The Stories They Left Us, The Precision Centre’s book on Antigua and Barbuda’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH), will soon go to print, with 2,000 copies planned for distribution to schools across the nation.
The publication is supported by Antigua and Barbuda’s UNESCO ICH Fund-sponsored national project, led by Cultural Advisor Dr. Hazra Medica, with assistance from Dr. Reginald Murphy, Secretary-General of the country’s UNESCO National Commission. The project provided the Precision Centre with EC$14,464.95 to cover printing and shipping costs.
Smiles all round in 2024 as Dr. Hazra Medica and Dr. Murphy presented Precision Centre Administrator Mrs. Alicia Cornelius with a cheque to cover the book’s printing and shipping costs.
Dr. Medica commends the Centre’s work through successive drafts to produce a book that “captures Antigua and Barbuda of yesterday for our young people of today”.
Dr. Murphy describes the forthcoming publication as a “timely and welcomed contribution to the safeguarding of Antigua and Barbuda’s intangible cultural heritage”. He highlights its relevance “in an era when reading is no longer fashionable and AI has captured the imaginations of young people”.
In late 2025, Dr. Murphy and Dr. Medica joined Precision Centre Administrator Alicia Cornelius and the book’s developmental editor, Sonji Spencer, for a brainstorming and review session.
Located in Piggotts, The Precision Centre is a faith-based organisation with a strong record of cultural heritage safeguarding. Its flagship “Antiguanization Project” comprises thirteen short documentaries: twelve focusing on Antiguan villages, and one exploring the country’s intangible cultural heritage more broadly. The latter documentary serves as the basis for The Stories They Left Us.
Further updates on the book, and the wider national ICH project, will follow in the coming weeks.
Learn more about The Precision Centre, explore its Antiguanization Project documentaries, or read about Antigua and Barbuda’s national ICH project.
