There was one newspaper in Antigua and Barbuda at the beginning of 2020, The Daily Observer. It was founded in 1993. Initial publication was by fax. It was a daily newspaper, publishing Monday through Saturday. As of 2018, it is available only online.[1] It is owned by NewsCo Limited, which is located on the 4th Floor of ABI Financial Building, 156 Redcliffe Street, St. John's, Antigua.[2] AntiguaNewsRoom.com is a news website.[3]
A recent addition to the Antiguan news landscape is the Antiguan Herald, a non-political international publication that claims to be the #1 Source for Trusted news and Information.[4]
Historic newspapers
edit- The Antigua Free Press, published by Benjamin Mekom (Benjamin Franklin's nephew)[2]
- The Weekly Register, founded in 1814 by Henry Loving, ceased in 1839[2]
- Herald Gazette, founded in 1831[2]
- Antigua Almanac and Register, founded in 1843[2]
- Antigua Observer, founded in 1843[2]
- Antigua Times, founded in 1851 by an American, Fred S. Jewett, ceased in 1878[2]
- Antigua Standard, founded in 1874, changed to Antigua Sun in 1909, ceased in 1922[2]
- The Magnet, founded in 1931[2]
- The Progress, founded in 1940[2]
- The Antigua Star, founded in 1940[2]
- The Worker's Voice, founded in 1944 by the Antigua Trades and Labour Union, ceased in the 1990s[2]
- The Anvil, founded in 1956[2]
- The Antigua Times, founded in the late 1960s[2]
- Antigua Yearbook, founded in 1964[2]
- The Outlet, founded in 1968, associated with the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, ceased in the 1990s[2]
- The Trumpet, founded in about 1968[2]
- The Sentinel, late 1980s/1990s, founded by Vere Bird Jr.[2]
- News Pages Antigua, founded in the 2000s[2]
- Carib Arena, founded in the 2000s, short-lived[2]
- Antigua Sun and Sun Weekend, founded in 1997 by Allen Stanford
- Caribbean Times, in Antigua and Barbuda, ceased to publish in January 2018.[2][5] (There is a newspaper also called Caribbean Times that is published in New York City.)
References
edit- ^ "The Daily Observer". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Hillhouse, Joanne C. (3 October 2017). "The Antigua and Barbuda Media: an Abridged Record". Wadali Pen. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "AUA responds to erroneous article by Antigua News Room". Antigua Breaking News. November 4, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Antiugan Herald. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Caribbean Times workers yet to receive severance". The Daily Observer. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Benjamin, Milton (Spring 2007). "Antigua's Media: Now and Then". CLR James Journal: A Review of Caribbean Ideas. 13 (1). Caribbean Philosophical Association.
- Brown, Aggrey; Sanatan, Roderick (1987). Talking with Whom? A Report on the State of the Media in the Caribbean. ASIN B0725D997G.
- Drost, Harry (1991). The World's news media: a comprehensive reference guide. Longman. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-582-08554-1.