At the 2026 Legacy Ball and Media Awards ceremony held on Friday, November 6, Dominican journalist and Antigua.news Managing Director Shermain Bique-Charles delivered a career-defining performance, sweeping four prestigious industry accolades and bringing a moment of collective pride to her native Dominican Republic. Bique-Charles took home awards spanning four distinct, high-stakes domains of modern journalism: Best News Reporter, Best Journalist for Current Affairs Coverage, Best Programming Director, and Best News Editor, marking an exceptionally rare cross-category recognition that spotlights her versatile mastery of every core function of newsroom operations. The digital publication Antigua.news, which she leads, entered the evening with six total nominations, and stood as the only media organization across the event to claim wins in four separate award divisions. For Bique-Charles, the milestone carries profound personal and regional weight: as a Dominican professional building her career in the Antigua and Barbuda media landscape, her run of wins underscores the outsized impact of skilled Dominican creative and journalistic talent driving innovation and quality across the wider Caribbean media ecosystem. The four honours collectively celebrate the full breadth of demands in contemporary news work: the tenacity of on-the-ground fact-finding for breaking news, the rigorous analytical depth required for nuanced current affairs analysis, the strategic vision to curate accessible, timely news programming, and the meticulous editorial judgment that shapes polished, accurate final content for audiences across the region. The awards also stand as a testament to the collective daily effort of the entire Antigua.news team, whose consistent behind-the-scenes work underpins the platform’s comprehensive coverage of national developments in Antigua and Barbuda and cross-border regional stories across the Caribbean. In her acceptance remarks, Bique-Charles framed the series of wins not as individual accolades, but as a tribute to the platform’s loyal audience. “These awards belong first and foremost to our community: our followers, our readers, and every person who consistently chooses to trust our online newspaper as a source of accurate, unvarnished, honest information,” she shared. The landmark night of recognition cements both Bique-Charles’ reputation as a leading figure in Caribbean media and serves as a powerful reminder that Caribbean professionals working outside their home nations can still deliver meaningful, celebratory achievements that reflect positively on their countries of origin.
Dominican journalist Shermain Bique-Charles shines with four wins at Antigua Media Awards
