Tourism & Culture Awards: Antigua and Barbuda-backed tourism leaders shone at the CTO Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Awards in New York, with Barbados’ Andrea Franklin named Director of Tourism of the Year and BVI’s Luce Hodge-Smith taking Minister/Commissioner of the Year. Early Childhood Education: Government plans to expand preschool access with two new early childhood education centres (Judges Hill/New Winthorpes and Jennings) and to take over the Sir Luther Winter Preschool. Child Support Reform: Cabinet is backing MainCollect, a new digital app to modernise child maintenance payments, with options like wage deductions and a delinquent parents register under discussion. Letters & Accountability: Readers question wage-deduction proposals for child support defaulters and ask where Antigua Girls’ High School graduation money is going amid steep fees. National Leadership & Legacy: Tributes poured in for Sir Aziz Hadeed at his official funeral, highlighting his service, philanthropy, and impact beyond business. Community Support: JCI Antigua donated water tanks to Bendals Primary School as part of its Adopt-A-School initiative. Disaster Readiness: Antigua signed a five-year national framework to strengthen hurricane, drought, and broader disaster defences. Language & Identity: Commentary continues on why Spanish as a second official language matters for integration and regional ties. Tourism Promotion: Antigua and Barbuda used Caribbean Week in New York for a TV appearance spotlighting heritage, Carnival, and local rum.