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Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the Caribbean. It lies at the conjuncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles.
St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda,part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 22,219,St. John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.
The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. The current leader of the party is Gaston Browne,who serves as the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. The party had previously been led by Lester Bird,who was chairman of the party since 1971,and was Prime Minister and political leader in 1994.
The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Barbuda People's Movement is a left-wing Barbudan nationalist political party in Antigua and Barbuda active only on the island of Barbuda. The party's symbol is the European fallow deer,national animal of Barbuda. The party seeks the secession of Barbuda from Antigua and Barbuda. The party is allied with the United Progressive Party.
Codrington is the only village on the island of Barbuda,which is part of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Codrington coincides with the Codrington major division,one of the two major divisions on Barbuda. Situated on the Codrington Lagoon,Codrington is the country's northernmost settlement. The population of Codrington was 796 in 2011.
The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament. Each of the constituencies created in accordance with section 62 of the Constitution shall elect one representative to the House in a direct election in accordance with the procedures specified by or pursuant to any law,subject to the rules of the Constitution. Unless he is prohibited by law from registration as a voter for the purpose of electing a member of the House,every Commonwealth citizen who is eighteen years of age or older and who meets the requirements relating to residence or domicile in Antigua and Barbuda as prescribed by Parliament is entitled to be registered as such a voter in accordance with the provisions of any law in that regard,and no other person may be registered. Every person who is registered to vote in any constituency shall,unless prohibited from doing so by any law,be entitled to vote in accordance with the provisions of any law in that regard in any election of members of the House in that constituency. Voting is free and must be done by secret ballot in accordance with any rules that Parliament may impose during House member elections.
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. The Senate and the lower chamber,the House of Representatives,together form the bicameral legislature of Antigua and Barbuda. The Senate and the House together may make laws for "the peace,order and good government of Antigua and Barbuda". Any bill other than a money bill may be introduced in the Senate.
The monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda. The current Antiguan and Barbudan monarch and head of state,since 8 September 2022,is King Charles III. As sovereign,he is the personal embodiment of the Crown of Antigua and Barbuda. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations,each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result,the current monarch is officially titled King of Antigua and Barbuda and,in this capacity,he and other members of the Royal Family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of Antigua and Barbuda. However,the King is the only member of the Royal Family with any constitutional role.
The Antiguan Carnival is a celebration of emancipation from slavery,held annually on the island of Antigua. It is a thirteen-day festival of colorful costumes,beauty pageants,talent shows,and music. The festival begins in late July and ends the first Tuesday in August,known as Carnival Tuesday. Both Carnival Monday and Carnival Tuesday are public holidays on the island. Antiguan Carnival replaced the Old Time Christmas Festival in 1957,with hopes of inspiring tourism in Antigua and Barbuda. Some elements of the Old Time Christmas Festival remain in the modern Carnival celebrations.
Antiguan and Barbudan passports are issued to nationals of Antigua and Barbuda for international travel. The passport is a CARICOM passport as Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Caribbean Community.
Antigua and Barbuda maintains diplomatic relations with the United States,Canada,the United Kingdom,and the People's Republic of China,as well as with many Latin American countries and neighbouring Eastern Caribbean states. It is a member of the United Nations,the Commonwealth of Nations,the Organization of American States,the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States,the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas,Petrocaribe and the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System (RSS).
President of the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda is the presiding officer in the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda. Prior to conducting any other business,the Senate must elect a senator to serve as president when it convenes following a general election.
Asot Michael is an Antiguan politician and 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 was formerly a member of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.
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.
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 18 January 2023 to elect members of the House of Representatives. The Labour Party (ABLP) has held an absolute majority of 15 seats in the House of Representatives after the 2018 general election,with Gaston Browne remaining as prime minister. Browne initiated a constitutional referendum after the 2018 election,which was rejected by voters,and following the death of Elizabeth II in 2022,he announced his intention to organise a referendum for the transition of Antigua and Barbuda to a republican system. Besides ABLP,the United Progressive Party (UPP),Democratic National Alliance,Barbuda People's Movement (BPM),and three independent politicians filed candidacies for the 2023 general election.
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst is an Antiguan and Barbudan politician. She is a senator of the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda. She was appointed senator by Prime Minister Gaston Browne. She is also the General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party. Hurst was appointed senator after the 2014 general elections held in Antigua and Barbuda.
The 14th legislature of Antigua and Barbuda was elected on 12 June 2014.
Dwayne George is an Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party politician,who was appointed to the Senate of Antigua and Barbuda for the government on 3 August 2023 and reappointed on 26 October 2023.
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- ↑ Lavann, Tasheka (2016-06-21). "New Senator Knacynta Nedd officially sworn in - ABS TV Radio Antigua & Barbuda" . Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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