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Canadian fashion designer George Sully inspires local designers during visit to Antigua
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 19, 2025
Toronto-based fashion designer and entrepreneur George Sully, while vacationing in Antigua last week, met with three local designers to explore creative exchange and cross-border collaboration. Sully connected with Miranda Askie of Miranda Askie...
Hotel occupancy reaches 90 per cent for Antigua Carnival
Antigua News Room
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June 19, 2025
CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet welcomed the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and a member of the Festivals Commission for an update on the preparations for Antigua’s Carnival 2025, which will be held from July 25 to August 5 under the theme “Itz A Vibe.”...
Shakib to play for Antingua and Barbuda Falcons in upcoming CPL season
Daily Star
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June 18, 2025
Wed Jun 18, 2025 09:32 PM Last update on: Wed Jun 18, 2025 09:51 PM Star Sports Report Wed Jun 18, 2025 09:32 PM Last update on: Wed Jun 18, 2025 09:51 PM Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan is set to make his return to the Caribbean Premier...
Travel bans and global sport
Trinidad Express
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It is probably too late to consider removing the United States as a host of next year’s football World Cup. And in any event, it is unlikely that Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world football, would even contemplate...
LIAT partners with St Kitts Music Festival and White Sands for 2025 showcases
Win Media SKN
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June 18, 2025
by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): On Friday, June 13, 2025, representatives of LIAT 2020 Limited visited the destination St. Kitts for a pre-event leading up to the highly anticipated St. Kitts Music Festival and White Sands affair....
Monroe University Confers Degrees on 55 Graduates from Antigua & Barbuda
The Antigua Observer
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - at Radio City Music Hall Commencement Fifty-five students from the islands of Antigua and Barbuda were awarded their degrees from Monroe University, a New York-based leader in educating first-generation and international...
Ms Antigua Talented Genius returns after a 10- year hiatus
The Antigua Observer
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - By Deslyn A Joseph Ms Antigua Talented Genius (MATG) returns on November 29 after a decade’s hiatus, says Events Coordinator in the Ministry of Creative Industries Gilbert Laudat. He said it is a talented teen show for females...
‘We will not be bullied’: Antigua responds to proposed US visa restrictions
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 17, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene has come out swinging against reported U.S. plans to impose visa restrictions on countries offering Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIPs), declaring, “We will not be bullied....
Miss Desrie Markham Makes History as First Miss Antigua Barbuda Crowned Miss Caribbean Universe Queen
Antigua.News
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June 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE Monday 16th June 2025 – St. John’s, Antigua……. Antigua and Barbuda’s pride, Miss Desrie Markham, returned home with tears of joy and humility after making history over the weekend by being crowned the first Miss Antigua Barbuda to...
Rush Hour: SC directs Karnataka to release Kamal Haasan’s film, Indians asked to leave Tehran & more
Scroll.in
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June 17, 2025
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How to Watch Canada vs Honduras: Live Stream CONCACAF Gold Cup, TV Channel
Newsweek
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June 18, 2025
Canada will face Honduras in this 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup matchup on Tuesday at BC Place, and you can catch all the action with FuboTV. Cyle Larin #9 of Canada controls the ball against the Mexico during the first half of a CONCACAF Nations League...
Caribbean Culture Fund Unveils Third Call for Proposals, St. Kitts and Nevis Artists Eligible
Win Media SKN
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June 17, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The Caribbean Culture Fund (CCF) has launched its third call for proposals, making a substantial US$400,000 available in grants to bolster cultural and creative projects throughout the region. This...
Sunrise Airways Takes a Silver Flight to the St Kitts Music Festival
Win Media SKN
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June 16, 2025
For the first time in its 27-year history, the St. Kitts Music Festival (SKMF) welcomes Sunrise Airways as an official travel partner, adding new energy and connectivity to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated music events. Having launched its...
Editorial | Travel bans and global sport
The Gleaner
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June 17, 2025
It is probably too late to consider removing the United States as a host of next year’s football World Cup. And in any event, it is unlikely that Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world football, would even contemplate...
China moves to reinforce its Global Civilisation Initiative with media exchanges; Kenya among participants
TV47
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June 16, 2025
In quite a strategic move to reinforce its Global Civilisation Initiative (GCI), China has organised a seminar focusing on ‘new media’, that will see focus and attention turned to international media collaborations. The “Seminar on New Media...
Dr Curtis Charles, Director of Academic Affairs, UWI Five Islands Campus, Antigua and Barbuda.
The Antigua Observer
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June 16, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Curtis B Charles In just seven days, some of the world’s brightest minds in artificial intelligence and healthcare will gather right here in Antigua for the 2nd Annual AI Research Conference at the University of the West...
Disaster Capitalism Comes to Barbuda
Current Affairs
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The actor Robert De Niro was recently interviewed in the New York Times Travel section, where he boasted about his latest business venture—an ultra-exclusive luxury resort complete with a swanky, Nobu-branded sushi restaurant. The interview took...
Fugitive diamond tycoon accuses Indian government of 'orchestrating his kidnapping' in Antigua in bid to extradite him over alleged bank fraud
Daily Mail
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June 17, 2025
A fugitive diamond dealer accused India of orchestrating his kidnapping to extradite him on fraud allegations, the High Court in London has heard. The claim is a the centre of a legal case brought forward by Mehul Choksi, 66, who is wanted in...
WORLD VIEW: Antigua and Barbuda hosts OAS at crucial juncture
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 16, 2025
By SIR RONALD SANDERS The 55th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will be held in one of its smallest member states at a time of global political and economic uncertainty. That uncertainty is...
CWI to lead formation of La Federación de Críquet de las Américas
The Gleaner
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July 10, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): AS PART of efforts to grow the sport of cricket across North, Central and South America, Cricket West Indies (CWI) will spearhead the establishment of La Federación de Críquet de las Américas (FECA). This proposed...