Antigua Breaking News

23/03/2025

23/03/2025

When international vlogger and YouTuber Wode Maya first visited Barbados several years ago, it was to continue efforts to form a bridge of sorts between Africa and its diaspora. Those videos racked up hundreds of thousands of views and earned him loyal Barbadian and Caribbean fans. They are among hi...

23/03/2025

Big things are happening right now! Local author Peetron Thomas is making history by turning his second published book, Live, Love, Laugh, into an official Calypso anthem for Antigua Carnival 2025. And the best part? It’s coming soon! This is a first for Antigua: a local author is blending the wor...

23/03/2025

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓!!! 13 year old Tanijah Cochrane of St. Johnson’s Village is missing. She was last seen at 8:30am dressed in her Clare Hall Secondary School uniform. Please report any sightings or knowledge of her whereabouts to the nearest Police ...

22/03/2025

Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU) is urging the Gaston Browne-led administration to immediately engage in public consultations on the drastic increase in U.S.-imposed shipping costs and its potential impact on the Antiguan and Barbudan economy. The proposed fees, which could reach as high ...

22/03/2025

Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76. Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and claiming the world heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart – the second making him the oldes...

22/03/2025

The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is hailing Thursday’s national tsunami exercise ‘Caribe Wave’ a success. Approximately seven thousand individuals representing about 90 entities both in Antigua and the sister-isle Barbuda, along with several individuals, took part in the activit...

21/03/2025

The United Progressive Party (UPP) strongly condemns the efforts of Prime Minister Gaston Browne to deceive the public about the recent legal steps taken by Yulia Guryeva Motlokhov regarding the sale of the Alfa Nero. PM Browne, in apparent desperation, has spun a literally incredible tale in which....

21/03/2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to the Caribbean, where he will meet with several leaders as part of a three-nation tour, three sources said. On Wednesday Rubio will travel to Jamaica, where he will be hosted by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for talks. He will then travel on to....

21/03/2025

Ladies and gentlemen, members of our Five Islands community, my heart is heavy today as I stand before you, not as an academic, not as an administrator, but as a parent, a neighbour, and a Caribbean soul deeply wounded by this unspeakable tragedy. We are gathered in the shadow of immense sorrow, mou...

21/03/2025

The Wadadli Initiative for Self-care and Healing (WISH) was honored to participate in the Dear Chantel memorial programme hosted by Five Islands Primary School, where 100 copies of Be Kind to Your Mind, a mental health and self-care coloring and activity book, were donated to the school in memory of...