Dominican journalist Shermain Bique-Charles won four honours at the 2026 Legacy Ball and Media Awards in Antigua, held on Friday, November 6. The result places a Dominican media professional among the leading winners at a regional awards event, a distinction that will be noted with pride at home and across the diaspora.
Bique-Charles works as managing director of, the Antiguan news outlet she leads. Her four wins were recognised at a ceremony that celebrates media work across the Antigua and Barbuda community, and the honours reflect the standard of journalism she has helped to build there. Her role as managing director means she guides the editorial and business direction of the outlet, so the recognition speaks as much to the newsroom she leads as to her individual reporting.
The achievement is also a source of pride for Dominica. Dominica News Online, which first reported the story, highlighted that Bique-Charles is Dominican, underlining the links between the two neighbouring islands of the Eastern Caribbean. Antigua and Barbuda and the Commonwealth of Dominica are both members of the OECS and CARICOM, and professional ties between journalists from the two islands form part of a wider tradition of shared media and cultural exchange across the region.
The Legacy Ball and Media Awards bring together media practitioners from the Antiguan community to honour work produced over the year. Held on a Friday evening in early November, the ceremony gave the honours a public setting, and the winners were acknowledged before their peers in the local media sector. Winning four honours at a single event is a notable outcome in a field where recognition is usually spread among many contributors.
The available details of the awards are limited. The specific names of the categories in which Bique-Charles won, and the judging criteria used, were not included in the report, so the full scope of her recognition cannot be set out in detail here. Quotes from Bique-Charles on her wins were not part of the available material. Dominica 1 will update this report if further information on the categories, the judging or the winners' reactions is confirmed.
For Dominicans, the news is a reminder that the island's talent is making its mark beyond its shores. Congratulations go to Shermain Bique-Charles on her four wins, and to the media community in Antigua that recognised her work.
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