Antigua and Barbuda

  • Photo of National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kick off in Antigua and Barbuda
    May 28, 2014
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    National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kick off in Antigua and Barbuda

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     A series of National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kicked off in Antigua and Barbuda on Monday. The consultation began with an opening ceremony at the Multipurpose Center in St. John’s, following which training and data collection started at the Ottos Comprehensive School and surrounding community. The consultation…

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  • April 15, 2014
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    ANTIGUA-ELECTIONS-Ruling party official urges patience as country awaits crucial court ruling

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Chairman of the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP), Leon Chacku” Symister said Monday he believes the OECS Court of Appeal is doing everything possible to give an early ruling in case that could have a bearing on the Antigua and Barbuda general elections. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has said in the past that he cannot…

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  • April 15, 2014
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    ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Political parties at odds over date of general election

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) and the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) continue to trade barbs over the date for a general election in Antigua and Barbuda. UPP chairman Leon “Chacku” Symister, insists that the government is legitimate and has brushed aside remarks by the ALP that Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer must name…

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  • April 15, 2014
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    ANTIGUA-HOUSING-Government unveils new housing project

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) says more than 1,000 nationals will be employed at a factory that will begin constructing homes on the island. “The construction of the Baupanel factory also forms one component of the UPP’s strategy for job creation and economic diversification. The benefit to the local economy of the new factory…

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  • March 28, 2014
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    ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Political parties continue public debate on date for general election

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says he has no problem with supporters of the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) picketing his office on Friday maintaining that he would not be pressured into naming the date for the general election. Addressing supporters of the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) on Thursday night, Spncer, who is seeking…

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  • Photo of Antigua and Barbuda to Benefit from Diplomatic Cooperation with Friendly Countries
    March 11, 2014
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    Antigua and Barbuda to Benefit from Diplomatic Cooperation with Friendly Countries

    Buccament Bay Resort, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – March 12, 2014…….Antigua and Barbuda is in line to receive further technical and financial assistance from a number of friendly countries to support its development agenda. Confirmation of this came during the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Governments now underway in St. Vincent and the…

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  • March 10, 2014
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    Prime Minister Spencer attends 25th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – March 11, 2014………Prime Minister the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer joined his CARICOM counterparts for the 25th Intersessional Meeting of Heads opening in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday. Major items for discussion at the two-day meeting include Human Resource Development in the Community, Information and Communications Technology for Development, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development, and…

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  • March 3, 2014
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    ANTIGUA-CRIME-Government condemns “terrorist attacks” in China

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has “strongly condemned’ the murder of at least 28 people during the “terrorist attack” at a train station in Kunming, China over the weekend. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that attack, which left more than 100 people injured when knife-wielding men attacked commuters, should be condemned and was “very distressing”. In a…

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  • March 3, 2014
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    CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader wants “neutral” position on Venezuela

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader Dr. Gale Rigobert is calling on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to remain “neutral” in the ongoing political disturbances in Venezuela where the opposition have been staging anti-government demonstrations to force the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro. Rigobert, speaking on the Observer Radio here, said that she does not believe that the…

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  • February 15, 2014
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    CARICOM to host first Regional Inter Faith Conference

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host its first Regional Interfaith Conference on Monday. The conference will be held in Antigua and Barbuda at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa. It will be preceded by an Inter-faith Service to be held on Sunday. The event is targeted at religious leaders of all faiths practised through-out…

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