Sir James Beethoven Carlisle,GCMG is a dentist and the former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. Selected by Vere Cornwall Bird,his term ended in June 2007,after 16 years in office.
Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy is a Saint Lucian academic,who served as governor-general of Saint Lucia from 19 September 1997,until her resignation on 31 December 2017. She is the first woman to hold the vice-regal office.
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird,KNH was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son,Lester Bryant Bird,succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994,he was declared a "National Hero".
Charles Bathurst,1st Viscount Bledisloe,was a British Conservative politician and colonial governor. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935.
The University of the West Indies (UWI),originally University College of the West Indies,is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean:Anguilla,Antigua and Barbuda,The Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Bermuda,British Virgin Islands,Cayman Islands,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,Montserrat,Saint Kitts and Nevis,Saint Lucia,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Trinidad and Tobago,and Turks and Caicos Islands. Each country is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help "unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth" in the West Indies,thus allowing improved regional autonomy. The university was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London.
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.
Sir Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Having been first appointed to work at the College in 1962,he rose to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms in 1992,a position he held until 1995. He was the first Canadian ever to be appointed to the College of Arms.
Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis was a Saint Lucian barrister and public servant who twice served as the country's Governor-General.
Dame Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack is a former Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. She was the first woman to hold the office.
Education in Antigua and Barbuda is compulsory and free for children between the ages of 5 and 16 years. The system is modeled on the British educational system. The current Minister of Education,Sport &Creative Industries is Daryll Sylvester Matthew.
Sir Patrick Linton Allen is a Jamaican statesman and former Seventh-day Adventist pastor,who has served as the sixth and current governor-general of Jamaica since 26 February 2009.
The Order of Saint Lucia is an order of chivalry established in 1986 by Elizabeth II. The Order comprises seven classes. In decreasing order of seniority,these are:
Sir Edwin Wilberforce Carrington,is the former Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),serving from 1992 to 2010.
Dame Bernice Lake was an Anguillan-born jurist and legal scholar whose career spanned more than forty years. In 1985,she became the first woman from the Eastern Caribbean to be appointed Queen's Counsel. Lake was also the first graduate of the University of the West Indies to receive the honor.
Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles KA is a Barbadian historian. He is the current vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission.
Dame Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade,is a Grenadian food scientist who has served as Governor-General of Grenada since 7 May 2013.
The high commissioner of India in Georgetown,Guyana is concurrently accredited to Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda maintains an honorary consulate general in New Delhi.
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill is a public research university in Cave Hill,Barbados. It is one of five general campuses in the University of the West Indies system.
The University of the West Indies at Five Islands is a public research university in Five Islands,Antigua and Barbuda. It is the newest of 5 general campuses in the University of the West Indies system.
