ANTIGUA & BARBUDA YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES 5 YEARS
The Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra celebrated its fifth year of operations in April with a series of concerts, workshops, master classes and appearances across Antigua.
Bill C-18 Crucial For Ethnic Media and Canadian Society
Ethnic media outlets have traditionally played a crucial role in helping newcomers navigate life in their newly adopted home. Rarely, though, have they been as invaluable as they were during the Covid pandemic.
JOANNE HILLHOUSE WINS ANTHONY N. SABGA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Prolific Antigua and Barbuda writer Joanne Hillhouse
ENGLISH HARBOUR … A MEGA YACHT HAVEN…
On a recent trip to the Caribbean island of Antigua & Barbuda I was fortune enough to spend a month on Dockside Road in the 18th Century town called English Harbour with the worlds only working dockyard of the Georgian period called Nelson’s Dockyard after the most famous Royal Navy officer in British history. He served in Antigua between 1784 and 1787. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the southern part of the island.
Deep Blue Comes to Screens as HAMAFilms Turns 30
It’s a double celebration and new movie for Antigua & Barbuda’s filmmaking duo, Howard and Mitzi Allen (HAMA) as they return to the big screen in 2023 with their latest feature Deep Blue. The new movie hits local screens as the couple celebrates their 30th year of marriage and storytelling through their company HaMafilms, Antigua.
BARBUDA 2022-3 Jewel of the Caribbean
At a recent meeting Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne hinted to Britain’s Earl of Wessex that he use his diplomatic influence to achieve “reparatory justice” for the island of Barbuda as visitors and residents are beginning to return in numbers to the very special island after 2017’s Hurricane Irma caused such devastation.
The Motion Picture Association of Antigua and Barbuda
The Motion Picture Association of Antigua and Barbuda hosted its 7th annual International Film Festival of Antigua, on
October 30th, 2022. The red-carpet event was held at the Dean William Lake Cultural Centre as part of the 41 st Independence celebration.
The red-carpet event included a phenomenal presentation by the students of the Antigua Film Academy, where their movie “Nobody Hit Mi Pickney” premiered.
This short film was done by the students and won the award of “Best Student Film” at the Canadian film festival COMMFFEST.
