The Sunday Spectator

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…

As I read Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s New Year’s Address, I felt a philosophy of leadership that sat quietly beneath the words. It was not the script of a government…

Technology, culture, climate, and the Global South converge as Beijing enters its 15th Five-Year Plan As fireworks faded across Asia on New Year’s Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a message that…

2025 Spectating features and adventures provided an opportunity to share from my corner of the world the local moments and global forces shaping small islands in a changing world. Some pieces…

Washington exported inflation.St John’s tried to intercept it at the ports.That is what 2025 really was. It did not arrive with sirens. There were no emergency press conferences or red-alert…

It was a packed house for what is now fast becoming one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most cherished annual Christmas traditions.  The third edition of The Spirit of Christmas, presented by…

The occasion brought together the nation’s political leadership, diplomatic corps, and civil society in a visible demonstration of continuity and bipartisan support for the China–Antigua and Barbuda relationship. His Excellency…

There’s an old idea America never quite buried.  Manifest Destiny, the belief that some people are meant to move freely, expand, claim space, and others are meant to be managed,…

For much of the past decade, the United States has functioned as the global economy’s stabiliser of last resort. Even when growth slowed elsewhere, America continued to generate jobs, sustain…