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]

Historic newspapers

  • 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][4] (There is a newspaper also called Caribbean Times that is published in New York City.)

References

  1. ↑ "The Daily Observer". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Hillhouse, Joanne C. (3 October 2017). "The Antigua and Barbuda Media: an Abridged Record". Wadali Pen. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "AUA responds to erroneous article by Antigua News Room". Antigua Breaking News. November 4, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Caribbean Times workers yet to receive severance". The Daily Observer. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  • Benjamin, Milton (2007). Antigua's Media: Now and Then. Vol. 13. Caribbean Philosophical Association. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Brown, Aggrey; Sanatan, Roderick (1987). Talking with Whom? A Report on the State of the Media in the Caribbean.
  • Drost, Harry (1991). The World's news media: a comprehensive reference guide. Longman. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-582-08554-1.
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