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Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Antigua and Barbuda. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

St. John's

Head of State

King Charles III

Head of Government

Prime Minister Gaston Browne

Iranians walk next to an anti-US billboard carrying a sentence in Persian that reads “The devil army will be drowned in the Persian Gulf” in Tehran on Monday. Photo: EPA

US, Israel war on Iran

Indian sailor killed in attack on vessel in Hormuz: India and Oman authorities

A strike on the cargo ship Cape Dao led to a fire in the engine room, and 27 crew members had to be evacuated by the Omani navy.

24 Sep 2026 - 3:20AM

Americas and the Caribbean

US strikes on boats in Caribbean fuel speculation over missing fishermen

17 Oct 2025 - 2:52PM

Trump urges Americans to stay safe as ‘epic’ Irma approaches

26 Jun 2018 - 3:28AM

‘We had cars flying over our head’: surreal scenes of Irma’s wrath

8 Sep 2017 - 10:05PM

‘What we experienced is like something you see in a horror movie, not something you expect to actually happen in reality’

Barbuda island mostly gone after Hurricane Irma

8 Sep 2017 - 3:27PMvideocam

Update | Irma lays waste to the Caribbean, triggering huge aid effort

8 Sep 2017 - 3:27PMvideocam

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Update | ‘Barbuda now is rubble’: Hurricane Irma devastates tropical islands

26 Jun 2018 - 3:32AMvideocam

Irma is one of the most powerful storms ever recorded and only the second to have such high sustained wind speeds, after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013

Macau billionaire hoped bribery would seal legacy: US prosecutor

26 Jul 2017 - 8:59AM

Founder of online criminal network dies in Thai jail cell

21 Jul 2017 - 3:05AMvideocam

Corruption in China

Fugitive hiding in Caribbean will only return to China ‘as free man’

9 Jul 2017 - 11:32PM

St Kitts and Nevis is a member of Interpol but is under no legal obligation to comply with its red notice nor China’s demands. Photo: Shutterstock

Criminal or hero? Macau billionaire’s UN bribery trial begins

30 Jun 2017 - 10:58PM

In this October 26, 2015, file photo, Macau billionaire Ng Lap-seng, centre, leaves federal court with his attorney Benjamin Brafman, right, after he was released on bail in connection with a United Nations bribery scheme in New York. Photo: AP

Macau billionaire on trial in US over UN bribery case

24 Jun 2017 - 11:43PM

Macau billionaire’s aide pleads guilty in UN bribe case

8 Apr 2017 - 10:49PM

Macau billionaire’s aide negotiates plea deal in UN bribe case

29 Mar 2017 - 9:35PM

Ng Lap Seng, founder of the Sun Kian IP Group, is accused of bribing a former UN General Assembly president. Photo: Reuters

The Hongcouver | Backup passports and the case of the Canadian with eight citizenships

10 Mar 2017 - 2:22PM

Canadian immigration lawyer David Lesperance recounts the case of a client who obtained citizenship from eight nations, whose passports are displayed here (clockwise from top left): Canada, Belize, Cape Verde, Ireland, Britain,St Kitts and Nevis, the Commonwealth of Dominica, and Grenada. Photos: Handout / SCMP Graphic

Dicey passports and islands in the sun: a Hong Kong history

20 Feb 2017 - 8:26AM

The big questions about missing tycoon: why and why now?

24 Sep 2018 - 3:21PMvideocam

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Passports for sale: rich Chinese, the new super immigrants

11 Jan 2018 - 6:11AM

Antigua and Barbuda is a former outpost of the now threadbare British empire. Photo: AFP

Exclusive | Missing tycoon had diplomatic passport from Caribbean state

Missing mainland billionaire Xiao Jianhua received a diplomatic passport from Antigua and Barbuda just days before President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met the prime minister of the tiny Caribbean nation in Beijing.

24 Sep 2018 - 3:22PMvideocam

What's the best Caribbean island? Here's a look at the top 25

28 Mar 2017 - 2:03PM

Why missing billionaire and actor De Niro have a stake in island paradise

2 Feb 2017 - 5:27PM

Caribbean country’s cash-for-citizenship scheme proves win-win for all

What next for Xiao Jianhua, as he assists with probe?

2 Feb 2017 - 9:14AM

Xiao Jianhua was allegedly persuaded to cooperate with mainland authorities on an investigation in the 2015 stock turmoil.

Chinese tycoon ‘helping inquiries’ into stock market turmoil

A Chinese billionaire who disappeared mysteriously from his luxury Hong Kong hotel over the Lunar New Year weekend is now on the mainland and “assisting investigations” into the stock market turmoil of 2015 and the case of a former top spy

2 Feb 2017 - 5:29PM

Mainland tycoon has history of deals with big wheels

2 Feb 2017 - 9:14AM

US prosecutors targeting Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng reveal new charges - and his nickname

23 Nov 2016 - 11:03PM

Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng is accused of bribing former United Nations General Assembly president John Ashe. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong confirms 56-year-old man as city’s second imported Zika case

15 Nov 2016 - 10:31PM

Hong Kong’s first Zika case was reported in late August. Photo: Felix Wong

Did he know?: FBI asked Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng in UN bribery scandal if partner was Chinese agent

20 Aug 2016 - 7:51AM

New | Macau billionaire accuses US of persecution over UN bribery scheme case

12 Aug 2016 - 5:48AM

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