TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Name Industry Vet Heather Di Pietro as Director of Business Development

Heather Di Pietro. Photo: TRAVELSAVERS TRAVELSAVERS and NEST have named former agency owner Heather Di Pietro as the new director of business development. Di Pietro is a respected industry veteran with several accolades to her name. The North...

Senator Joseph Highlights Regional Health Gains at Washington Meeting

Antigua and Barbuda’s Senator Michael Joseph has welcomed new regional commitments to strengthen health systems following high-level talks in Washington, D.C. Joseph joined health officials from across the Caribbean at the 50th Council for Human...

Several Caribbean countries placed on watch as Tropical Storm Jerry strengthens

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A tropical storm watch has gone into effect for several Caribbean islands as Tropical Storm Jerry is forecast to become a hurricane on Thursday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that the storm is...

Homeless Man Charged for Breaking into Store

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Police have arrested and charged 40-year-old Gishaun Grigg of No Fixed Place of Abode in connection with a Building Breaking and Larceny offence that occurred at Fashion Alert Store,...

A&B STILL ON TIER 2 FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Antigua & Barbuda is still in Tier 2 of the Trafficking in Persons Report 2025. The Report issued Tuesday reveals The Government of Antigua and Barbuda does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making...

Stephon Jackson, Second Suspect Charged in High Street Robbery

ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM) MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Second Suspect Charged in High Street Robbery St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Police have...

Antiguan Michael Joseph Elated After Being Named Caricom Youth Farmer for 2025 (+VIDEO)

Antiguan Farmer Named CARICOM Young Farmer of the Year 2025 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Michael Joseph, a 25-year-old farmer from Antigua and Barbuda, has been named the CARICOM Young Farmer of the Year 2025, earning regional recognition for his...

NSWMA to Resume Derelict Vehicle Removal and Rodent Control Initiative

The Authority is reminding vehicle owners that under the Litter Control and Prevention Act (No. 3 of 2019), Section 13(1), local authorities have the legal right to issue a 24-hour notice requiring the removal of any derelict vehicle left in a...

LETTER: Open Letter to the Prime Minister | Time for Reflection Before Early Elections

Dear Prime Minister, I write to you not out of curiosity but out of deep concern for the direction of this nation under your leadership. You continue to flirt with the idea of calling early elections as though the people of Antigua and Barbuda are...

Vice-President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended Flagship Climate Dialogue in London

London, October 8, AZERTAC A Flagship Climate Dialogue on “Sea Level Fluctuations and Unequal Consequences: Case Studies from the Caspian Sea and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)” was held at the historic Marlborough House in London, UK. The...

Saint Kitts And Nevis Tables Landmark Bill to Establish Regional CBI Regulatory Authority

BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts (SKNIS) – The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis continues to lead in the historic steps to enhance the integrity and global standing of Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programmes in the Eastern Caribbean, with the tabling...

Antiguan Youth are being forced into criminality, U.S Trafficking Report says

Children in Antigua and Barbuda remain vulnerable to forced labor and exploitation, particularly in farms, mechanic shops and domestic service, according to the latest U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report. The 2025 report said traffickers exploit...

JAVID GOODWIN ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF CRICKET UMPIRES’ ASSOCIATION

Javid Goodwin is the new President of the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Umpires’ Association. He was elected during the Association’s Biennial Convention held on Monday night, defeating former long-serving President James Stevens 16-7. Goodwin is...

Vice-President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attends Flagship Climate Dialogue in London

A Flagship Climate Dialogue entitled “Sea Level Fluctuations and Unequal Consequences: Case Studies from the Caspian Sea and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)” was held at the historic Marlborough Palace in London, UK, Azernews reports. The...

CARICOM nationals could impact future political outcomes

CARICOM nationals coming to the island under the new free movement regime could possibly have an impact on political outcomes going forward. Political analyst Peter Wickham says this is the case in Antigua and Barbuda, where the vast majority of...

Black Britons 'should be paid slavery reparations', Sir Lenny Henry says

The Caribbean Community, a regional organisation, set out to ask for reparations from Britain, France and the Netherlands in 2013 but no island has yet received any payment. Here is a list of the islands affected by slavery: The Bahamas A...

PM Browne Calls for Global Vision on Mental Health

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has issued a powerful call for world leaders to elevate mental health to the forefront of the global development agenda, declaring it “the great invisible crisis of our time.” Speaking to the...

Tropical Storm Jerry Triggers Watches for Barbuda and Parts of the Leeward Islands

Meteorologists say steady strengthening is expected, and Jerry could become a hurricane within 24 hours. Watches and Warnings in Effect Tropical Storm Watch: Barbuda and Anguilla St. Barthelemy and St. Martin Sint Maarten Residents in Antigua, as...

Police Traffic Announcement – Illegal Parking on Joseph Lane

ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM) MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Police Traffic Announcement – Illegal Parking on Joseph Lane St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Tuesday, 30 September 2025...

‘This too shall pass and you will grow and move forward’: Andi Oliver on her role models, politics and racism

In preparation for Bury St Edmunds for Black Lives’ Sounds of Courage event on October 30, at the Theatre Royal, chair Arisha Tagoe-Jaquez and vice chair Jo Ellen Grzyb spent an hour with chef, television and radio broadcaster, and former singer...