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Small Island states militant about climate deals for Copenhagen

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dessima_williams_chair_of_the_alliance_of_small_islands_developing_states_aosis.jpgOctober 7, 2009: Bangkok (Panos) – The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) including the Caribbean yesterday said that they had marshalled almost 100 countries to support their call for more ambitious emission reduction targets in the new deal to be struck on climate change in Copenhagen in December.

“The AOSIS is not waiting on others to put in the targets to protect us,” said AOSIS chair, Dessima Williams while expressing disappointment at the slow pace of talks in Bangkok and the lack of a sense of urgency in the negotiations.

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Statement by Hon. Dr. Kenny D. Anthony

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Statement by Hon. Dr. Kenny D. Anthony

Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition

and

Political Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party

To A Press Conference

on

Friday, September 04, 2009

 

 

DECEPTIONS WILL NOT SAVE FREDERICK

 

On Tuesday, September 01, Mr. Richard Frederick, Minister of Physical Development and Housing held a Press Conference to reply to certain statements which I made at a Public Meeting of the Saint Lucia Labour Party on August 27, 2009.  He said that he would ‘bring to light’ the truth.

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Broadcast Statement by Hon Lester B Bird MP Leader of the Opposition On Sunday, 30th August 2009

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My fellow Citizens and Residents of Antigua and Barbuda

I begin this week by drawing attention to the hundreds of people who picketed the UPP regime last Thursday.

This mega picket followed closely the 15,000-people march of two weeks ago.

Together they show that the people of Antigua and Barbuda are utterly fed-up with the failed policies and disastrous practices of the UPP government which, each day, is further impoverishing our people and ruining our economy.

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Track and Field and the Caribbean Men and Women

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antigua_barbuda.jpgNothing beats success like success.  Now that Antigua and Barbuda has two athletes of world class standing, now that we have Daniel “Bakka” Bailey as the 4th fastest runner in the world, now that we have Brandon Christian as Pan Am Games Champion and a combatant in the semi-finals in the 200 meters in the World Championship in Berlin Germany most Antiguans and Barbudans identify with these two young men; we sing praises and the nations exhales and feels a sense of pride.

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CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION NAMES HUGH RILEY SECRETARY GENERAL

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— Appointment follows extensive search & thorough selection process—BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Aug 17, 2009) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced the appointment of a new Secretary General.  He is Barbadian Hugh Riley who has been the organization’s Interim Secretary General for the past several months. 

In making the announcement the CTO’s Chairman, Hon. John Maginley, who is Minister of Tourism for Antigua & Barbuda, described Mr. Riley as an experienced Caribbean tourism professional with a clear vision of how to move the tourism sector forward.

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Commission of Inquiry cost tops 2 million

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St John’s, August 05, 2009 – The Antigua Labour Party condemns the multi-million dollar price tag on the UPP’s politically motivated Commission of Inquiry as a totally vulgar and hostile act of disrespect to the public interest.

While the UPP has sentenced the people of Antigua and Barbuda to suffer increased economic hardships dishonestly blamed on the global financial situation, Baldwin Spencer and Justin Simon have the unmitigated gall to squander over two million dollars on their name and shame election gimmick.

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ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Opposition leader criticises Speaker of Parliament

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:10:00
 

 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Opposition Leader Lester Bird Sunday severely criticised the Speaker of the House of Assembly Giselle Isaac for being “blatantly partisan” and “openly hostile to the opposition benches”.

In his weekly radio broadcast, Bird said that the person occupying the post of Speaker in any country is required to be an impartial and objective arbiter of meetings of the House and is obliged to give the opposition benches a fair and adequate a hearing as the government side.

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TOURISM EXPERTS EXAMINE MINDSET OF TODAY’S TRAVELER AND FUTURE TRAVEL TRENDS AT 16th ANNUAL CARIBBEA

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NEW YORK, New York, June 12, 2009 – Today, keynote speaker Philip Wolf, president and CEO of PhoCusWright, Inc. and a panel of travel industry experts discussed the current economic climate’s effects on travelers and what the future holds for travel industry professionals at the Caribbean Marketing Conference, part of Caribbean Week in New York 2009 (www.onecaribbean.org).

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