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A Legacy of Partnership: Honouring H.E. Zhang Yanling’s Tenure in Antigua & Barbuda

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When Jerry Comes Calling: One Storm, Two Men, and a Nation on Alert

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CARICOM Moves Closer to the OECS Free Movement Model (Eye on The Economy)

October 1, 2025

President Xi Jinping and President Donald J. Trump on Latest Call

September 20, 2025

The Soaring Falcons: From Nest to Playoffs

September 16, 2025

The Ultimate Act of a Praying Nation

September 10, 2025

Spectacle in Beijing, Washington’s Dilemma: Implications for the Caribbean

September 6, 2025

Holness Secures Third Term: Power Secured, Small Voter Footprint

September 4, 2025

Jamaica Votes 2025: A Nation at the Ballot Box, A Democracy on Edge

September 2, 2025

Falcons at the Crossroads: The Flight Path to the CPL Playoffs

September 2, 2025

The Covenant of Trust: Social Security, Government, and the Jolly Beach Test

August 27, 2025

Falcons Take Flight: Levelling Scores, Topping Tables, and Building for the Road Ahead

August 26, 2025

Falcons Talons Bruised in A Night of Nerves

August 23, 2025

CARIFESTA: Binding the Caribbean Through Culture

August 22, 2025

Falcons Soar to Stun the Knight Riders in Thrilling Finish

August 21, 2025

Rain Wins, but Antigua’s Spirit Shines at Sir Viv

August 19, 2025

Karima Gore Flies High as Falcons Clip Royals in Thrilling Finish

August 17, 2025

Men, Take Prostate Health Seriously! Screening This Saturday

August 15, 2025

Sechuns – The Band! Rewriting the Road Map for Antigua’s Mas

August 15, 2025

The Reign of the Monarchs: 30 Years of Soca Royalty

August 3, 2025

Emancipation Reflections – Antigua and No Apprenticeship

August 1, 2025

A Carnival Institution: Inside the Legacy of The Breakfast Fete

July 24, 2025

The Prelude to a Carnival Institution: The Roving Years Uncovered

July 9, 2025

HoneyBee Theatre is off to take Broadway by storm this summer.

July 9, 2025

Calypso Calling – Calypso Tent Season in On

June 14, 2025

MUSINGS – The Burden of Being Chosen

June 13, 2025

Storytelling in Style: Andrew Charles Awarded for Cultural Fusion at China’s Dalang Cup

June 11, 2025

China leads on the 1st UN International Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations

June 11, 2025

Trade War De-escalation Prospects Improve as Xi and Trump Engage

June 8, 2025

A Hat-trick of Nominations for Alzarri Joseph as West Indies Cricket Celebrates 50th Anniversary of 1975 World Cup Victory

June 4, 2025

Children – The Biggest Losers in Sudan and Gaza Conflicts

June 4, 2025

World’s First Intergovernmental Mediation Body Established

May 30, 2025

Panorama 2025 Rehearsals Begin

May 28, 2025

Hells Gate Steel Orchestra Panorama Launch 2025 – Back where it all Started

May 25, 2025

Relationships Are Not Ownership

May 23, 2025

Promoting Mutual Development and Prosperity

May 23, 2025

The Lie of White Genocide

May 20, 2025

Alzarri in Consideration for Future Windies Captaincy

May 19, 2025

Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean meet with China’s Foreign Minister

May 17, 2025

China-CELAC 4th Ministerial Meeting Address by Chinese Foreign Minister

May 17, 2025

4th China-CELAC Convenes in Beijing

May 12, 2025

U.S. Initiated Tariff War with China De-escalates

May 12, 2025

Teacher, Teacher – The Power is Yours

May 10, 2025

China Considers Trade Talks with the United States

May 3, 2025

Dance the Nights Away – Nights Three and Four of the National Secondary Schools’ Theatre Festival

April 29, 2025

Kamla Returns and PNM Falls

April 29, 2025

Trinidad & Tobago Votes 2025

April 28, 2025

Curtains Down – 2025 National Secondary Schools’ Theatre Arts Festival

April 28, 2025

A Captivating Night Two of the National Secondary School Theatre Festival

April 24, 2025

A Night of Spirits – Opening Night of the National Secondary Schools’ Theatre Festival

April 23, 2025

The National Secondary Schools’ Theatre Festival Long Term Impact

April 22, 2025

Antigua & Barbuda Day 1 – Carifta Track & Field 2025

April 20, 2025

The 2025 National Schools Theatre Festival is Stage Ready

April 19, 2025

Kanneh-Masons, ABYSO Evening of Music – An Absolute Delight

April 10, 2025

WTO and its place in current Global Trade Developments

April 9, 2025

Antiguan and Barbudan Aims for Goal in DaLang Cup China’s Fashion Design Contest

April 1, 2025

Ne Zha 2 – Sharing Chinese Culture with the World

March 25, 2025

China reiterates opening-up commitment at the 2025 China Development Forum

March 23, 2025

Antigua and Barbuda is now represented in the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Cities Media Alliance

March 20, 2025

Cultural Voices, Legislative and Policy-Making Partners at China’s Two Sessions

March 11, 2025

Rapid AI Sector Progress Attracts Attention During China’s 14th National People’s Congress

March 9, 2025

Chinese Government Tables 2024 Work Report and Highlights 2025 Prospects

March 5, 2025

China’s “Two Sessions” Under International Spotlight

March 3, 2025

An Eye on Global Diplomacy Moves: Russia Retains CenterStage

February 24, 2025

Dancing Robots Symbolise China’s Technological Dominance

January 30, 2025

A Celebration of Unity: Antigua and Barbuda Welcomes the Year of the Snake with the Chinese Spring Festival

January 28, 2025

China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump on a Call

January 19, 2025

Antigua and Barbuda Authors published by International Publishing Company

January 7, 2025

Adrian Constant

January 2, 2025

Winston Keithroy Matthew Benjamin

December 31, 2024

Meet Big Pants -The start of my Love Affair with China

December 1, 2024

Ridley Jacobs

November 26, 2024

Belt and Road Construction Powerhouse Commits to Region

November 24, 2024

Perspectives on the 7th China International Import Expo

November 9, 2024

Cashless in China

October 28, 2024

PM Modi to President Putin – Time for A Resolution

October 24, 2024

Promoting high-quality Belt and Road Cooperation – Media Awareness Forum in China

October 22, 2024

Understanding the Belt and Road Agenda, The Role of the Media

October 17, 2024

2024 ICC Women’s T20 Overview

October 1, 2024

China Friendship Contest Provides Opportunity to Explore China

September 20, 2024

Ottos Comprehensive School

September 15, 2024

The 4th China-Caribbean Economic & Trade Cooperation Forum – Renewed and Expanded Partnerships

September 15, 2024

A Small Islander’s Perspectives on the 2024 Africa-China Summit

September 8, 2024

Prelude – 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing

September 4, 2024

Spectating in China – The Journey Begins

August 31, 2024

West Indies Win 2nd World Cup

June 23, 2024

The Importance of Regular Reading

March 5, 2023

Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Reform – The Opening Chapter

February 18, 2023

Six Votes Alone

February 5, 2023

George Arlington Sheppard

January 28, 2023

Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson

January 12, 2023

Charlesworth T Samuel

January 7, 2023

Dwayne Mussington

January 7, 2023

Petra The Spectator’s Cool Smooth T20 Explosion Update

September 22, 2022

Mickel Brann-Challenger

July 15, 2022

CARICOM DAY

July 4, 2022

Lieutenant Colonel Edward H. Croft

June 30, 2022

Karl Spencer

June 27, 2022

Formal Approval for the UWI Five Island Campus

June 26, 2022

Khan Cordice

June 26, 2022

The Sunday Spectator

The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Meets A Major Hurdle

In the early hours of October 18, 2025, CARICOM issued a statement on the “security build-up in the Region.” The document struck a familiar chord of regional caution: reaffirming the…

Petra October 22, 2025

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A Legacy of Partnership: Honouring H.E. Zhang Yanling’s Tenure in Antigua & Barbuda

When Antigua and Barbuda joined the world in commemorating the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in September, it was not only the annual diplomatic…

Petra October 15, 2025

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When Jerry Comes Calling: One Storm, Two Men, and a Nation on Alert

“Good morning, I am behaving. To many loved ones, no harm. Decided to bless everyone with needed rain. Please stay at home. I’ll be depositing rain until midday.” Message from…

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CARICOM Moves Closer to the OECS Free Movement Model (Eye on The Economy)

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President Xi Jinping and President Donald J. Trump on Latest Call

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Petra September 20, 2025

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The Soaring Falcons: From Nest to Playoffs

September 16, 2025 - Tonight, the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons enter the CPL playoffs, an extraordinary milestone for a franchise only in its second year. What once seemed a distant…

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The Sunday Spectator

The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Meets A Major Hurdle

Petra October 22, 2025

The Sunday Spectator

A Legacy of Partnership: Honouring H.E. Zhang Yanling’s Tenure in Antigua & Barbuda

Petra October 15, 2025

The Sunday Spectator

When Jerry Comes Calling: One Storm, Two Men, and a Nation on Alert

Petra October 10, 2025

The Sunday Spectator

CARICOM Moves Closer to the OECS Free Movement Model (Eye on The Economy)

Petra October 1, 2025