Antigua and Barbuda
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January 13, 2006493
SIX MORE COUNTRIES SET TO JOIN SINGLE MARKET BY 31 MARCH 2006
(CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Six remaining Caribbean Community Member States have agreed to complete all arrangements and join the CARICOM Single Market by 31 March 2006. The Ministers and officials representing, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts/Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines assured CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) at its 20th…
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January 12, 2006555
ADDRESS BY HON. DR. L. ERROL CORT, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY (INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE), ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 12 JANUARY 2006
It is my distinct honour, on behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, to be here at this important juncture in our history, to take up the mantle of Chairmanship of this esteemed Council. I am particularly pleased, as I had the privilege, several years ago, to participate in the constructive dialogue and management of trade and…
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November 19, 2004464
CARICOM YOUTHS URGED TO BE ADVOCATES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A CARICOM Minister responsible for youth affairs has challenged the Community's young people with the responsibility to “make a difference” in the fight against the spread of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. The challenge came from the Hon. Winston Williams, Minister of Health, Youth and Sports, Antigua and Barbuda, as he addressed the Region's youth participating in a…
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August 30, 2004434
CARICOM CUSTOMS OFFICERS GEAR FOR VALUATION TRAINING
CARICOM Customs officials will participate in a Customs Valuation Workshop to upgrade their skills in data collection for different valuation methods from 13-17 September, in Antigua and Barbuda. The Workshop is part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Commitment to CARICOM Member States to meet their WTO obligations and is aimed mainly at enhancing the trade positions of CARICOM countries…
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July 27, 2004447
CARICOM BUREAU MEETING TO RECEIVE HAITI REPORT
In keeping with the decision taken by Heads of Government at their 25th Regular Meeting in Grenada 4-7 July, the 18th meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held at Grand Anse, Grenada on Wednesday (July 28) to receive the report of the CARICOM Ministerial team which visited Haiti…
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July 4, 2004427
OPENING ADDRESS BY THE HON. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, CARICOM, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA .
Mr. Chairman; Colleague Heads of Government; Distinguished Members of the Legislative, Judicial and Executive Authorities of Grenada; Esteemed Secretary General of the Commonwealth; Esteemed Secretary General of the Organisation of American States; Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Delegates; Specially Invited Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen; Brothers and Sisters: Prime Minister Mitchell and the Grenadian people have succeeded in making the…
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May 5, 2004450
OPENING REMARKS BY PRIME MINISTER THE HON. BALDWIN SPENCER AT THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (WITH PARTICIPATION BY THE CORE GROUP ON HAITI), 4 MAY 2004, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Esteemed Prime Ministers; Secretary General of CARICOM, His Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington; Honorable Ministers and Attorneys General; Other Members of Delegations; Other Dignitaries: It is a singular honour for Antigua and Barbuda to host this historic meeting of the Bureau of Heads of Government. As the newest kid on this block, I beg your indulgence should any lapses into local…
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May 5, 2004392
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) WITH PARTICIPATION BY THE CORE GROUP ON HAITI, 4-5 MAY 2004, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
The Seventeenth Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with participation by the Core Group on Haiti, was held at the Office of the Prime Minister, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda on 4-5 May 2004, under the Chairmanship of Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of…
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April 16, 2004438
MESSAGE SENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO MR. BRIAN LARA, CAPTAIN OF THE WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM, ON HIS HISTORY-MAKING TEST INNINGS, APRIL 2004, ANTIGUA RECREATION GROUND
“Congratulations on your epic history-making record test innings of 400 not out in the Fourth Test against England at the Antigua Recreation Ground surpassing the highest score of 380 made by the Australian, Matthew Hayden. Your regaining of the world record is a tumultuous victory for all West Indian peoples. The discipline, the brilliance and the mastery of the art…
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April 8, 2004430
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 23 MARCH 2004
The presence of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission in Antigua and Barbuda arose from a request from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to monitor the General Elections held on Tuesday 23 March 2004. In response, the Caribbean Community agreed to mount a nine-person Electoral Observer Mission. The principal tasks of the Observer Mission were to monitor the…
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