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Indian climate policy expert to help deliver Commonwealth Youth Forum

Vikrant Srivastava, an Indian climate policy expert, will help plan the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Forum in Antigua and Barbuda. He joins 22 other young leaders on an international taskforce. They will shape the forum's program and policy recommendations. The event aims to foster youth agency and co-create pathways for shared…

The Economic Times · Jun 16

ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024: full schedule, dates and venues

ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024: full schedule, dates and venues

The Hindu · Jan 5, 2024

Seeds of potential: the Caribbean women reviving a dying art

Seed work was first practised by enslaved African women in Antigua and Barbuda. With few artisans left, efforts are under way to preserve it in a way that empowers younger generations

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

Barbuda's fight for land: Developers move forward despite community pushback

Barbuda has long remained isolated from mass tourism. Its 1,600 inhabitants have been able to protect their Caribbean island because land ownership does not exist there. All land belongs to the community. But the island's white sandy beaches and turquoise waters attract foreign investors, who would like to build hotels…

France 24 · Oct 26, 2022

All of the countries that might scrap the monarchy now that Charles III is King

Barbados was the most recent country to have severed ties with the monarchy - other countries such as the Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda have signalled they are taking steps to become a republic

Daily Mirror · Sep 16, 2022

What will happen to Commonwealth realms now Charles is King?

Commonwealth realms now have King Charles III as their head of state – but will any follow Barbados’s lead and become a republic?

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Two countries consider becoming republics after Queen's death

Antigua and Barbuda announced plans to hold a referendum over whether or not to become a republic after Queen Elizabeth II's passing, while Belize is set to hold a constitutional review on the matter

Daily Mirror · Sep 12, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda PM says he wants to hold republic referendum 'within the next three years'

THE Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has said he will call for a referendum on the country becoming a republic within three years following the…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda PM says he will hold referendum to ditch monarchy

It is one of 14 nations to retain the British monarch as their head of state

Wales Online · Sep 11, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda PM says he will hold republic referendum within three years

Gaston Browne indicated such a move earlier this year during a visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022