Scotland’s intention to protect the unique way of life of its 900+ tiny island communities is making fast progress towards their Islands Bill. Minister Humza Ustaf said ‘Our islands make a significant contribution to Scottish life from both a cultural and economic perspective. We have placed the aspirations and needs of our island communities at […]
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Lou Grignon was the overall winner of the Antigua-Barbuda Hamptons Challenge sail race in his boat “Street Fighter”. The race took place on Saturday, off Sag Harbour, New York. Sponsored by the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, the prize for the winner is a trip to Antigua Sailing Week in 2014, and a yacht […]
Tourism Authority CEO Colin James has confirmed on OBSERVER AM this morning thatfrom 2014, smaller cruise vessels will be making calls in Barbuda as a result of an incentive package that gives cruise ship operators two islands for the price of one. As Barbuda does not have a deep water harbour, the cruise vessels will […]
The Council administration under Chairman Arthur Nibbs has resumed sand mining on Barbuda in spite of a resolution in 2012 to stop. Nibbs said “Reality has set in… the council is currently in deep financial trouble. Our finances usually come from the central government, but the government itself is in a precarious situation”. Elsewhere in […]
The new APUA reverse osmosis plant at River will soon be operational as the pipes are being laid to bring water to the village.
An earthquake about 25 miles to the west of Barbuda shook the island in the early hours of this morning. Did you feel it? Add your experience of it to earthquakereport.com and help scientists record this earthquake.
The island will be celebrating Caribana from May 16th to 20th. All the dates and info on the festival’s facebook page, so keep in touch there, and get yourself organised to get here.
There was a big turnout to support this initiative at the beautiful fisheries building, with food, music, a performance from the school steel orchestra and a celebration of the newly trained Barbuda scuba divers.
After a long wait while they counted all the votes – not box by box as usual – and without allowing anyone in to enter the hall except for a select few, the result of last night’s Barbuda Council election is a wake-up call for the BPM and a hollow victory for the campaigning of […]
A fantastic food fair was held at Holy Trinity School to celebrate Black History Month, showcasing food from many of the islands of the Caribbean. We bought conchs and goat water, served with season rice, breadfruit and dumplings, and washed it down with ginger beer.