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  Antigua and Barbuda (06/07)
As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.
Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral legislature: a 17-member Senate appointed by the governor general--mainly on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition--and a 17-member popularly elected House of Representatives.
Antigua and Barbuda is strategically situated in the Leeward Islands near maritime transport lanes of major importance to the United States.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2336.htm   (1952 words)

  
  Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antigua (pronounced An-tee'ga) and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator.
Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the archipelago of Guadeloupe to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin to the northwest.
Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth Realm and the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda   (719 words)

  
 Antigua & Barbuda - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Antigua & Barbuda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Antigua and Barbuda constitute an independent sovereign nation within the Commonwealth, with the British monarch as head of state.
Barbuda was a source of stock and provisions for the plantation and was inhabited almost entirely by fl slaves, who used the relatively barren land cooperatively.
Antigua and Barbuda was made an associated state of the UK and given full internal independence in 1967, with Britain retaining responsibility for defence and foreign affairs.
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 antigua and barbuda 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles with the island of Guadeloupe to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy to the northwest.
The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 BC, but Arawak and Carib Amerindian tribes populated the islands when Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493.
The country consists of a number of islands, of which Antigua is the largest one, and the most populated.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /antigua_and_barbuda_1.html   (612 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda (08/04)
Antigua and Barbuda has a multiparty political system with a long history of hard-fought elections, three of which have resulted in peaceful changes of government.
Antigua and Barbuda's economy is service-based, with tourism, financial, and government services representing the key sources of employment and income.
Antigua and Barbuda is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/a/47397.htm   (1432 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the island of Guadeloupe to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy to the northwest.
The small country's main town is the capital Saint John's on Antigua; Barbuda's largest town is.
Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Caribbean Community, United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Organization of American States, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, and the Eastern Caribbean's.
www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Antigua_and_Barbuda   (737 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda - Foreign Relations
Firmly anticommunist, Antigua and Barbuda in 1987 was considered to be one of the most ardent supporters of the United States in the Caribbean area.
After Antigua and Barbuda gained independence, the United States consulate that had been established in 1980 was upgraded to an embassy in 1982, with a staff of eighteen.
Despite Antigua and Barbuda's bonds with both the United States and Britain, relations were tense in late 1986 as the ALP government formed the impression that the United States and Britain might favor the UNDP in the upcoming 1989 election.
countrystudies.us /caribbean-islands/99.htm   (386 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Western Hemisphere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Antigua and Barbuda has a multiparty political system, with a long history of hard fought elections, two of which have resulted in peaceful changes of government.
Antigua and Barbuda is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative.
FOREIGN RELATIONS 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 neighboring Eastern Caribbean states.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/wha/antigua9704.html   (2087 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
Antigua was explored by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and named for the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Seville.
Antigua and Barbuda - Map of Antigua and Barbuda & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
Antigua and Barbuda: History - History Antigua was sighted by Columbus in 1493 and named for a Spanish church in Seville.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107284.html   (669 words)

  
 Federal Foreign OfficeAntigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda receives substantial income from Germany in the form of spending   by German tourists.
Antigua and Barbuda, like the entire region, is paying very close attention to further developments in trade with the EU in sugar and bananas.
In development cooperation Antigua and Barbuda is indirectly linked with the Federal Republic of Germany through agreements between Germany and the Caribbean Community CARICOM (from CARIbbean COMmunity); in 2004 agreements were concluded on HIV/AIDS prevention, renewable energies and the Study and Expert Fund.
www.auswaertiges-amt.de /diplo/en/Laender/AntiguaBarbuda.html   (256 words)

  
 Finance and Investment in Antigua and Barbuda
Foreign investment in Antigua and Barbuda is welcomed and provides a hospitable environment and generous incentives to encourage such investment.
The government and the ruling Antigua Labour Party are committed to upholding the principle of free enterprise and this pledge is shared by the main political parties.
This constitutional requirement is unusual in developing countries and casts Antigua and Barbuda in a very attractive light for investment.
www.antigua-barbuda.com /seo-antigua-barbuda/finance-investment.asp   (261 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda (Directory/Caribbean/Antigua and Barbuda) - Worldwidirectory.com
Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.
Antigua and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the...
Antigua and Barbuda is located in the heart of the Caribbean and forms part of the ‘lovely...
www.worldwidirectory.com /Caribbean/Antigua.and.Barbuda   (530 words)

  
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 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
In 1967, with Barbuda and the tiny island of Redonda as dependencies, Antigua became an associated state of the Commonwealth, and in 1981 it became independent as a unitary state, despite a strong campaign for independence by the inhabitants of Barbuda.
Antigua and Barbuda has had uneven economic performance for several years, largely because of recurrent large fiscal deficits which resulted in a build-up of arrears and continuing loss of access to external financing.
Antigua and Barbuda is also a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which is in the process of establishing a single market and economy.
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 Antigua & Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a constitutional monarchy with a British-style parliamentary system of government.
In defining the territory of Antigua and Barbuda, the Constitution includes not only the territory as recognized upon independence but also other areas that may in the future be declared by an act of Parliament to form part of the territory.
The elected Council for Barbuda is the organ of self-government.
www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/Carib/antga&barda.html   (3532 words)

  
 About SA - Foreign relations
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Aziz Pahad, and the Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Mr Sydney Mufamadi, represented South Africa at the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting in Arusha, Tanzania in March 2004.
Bilateral relations between South Africa and Senegal are based mainly on the Senegalese Government's strong support for the African Renaissance initiative and NEPAD as well as strong commitment to the promotion of democracy and good governance.
Relations with Brazil were given further impetus with the inaugural meeting of the South Africa-Brazil JBC in Brasilia in August 2002.
www.info.gov.za /aboutsa/foreign.htm   (12769 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Antigua & Barbuda (2)
Antigua and Barbuda was granted derogation by the Heads in July of 2002...
ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Sherfield Bowen, a former Antigua Labour Party Parliamentarian and Deputy Speaker in the Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives, who also served as a consultant within the ruling United Progressive Party administration, was on Friday sentenced to 5 years in jail having been found guilty of manslaughter...
ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is to absorb the increased cost of gasoline and diesel in the country.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /antigua/antigua-barbuda2.htm   (6129 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda - Planning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Antigua and Barbuda Landfill Development Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean Project outline Appointed by the...
Antigua and Barbuda - Medics Travel - electives / work with hospitals, medical schools, NGOs and charities for doctors, nurses and students- Elective, electives, medical, nursing, doctors, nurses.
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourist Office has developed a range of exciting activities for travel agents planning to visit the...
www.atlastraveldirectory.com /dir/531/178   (293 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda - Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the islands when Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493.
The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda publishes, sells and distributes heritage publications for the awareness of Antigua's and her sister islands' patrimony.
Antigua and Barbuda: Child Soldier Global Report 2001 From the Coalition...
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 IslandMix - Bitten by the Patriot bug......Wadadli
Antigua and Barbuda has a bicameral legislature: a 17-member Senate appointed by the governor general -- mainly on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition -- and a 17-member popularly elected House of Representatives.
Antigua and Barbuda's economy is service-based, with tourism, financial and government services representing the key sources of employment and income.
Antigua was first inhabited by the Siboney ("stone people") whose settlements date at least to 2400 BC.
www.islandmix.com /backchat/showthread.php?t=41789   (1460 words)

  
 The High Commission of Antigua and Barbuda. Tourism, travel, business, politics, finance and investments.
Antigua and Barbuda is a paradise for establishing businesses.
While Antigua and Barbuda is probably best known as an up-market destination for more discriminating tourists, its natural and developed assets have also allowed it to emerge as an attractive offshore business centre.
In June 1995, the government introduced a permanent residence scheme to encourage a limited number of high net worth individuals to establish tax residency tax in Antigua and Barbuda.
www.antigua-barbuda.com /finance_investment   (116 words)

  
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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides services ranging from external representation at the bilateral and multilateral levels to as passport, immigration, citizenship and consular services.
Antigua and Barbuda attends Ministerial Conference on Middle-Income Countries which ended on a high note
Antigua and Barbuda Participates in Meeting on EPA between CARIFORUM and the European Community
www.foreignaffairs.gov.ag   (91 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Western Hemisphere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
U.S. Department of State Background Notes: Antigua and Barbuda, March 1998 Released by the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs Official Name: Antigua and Barbuda PROFILE Geography Area: Antigua--281 sq.
Updated daily, DOSFAN includes Background Notes; Dispatch, the official magazine of U.S. foreign policy; daily press briefings; Country Commercial Guides; directories of key officers of foreign service posts; etc. DOSFAN's World Wide Web site is at http://www.state.gov. U.S. Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM (USFAC).
Published on an annual basis by the U.S. Department of State, USFAC archives information on the Department of State Foreign Affairs Network, and includes an array of official foreign policy information from 1990 to the present.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/bgnotes/wha/antigua9803.html   (2041 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda - RSCI, The Science Classification Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Antigua and Barbuda - RSCI, The Science Classification Index
The islands of Barbuda and Redonda each enjoy dependency status.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Antigua and Barbuda (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ac.html) - CIA's Factbook on Antigua and Barbuda
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 International Criminal Defense Group - McNabb Associates, P.C.
The Requesting State is required to bear the expenses related to the translation of documents and the transportation of the person surrendered.
A request for transit shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or directly between the Department of Justice in the United States and the Attorney General in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Department [*30] of Justice of the United States and the Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda may consult with each other directly in connection with the processing of individual cases and in furtherance of maintaining and improving procedures for the implementation of this Treaty.
www.usextradition.com /antigua_bi.htm   (4825 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Anguilla to Dominica: Including Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barts, Saba, Statia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Redonda, Guadeloupe, and...
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Antigua and Barbuda: The Heart of the Caribbean (Caribbean Guides Series)
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 Caribbean Net News: Antigua-Barbuda and the Russian Federation firm-up relations
JOHN’S, Antigua: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, on Monday met the new Russian Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, Mr.
This agreement should enhance the capacity of the Antigua and Barbuda Shipping Register to attract vessels from the Russian Federation, or major maritime nations.
Prime Minister Spencer emphasized that Antigua and Barbuda was looking to expand its shipping register and that formalizing the arrangement with the Russian Federation was a step in that direction.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/08/24/firm.shtml   (452 words)

  
 Antigua and Barbuda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Learn more about the Aboriginal dimension of Canada's relations with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
CIDA supports projects in the Americas and around the world that are eligible for Canadian aid through development cooperation initiatives.
The Canadian High Commission in Barbados represents Canada's interests in Antigua and Barbuda.
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /latinamerica/antiguabarbuda-en.asp   (113 words)

  
 Cato-at-liberty » Antigua and Barbuda Raises the Stakes
Cato-at-liberty » Antigua and Barbuda Raises the Stakes
That’s the price tag Antigua and Barbuda, the island nation which successfully argued that the United States was violating its obligations to open its market to foreign online gambling providers, puts on its lost revenues as a result of the U.S. ban on some internet gambling.
They are seeking to recover the money by withdrawing the protection they provide for American intellectual property (see here).
www.cato-at-liberty.org /2007/06/20/antigua-and-barbuda-raises-the-stakes   (255 words)

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