Latest Antigua and Barbuda News

At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change

Nov. 13, 2024 06:42 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — More than two dozen world leaders are delivering remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change. ...

A tiny island in the Caribbean seeks help from London after a politician is slain

Nov. 07, 2024 16:12 PM EST

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Antigua and Barbuda is seeking help from authorities in London to solve the killing of a member of Parliament in the Caribbean island nation who was found stabbed to death this week. The decision was taken Wednesday by Cabinet members who also announced...

Activists challenge colonial-era abortion laws in Antigua and Barbuda

Oct. 23, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Doctors, nurses and activists in Antigua and Barbuda are fighting a colonial-era law that largely bans abortions, igniting a debate about women’s reproductive rights on the tiny twin-island nation. A top local court ruled this month that a legal...