Antigua Let Down, Left Waiting

They were expecting a decision to be made by the World Trade Organization on Friday to determine how much their yearly cross-retaliation would be worth.

"We understand the report has been delayed," said Gretchen Hamel, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's office.

There has been a long running fight between the two countries after the US made it illegal for foreign companies to provide online horse racing gambling services.

The WTO gave a ruling in April 2005 stating that this American law was discriminatory against foreign firms.

This hit Antigua and Barbuda hard as gambling was their main source of income as their tourist industry went on the decline.

This may now give Antigua grounds for some form of retaliation. They have asked the WTO for some $3.44 billion a year. The US believe that the Caribbean countries should only be entitled to $500,000.