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News Pages Antigua, founded in the 2000s [2] Carib Arena, founded in the 2000s, short-lived [2] Antigua Sun and Sun Weekend, founded in 1997 by Allen Stanford; Caribbean Times, in Antigua and Barbuda, ceased to publish in January 2018. [2] [5] (There is a newspaper also called Caribbean Times that is published in New York City.)
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The first confirmed English settlement in Antigua and Barbuda was established in 1632. [2] In 1674, the first sugar plantation was established in the country. This is when the first African slaves were brought to the country, and soon, the majority of people in Antigua and Barbuda were of African descent. [3]
The Barbudan independence movement is a political movement that seeks the independence of Barbuda from Antigua.Proponents state that Barbudan independence would allow Barbudans to exercise their right to self-determination, especially after the start of the Barbuda land crisis, while opponents state that this movement would set a precedent for other small islands in the region to secede, and ...
The Daily Observer, the only daily newspaper of Antigua and Barbuda, est. 1993; Northern Daily Leader, published in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, and formerly known as The Daily Observer; The Daily Observer, est. 2011; The Daily Observer, published in The Gambia; Liberian Observer, which has also used the name Daily Observer
Antigua and Barbuda is composed of six parishes and two dependencies. Saint John is the most populous parish, home to well over half of Antigua and Barbuda's population. [65] During colonial times, the parishes were governed by parish vestries, however, the parishes now lack any sort of government. [66]
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Since 1904, Barbuda has had a certain degree of autonomy under the Barbuda Act, which established an island warden who could make certain regulations. In 1976, during the prelude to independence, the Barbuda Local Government Act was passed, with amendments in 1981, [ 3 ] being described in 1982 by the Antigua Broadcasting Service as giving the ...