President of Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA), Gregory Shillingford, has described the acquiring of former West Indies all-rounder, Eldine Baptiste, as an attempt to both elevate the performance of the team and motivate those players who have not been turning out top-notch individual performances.

Renowned iconic cricket comic and vendor Laban ‘Gravy’ Benjamin, who was shot by bandits outside his home Thursday night, said the three attackers also beat him as they tried to grab his personal belongings.

Antigua & Barbuda defeated St Kitts by 26 runs to win their first Nagico Leeward Islands Twenty20 championship.

People in Antigua are marking the 38th anniversary of arguable the worst earthquake to hit Antigua and Barbuda.

The Met Office is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Leslie but says there’s no significant threat to Antigua and Barbuda and the rest of the Leeward Islands.

Reigning Monarch Keithroy “De Bear” Morson said he will be requesting an official statement about the controversial results of the Leeward Islands Calypso Competition

Although the country escaped Tropical Storm Isaac relatively unscathed, government says people should not become complacent when future tropical storm warnings are made.

With Tropical Storm Isaac now behind us, American Airlines was able to resume operations from its desk here in Antigua & Barbuda from last night.

Head coach of the Guyana cricket team, Ravindra Seeram, said he was anticipating a tougher Leeward Islands for their WICB Caribbean T20 opener at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds (SVRCG) on Monday night.

A pilot with regional carrier LIAT appears today in a Barbados court to answer several drug charges after he allegedly tried to smuggle 65 pounds of cannabis into that country.