One of the many great restaurants to eat at whilst visiting the Caribbean island of Antigua is the 30 year old family run business called ZELMA’S KITCHEN situated in English Harbour which is located at the southern tip of the island overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Sitting on the shores of Falmouth Harbour on Dockland Drive is ZELMA'S Kitchen. This beautifully located, reasonably priced restaurant was started by a lady named Zelma after she retired from working many years.

“If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it.” - Johan Huizinga, scholar on the relationship between play and culture.
 

In the dynamic landscape of cinematic art achieving milestones is a remarkable testament to dedication, innovation and resilience. One such remarkable journey stands out as the film ‘Trust’ from BHProduction from its humble beginning to extraordinary triumphs serves as an inspiration to all.

I’ve been buying cored pineapple at my local food store for a while, after getting home and because I don’t have to peel it I proceeded to cut chunks out and gorge myself, I soon realized a tingling in my mouth and thought it came from eating too much of the fruit.

Here it is January 2024 where most places in the world are shivering in rain, the cold and snow. In the Caribbean island of Antigua & Barbuda it’s 365 beaches are sunny and hot with the island getting ready for its annual migration of wealthy people from around the world not only to visit the island by plane or one of the huge cruise ships that arrive daily through St John’s the capitol but also to English Harbour the Unesco World Heritage Site that houses since the 17th Century the famous Nelson’s Dockyard the old stomping grounds of Horatio Nelson.

A month ago, tropical storm Philippe made landfall in Antigua with powerful lightning storms. It is speculated that one of these bolts of lightning hit what was the on-water commercial building of the Antigua Yacht Club Marina in English Harbour, on the southern point of the island.

Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating its 42nd anniversary of political independence from Britain on Wednesday with Prime Minister Gaston Browne saying that the past four decades have been “nothing short of extraordinary, marked by a myriad of challenges and continued progress.

In the heart of the Caribbean, a renewed discussion surrounding the region's air travel has emerged. The continued disruptions faced by inter-Caribbean Airways have cast a spotlight on the challenges of maintaining efficient connectivity in the Caribbean. As we navigate through these tumultuous times, it becomes increasingly evident that the Caribbean's unity and collective efforts must be reinvigorated.