Public Sector Workers to Receive Additional Retroactive Payment in December; Pay Increase Set for 2026
Public sector employees across Antigua and Barbuda will receive an additional retroactive salary payment in December 2025, following Cabinet’s ratification of the decision during its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The announcement comes just days after Prime Minister...
Nearly 50 Dead as Hurricane Melissa Tears Through Caribbean
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa climbed to nearly 50 on Thursday as the powerful storm tore through the Caribbean, leaving widespread devastation across Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic before turning toward Bermuda. The U.S. National Hurricane...
Charges Dismissed in Three-Year-Old Firearm Case
A man who spent more than three years charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger a woman, has had his case dismissed. On October 29, 2025, prosecutors dropped all charges against Damion Ian Maragh, bringing criminal proceedings against him to a...
20th Earthquake This Week Recorded Near Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda recorded its 20th earthquake in less than a week early this morning, as a persistent seismic swarm continues to shake the eastern Caribbean. The latest tremor, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake, struck at 2:13 am local time approximately 264 kilometers...
