Under-19-million-dollar injection for host economies as ICC bid process opens ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies said Caribbean countries hoping to host matches in next year’s ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup stood to benefit from an estimated US$10 million injection into their economies, as the governing body on Friday announced the opening of the […]
Carifta Games 2021 postponed – again HAMILTON, Bermuda – Organisers have postponed the CARIFTA Games 2021 until August.. Traditionally staged over the Easter weekend annually, the prominent regional amateur track and field championships was pushed back until July but will now be staged here from August 13-15. “Our Games were scheduled for July 2-4 and […]
West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets, win T20 series 2-1 ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An uncertain West Indies wobbled their way through a nervy run chase before all-rounder Fabian Allen clubbed three sixes in the penultimate over, to hand them a jittery three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a 2-1 series win here […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The citizens of Antigua and Barbuda are mourning the death of cultural icon Joseph ‘Calypso Joe’ Hunte. Calypso Joe died on Saturday. The cause of death has not been revealed. He has left behind a legacy of music through his most popular nation building calypsos — such as A Nation to […]
JOHN’S, Antigua – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda announced last Thursday that following consultations with the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, CARIFESTA XV, has been postponed until 2022. In a statement, the government said that CARIFESTA XV, that was scheduled for August 12-22, 2021 will now be staged August 11-21,2022. “The postponement of the […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -The cash-strapped regional airline LIAT, which is undergoing a restructuring programme, is likely to return to the skies in November, a senior government minister has said here. But Information Minister Melford Nicholas told reporters that he would not want to give a specific date as to when the airline, in which the […]
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government says China remains an “important development partner” and has condemned “persons who ought to be more responsible” for seeking to spread paranoia with the relationship with Beijing. “They are an important partner of ours,” Information Minister Melford Nicholas said, insisting that there are people “why are […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua– Legendary fast bowler, Courtney Walsh, has been appointed head coach of West Indies Women, just 24 hours after they suffered a chastening 5-0 whitewash at the hands of England last week. The 57-year-old, a former Bangladesh bowling coach, served as assistant coach for West Indies Women during their Twenty20 World Cup campaign […]
JOHN’S, Antigua – As Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Industry stakeholders prepare for peak season, tourism officials are cautiously optimistic that with arrivals steadily increasing each month since the destination’s re-opening, that the moderate upward trend will continue into the traditionally busy tourism period. For the year to August 2020, tourism stayover arrival figures show that […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne criticised leaders on Barbuda who are seeking to end the existing relationship between the two islands. Parliament started debate last week on what the government termed a “resolution…which will address the virtually treasonous submission by the Barbuda Council to diminish or extinguish the unitary […]
