ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Brian Challenger has been appointed as Antigua & Barbuda’s non-resident ambassador to Latin America. Ambassador Challenger will serve as the country’s representative to a number of countries to include the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republ...

St. Johns Antigua- The “Come back kid” is going nowhere. Former prime minister Lester Bird said despite weak legs and a herniated disc, he plans on contesting in the next general elections constitutionally due in 2014. In an exclusive interview with OBSERVER media, the St John’s Ru...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The silly season of election politics has begun and there is much talk around town about the possibility of early elections. This is to be expected because there is never a Caribbean election that enters its final year that does not start the rumours that the incumbent wi...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Former general secretary of the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) Senator Paul “Chet” Greene does not fear wider fallout for Caribbean football after the resignation of Trinidad & Tobago’s former National Security Minister Austin...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government will seek funding from the World Bank to ensure the implementation of an “Open Data” project that would make available to the public non-sensitive, non-personal data which it collects in the course of its operation...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua & Barbuda is in line to benefit from a US $42 million fund to protect marine and coastal habitats. It comes under a project called “the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI)” – led by the Nature Conservancy (TNC) – which seeks to h...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua & Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU), bargaining agents for the 117 Caribbean Airlines Services (CAS) workers will be meeting with management today following a sick-out by workers yesterday. ABWU General Secretary David Massiah told OBSERVER media CAS manageme...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The financial woes of LIAT and Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) featured in the news this past week. We recognise that operating an airline is a tough business.   After all, it was Sir Richard Branson, famous for the “Virgin” brand that said: “If ...

St. John’s Antigua- An official of the Antigua & Barbuda Hotel Training Institute (ABHTI) yesterday promised to consider placing more emphasis on sustainable tourism after attending a Caribbean Tourism Organisation conference in Trinidad & Tobago. Ercil Charles Jr, head of academic aff...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - St. John’s Antigua- Last week, news broke that masked gunmen had robbed a group of cruise ship tourist in St Lucia. Apparently, a bus tour of the Soufriere Botanical Gardens turned into a nightmare scenario when their bus was hijacked by three masked men who proceed...