The Sunday Spectator

Effective January 21, 2026, Antigua and Barbuda is among the countries affected by the introduction of financial guarantees into the visa process. Antigua and Barbuda is among a group of…

When tea leaves stop swirling, they settle. And sometimes, what they reveal is not a surprise, but confirmation. What do the tea leaves say when one man, it seems, did…

There is a peculiar habit in our public life that deserves a name. I call it the one-eyed beam pickers syndrome. Once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere.These…

Two Time Capsules, One National Story Nations are not built in a single moment. They are built in stages, often separated by decades, sometimes by generations, but always connected by…

Who Can Speak “Ghanaian”? In the shifting sands of the United Progressive Party’s caretaker politics in the north, truth has become optional and fairy tales have been given institutional shelter.…

Visa Lines, Loud Stands, and the Geography of RealityThe thing about local football matches is that you come for the game but leave with sociology. There I was, minding my…

What many see as a weakness, I claim as one of my greatest assets: I love Calypso.All of it. The classics. The dramatic. The quiet and reflective. The witty. The dubious.…

Venezuela has entered the most dangerous and revealing moment of its modern history. The removal of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has not produced democracy but a vacuum in…

Sunday 4 January 2026 - Antigua and Barbuda’s vital air bridge to the United States was abruptly severed on Saturday after U.S. military action in Venezuela triggered temporary airspace restrictions…

How a weakening greenback reshaped prices, tourism, and Caribbean economic life The US dollar did not collapse in 2025. But it lost something just as important: its bite. After years…