Antigua and Barbuda

  • Photo of PM Browne Says No Distinction when it comes to being a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda
    December 2, 2014
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    PM Browne Says No Distinction when it comes to being a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 2nd December 2014……While welcoming over two hundred individuals as new citizenships of Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne has proclaimed that all Antiguans and Barbudans are one – citizens by birth, naturalization, descent or registration. During his first official citizenship ceremony as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, PM Browne, to loud…

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  • November 26, 2014
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    Antigua and Barbuda now part of OECS free movement system

    Antigua and Barbuda has finally completed the process to waive the need for work permits for nationals of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The country is the last member-nation of the OECS to implement this along with the granting of indefinite stays for OECS nationals. The bill to meet the obligations under the OECS Economic Union was passed…

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  • July 3, 2014
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    PM Douglas defends PANCAP’s Justice For All programme

    ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, JULY 3RD 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has defended the “Justice for All” programme of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), saying it was not designed to encourage a re-order of the Caribbean society in a negative way. According to the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC),…

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  • Photo of Antigua and Barbuda Elects a New Government: Gaston Browne is Prime Minister Elect
    June 13, 2014
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    Antigua and Barbuda Elects a New Government: Gaston Browne is Prime Minister Elect

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – 13th June, 2014………”To God be the Glory. Today is the dawn of a new day,” were the words echoed by Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Leader the Hon. Gaston A. Browne as he delivered his first address as Prime Minister Elect of Antigua and Barbuda. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party on Thursday 13th June overwhelmingly…

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  • Photo of Antigua-Barbuda Is The 6th Member Of CARICOM to include Refractionists in its Eye Health Programme
    June 10, 2014
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    Antigua-Barbuda Is The 6th Member Of CARICOM to include Refractionists in its Eye Health Programme

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – 9th June, 2014……Following   representation to the Government of Antigua-Barbuda by CCB-Eye Care Caribbean (in 2010)   the government passed a series of Cabinet Decisions, clearing the way for the introduction of Refractionists in the public health services.   Refractionists provide eye health services described at level  1 of the global scope of practice   approved by the World Council…

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  • June 9, 2014
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    CARICOM to Observe Antigua/Barbuda Elections

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM will observe the Antigua/Barbuda general elections, to be held Thursday, June 12, 2014. The Caribbean Community has mounted an eleven member Electoral Observer Mission, led by Jamaica’s Director of Elections, Mr. Orrette Fisher. The team, with nine officials drawn from CARICOM Member States and two from the CARICOM Secretariat, began arriving in Antigua/Barbuda…

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  • 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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