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Stephen Castle (The New York Times) writes on the complex case of Caribbean nations seeking reparations for the damages of slavery and the resistance they face from the European countries that built their economies on the exploitation of their resources and people. For example, Britain, Castle writes, has already paid compensation over the abolition of…

There’s an air of excitement here in Antigua and Barbuda as the United Progressive Party (UPP) celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. Wow! It’s been three decades full of risks, rewards and challenges, and at every turn, the Party has stayed the course and risen, in a most admirable way, to the…

Six weeks after the former leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell tendered his resignation, speculation has been rife regarding when the party will host its convention to officially elect his replacement. Yesterday, the party’s interim leader Jamale Pringle told Observer that the convention will likely take place…

By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Nomination Day—the day in the electoral cycle where members of various political parties and individuals officially submit their names as candidates for a constituency—has been an emphatic success by all accounts. The Daily Observer tracked some of the political parties and political hopefuls on Wednesday…