NOTICE:Single lane traffic

NOTICE: SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC ON SSWH AND OPR The Ministry of Works’ Project Implementation Management Unit (PIMU) advises the general public that single-lane traffic continues to facilitate ongoing infrastructure repairs to major roads. On Sir...

AP News: Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

People wade through a street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez) Children play in a street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in...

Stunning new images and stories witness to the changing marine environment

£2,000 and two brand new cameras were given as prizes in the annual marine environmental journal competition, plus £1,000 given to charity Stunning images and compelling storytelling about sailors’ adventures and their unique views of the marine...

The Best Places for Island Hopping in the Caribbean — From the BVI to the Bahamas

There’s something about island hopping in the Caribbean that feels like pure freedom. It’s the ease of waking up on one island, slipping onto a boat, and finding yourself somewhere entirely different by lunchtime. The air shifts. The sand feels...

Passion, fire: The fork-in-the-road moment that defines a rivalry

When Australia and India share a cricket field you can bank on fireworks, records being rewritten, and often enough, a touch of controversy. The Ashes might be the oldest rivalry in women's cricket, but across the past decade, Australia's contests...

Two Sisters: A New Chapter In Jamaican Dining Led By The Rousseau Sisters

During a recent trip to Ocho Rios, I ventured away from the resorts and into the hills of St Ann for a culinary experience with Jamaican chefs Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau. While the conveniences of a beachfront stay are a treat on most...

The World’s Most Flexible Casino Jobs: How Crypto Gambling Pioneered Remote Dealing

From Caribbean beaches to mountain chalets: Why Antigua could become the next hub for the world’s most location-independent career Picture this: You’re sitting on your balcony in St. John’s, the Caribbean sun warming your face, a rum punch within...

CWI outlines Windies Women plans for 2026

Players from the West Indies warm up before the start of their T20 International women’s cricket match against Australia at the North Sydney Oval in Sydney on October 2, 2023. (Photo: AFP) ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — With a hectic 2026 schedule...

Windies Women get ready for hectic 2026 with camp

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): WITH A hectic 2026 schedule fast approaching, West Indies Women have begun an intensive eight-week training camp in Antigua to prepare themselves for a rigorous year of cricket. The camp, which started on October 20 and...

Residents attending major climate conference in Brazil told to get yellow fever and measles vaccine

Ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), scheduled for November 10–21, 2025, in Belém, Pará state, Brazil, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is recommending that travelers —...

CAL flight alerts arrived too late: Trini students prepare for Cat-5 hurricane

Trinidad and Tobago students at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus in Jamaica insisted yesterday they were not notified about additional Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flights made available for their return home ahead of Hurricane...

DPP discontinues rape trial against two police officers

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP SOURCE: ANTIGUA OBSERVER- The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued a rape case against two police officers after the complainant allegedly violated court orders. On Monday, during the trial which...

These Are the Culinary Teams Coming to Barbados for Taste of the Caribbean

The Caribbean’s top chefs and mixologists are preparing to take center stage in Barbados this November. The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has announced the participating culinary teams for the 2025 edition of Taste of the Caribbean, set...

West Indies Women Launch Intensive ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Women’s Senior Team has begun an intensive eight-week training camp in Antigua as they prepare for a landmark year in 2026, featuring six tours, 15 ODIs, a Test match and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The...

The Time for a Decade of Island Resilience is Now

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion The Rock Islands, Palau. Credit:...

Montserratian Students in Jamaican Urged to Hunker Down at UWI and UTEC

Premier Reuben T. Meade has issued an urgent appeal to Montserratian students studying in Jamaica to take immediate precautions as Category 4 Hurricane Melissa approaches the island, warning that the storm poses a serious threat to life and...

Hurricane Melissa turns into Category 4, threatens flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean,...

NEW YORK’S HIDDEN OECS NATION: OVER 300,000 EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATIONALS CALL THE BIG APPLE HOME

An in-depth analysis of migration, identity, and community among OECS citizens in New York City — the unofficial capital of the Caribbean diaspora. A CITY BUILT BY ISLANDS When you walk through Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue on a summer evening, you...

40 Antiguan Students Sheltered at Pegasus Hotel as Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica

Antiguan Students Sheltered at Pegasus Hotel as Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica More than 40 Antiguan and Barbudan students studying in Jamaica have been relocated to the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel as Hurricane Melissa strengthens and threatens to...

OECS / UBEC Partner with Grenada, Saint Lucia & St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Promote Caribbean Yachting at the Annapolis SailbBoat Show

Regional collaboration highlights the Eastern Caribbean’s strength as a sustainable yachting destination The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, through the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project, in...