

We called our news pages after Jicky (Ordrick Samuel) who for many years announced village news including birthdays, deaths, meetings and his opinion on local politics – interspersed with his favourite songs – over a loudspeaker from his roof with only occasional interruptions, until finally he was shut down by a new neighbour. Sadly now we have to use barbudaful facebook instead. We have kept our old Jicky’s Latest News (JLN) articles as an archive going back over twenty years as far as 2004 when the barbudaful website started. Some of the older posts have lost some of their content (images and old links) over that time but they are an interesting snapshot of life on Barbuda and you can search through them here.
50% of the country – 3% of the budget
Since Hurricane Irma (when we needed it most) Barbuda has been punished by Antigua and [...]
Mar
The Battle of the Land Registries
Hmmm… The Barbuda Council have granted all kinds of lands free to Barbudans for centuries, [...]
Nov
Here we go again…
‘The first home, dubbed the Abercorn Residence, would be a sprawling 15,000 square feet edifice [...]
Oct
The Barbuda Amendment Bill 2022 Fairy Tale
Well, it all belongs to me, said ever-charming Gaston Brown to King Charles at that [...]
Sep
Privy Council – it’s not Common Land.
The devastating decision of the Privy Council to dismiss the appeal of Barbudans in the [...]
Jun
Caribana 2022
Caribana is back on Barbuda, after years of waiting since the ravages of the hurricane [...]
May
Privy Council: Case Details
This information is taken from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council website. MacKenzie Frank [...]
Apr
Barbudans Worldwide
Barbudans Worldwide Dear Fellow Barbudans, Re. BARBUDA LAND RIGHTS CASE AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL LONDON [...]
Apr
Barbuda gets star treatment.
So suddenly we are worth promoting? But no mention of this website which has been [...]
Mar
Privy Council: May 3rd 2022.
Finally, the long awaited date has been agreed for the hearing in the UK at [...]
Mar
Eda Frank
Eda Frank recently passed away, she was a neighbour and friend; advice giver, entrepreneur, my [...]
Mar
Don’t steal our Fish
Unlicenced fishing boats (including Antiguans – we have DIFFERENT LAWS on Barbuda) are being warned [...]
Feb