dismissal, says the Spencer administration does not see the value in building an efficient and independent police force.

Unions blast Air Jamaica

A quarrel has broken out involving the unions representing workers at Air Jamaica and the carrier's management following Tuesday's announcement that it was cutting jobs.

	Unions criticise Air Jamaica management for not consulting them

While declining to reveal how many staffers will be sent home, the national carrier says the move will coincide with the cutting of non-profitable routes: Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami and Grand Cayman.

The airline will also cut flights between Jamaica and Barbados and Jamaica and Grenada.
Air Jamaica says however it will continue flights out of Grenada and Barbados to New York.

But the Unions representing workers at the airline say they were not consulted about the plan, already approved by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Bruce Golding.

Geothermal thrust on track

If government officials in Nevis are right in their assessment, electricity bills there will see a drastic cut when that island's Geothermal Project is completed.

The initiative is moving into its second phase and is now expected to fully come on stream by the first quarter of 2010.

It had initially been projected to be completed in the latter part of this year.

Project managers West Indies Power Nevis limited say that the exploration phase is now over, and that despite a minor delay, the production drilling phase and the installation of a 12 million U.S. Dollar rig will begin in March.

Ministers discussing tourism

Caribbean foreign ministers are discussing tourism, natural disasters and climate change at a three day summit in Haiti.

The delegates from the Association of Caribbean states, the Organisation of American States and the International Atomic Energy Agency, are also focusing on the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea, as well as transport and tourism in the region.

Officials in Port au Prince say that meeting will help improve Haiti's image in the world.

The impoverished Caribbean nation has been dealt several blows to its now shattered infrastructure by a series of natural disasters and social problems.