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Bernard Percival is an Antiguan politician. Minister of Education in the 1980s, [1] he succeeded Molwyn Joseph as Minister of Heath and Social Improvement in 1999. Afterwards, he has been appointed as non-resident Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. [2]
On 13 December 2023 after 9 p.m., Percival was confronted at his home by an armed attacker who shot him twice in the leg and groin and grabbed his bag. [3] [4]
Humanitarian aid workers belonging to United Nations organisations, PVOs / NGOs or the Red Cross / Red Crescent are among the list of protected persons under international humanitarian law that grant them immunity from attack by belligerent parties. However, attacks on humanitarian workers have occasionally occurred, and become more frequent since the 1990s and 2000s.
Harold Earl Edmund Lovell is a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He was the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration. He was also the minister of tourism and civil aviation. He was the Foreign Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from August 2004 to January 2005, when Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer took over those posts in a cabinet reshuffle, giving Lovell his current posts.
Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson, KCN GCM is a former West Indies international cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team. He was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of fast bowling. He was named, in 1992, one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. Richardson was famous for his wide-brimmed maroon hat which he wore against even the fastest bowlers, though in his later career, he started wearing a helmet instead.
Asot Anthony Emmanuel Michael was an Antiguan politician who was a member of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda, elected from Saint Peter Constituency. He was also the Minister of Tourism, Economic Development, Investment and Energy under Prime Minister Gaston Browne. He had previously been a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.
Sir Molwyn Joseph, KGCN, is an Antiguan politician and Chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP). First entering politics in 1984 when he was made a Minister without Portfolio in the government of Vere Bird, Joseph became Minister of Finance seven years later, renegotiating the Antiguan national debt and introducing fiscal reforms. After a 1996 scandal in which it was discovered he had used his position to import a 1930s Rolls-Royce for a friend, bypassing normal import duties and taxes, he was dismissed from the Bird administration, returning 14 months later to serve as Minister for Planning, Implementation and the Environment. Following the 1999 general election, he became Minister of Heath and Social Improvement before being made Minister of Tourism and the Environment a few months later. As Minister, Joseph attempted to improve the perception of Antigua as a tourist destination and invest in the industry, spending 2 million US dollars increasing the number of hotel rooms on the island and providing money for both Air Jamaica and Air Luxor to provide flights to the island.
Gaston Alphonso Browne is an Antiguan politician serving as the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda and leader of the Labour Party since 2014. Before entering politics, he was a banker and businessman.
Charles “Max” Fernandez is a Labour Party politician from Antigua and Barbuda who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade from June 2014 to 2018. He currently serves as Minister of Tourism, Investment and Economic Development.
Sir Ronald Michael Sanders is an Antiguan Barbudan diplomat, academic, former broadcast-journalist, and the current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States and to the Organization of American States (OAS) since 2015. He holds the unique distinction of being the first person, since the OAS enlarged its membership in 1962, to serve as Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OAS for an unprecedented three terms. He completed his highly successful third term on December 31, 2023, having played a widely recognized role in guiding the work of the Permanent Council in the peaceful transition of government in Guatemala on 14 January 2024.
Karen-Mae Hill, is the High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom and member of the Commonwealth's Board of Governors. Hill is also the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Antigua and Barbuda to the Republic of Estonia.
E. Paul Chet Greene is a Member of the Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives, and a Cabinet Minister.
Dario Item is a Swiss and Antiguan and Barbudan diplomat and lawyer. He is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Antigua and Barbuda to Spain, the Principality of Monaco, and the Principality of Liechtenstein. He is Antigua and Barbuda's permanent representative to the UNWTO. He is known for his efforts to boost investments in Antigua and Barbuda amounting to over $100 million, and for his investigations, which led to major revelations on Credit Suisse AT1 bonds considered by the Financial Times as "one of the most consequential European banking scoops of the year" which "scooped the world’s financial press."
Anthony Shamari Smith is an Antiguan independent politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament for All Saints West in the general election held on 18 January 2023 officially nominated by United Progressive Party (UPP). On 15 July 2024, he left the United Progressive Party and became an independent. On 16 July 2024, he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries, and the Blue Economy by the Prime Minister Gaston Browne. He sworn in before the Governor-General Rodney Williams the same day.
Rawdon Nirobi Antonio Turner is an Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament for St. Peter in the by-election held on 14 January 2025 and appointed Minister of Social and Urban Transformation in the government of the Prime Minister Gaston Browne.
Johnathan Joseph is a United Progressive Party politician, who was appointed to the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda for the opposition on 26 March 2018.
Dane Alexis Conroy David Massiah is a United Progressive Party politician, who was appointed to the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda for the opposition on 23 January 2023.
Dean Jonas is an Antiguan Labour Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for St. George in the general election held on 12 June 2014. On 28 December 2022, he has been nominated as ABLP candidate for 2023 General Elections. On 18 January 2023 he was defeated by UPP candidate Algernon Watts. He was afterwords appointed as Advisor to the Minister with Responsibility for the Blue Economy, but he had his appointment revoked by Prime Minister Gaston Browne on 1 November 2023. On 19 September 2024 Jonas was appointed as Ambassador at large.
Hilson Baptiste is an Antiguan United Progressive Party politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament for St. Mary's South in the 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009 general elections.
Colin V. A. Derrick is a United Progressive Party politician, who was appointed to the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda for the government on 23 March 2004.
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