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The Trumpet, founded in about 1968 [2] The Sentinel, late 1980s/1990s, founded by Vere Bird Jr. [2] 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.
Antigua. / 17.08500°N 61.80000°W / 17.08500; -61.80000. Antigua ( / ænˈtiːɡə / ann-TEE-gə ), [2] also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda.
The history of Antigua and Barbuda covers the period from the arrival of the Archaic peoples thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Antigua and Barbuda were inhabited by three successive Amerindian societies. The island was claimed by England, who settled the islands in 1632.
Location of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda is a twin- island country in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including Great Bird, Green, Guinea, Long, Maiden and York Islands and further south, the island ...
The Antigua Daily Observer, the Antigua News Room, and The Antiguan Times are the names of the country's three newspapers. The Antigua Observer is the only newspaper that is published every day in printed form. It is possible to watch the local television channel, ABS TV 10. (it is the only station that shows exclusively local programs).
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. / 17.117°N 61.850°W / 17.117; -61.850. St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 22,219, [1] St. John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.
The monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda. [1] The current Antiguan and Barbudan monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. As sovereign, he is the personal embodiment of the Crown of Antigua and Barbuda.
Long jump. Sir Lester Bryant Bird KNH (21 February 1938 – 9 August 2021) was an Antiguan politician and athlete who served as the second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) from 1971 to 1983, then became prime minister when his father, Sir Vere Bird, the previous prime ...