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	Lester Bird - TheBestLinks.com - Antigua and Barbuda, February 21, 1999, 1993, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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		Lester Bird, Antigua and Barbuda, February 21, 1999, 1993, 1994, 1971, 1938...
		Lester Bryant Bird (born February 21, 1938) was Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Lester_Bird.html (175 words)

	Lester Bird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lester Bryant Bird (born February 21, 1938, New York City) was Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004 and a well-known athlete.
		He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party from 1971 to 1993, then became Prime Minister when his father, Vere Bird, the previous Prime Minister, resigned.
		Bird's party lost eight seats, and he himself was defeated by Errol Cort, who became finance minister in the new United Progressive Party government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lester_Bird (146 words)

	Index Bi-Bl
		Bird threatened a strike if sugarcane workers were not given a raise.
		Bird's reply became a permanent part of the lexicon of political oratory in Antigua.
		Bird did organize the strike and there was no sugar harvest that year.
	www.rulers.org /indexb3.html (9058 words)

	Lester Bird -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lester Bryant Bird (born February 21, 1938) was Prime Minister of (A country in the northern Leeward Islands) Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004 and a well-known athlete.
		He was chairman of the (additional info and facts about Antigua Labour Party) Antigua Labour Party from 1971 to 1993, then became Prime Minister when his father, (additional info and facts about Vere Bird) Vere Bird, the previous Prime Minister, resigned.
		At the March 2004 elections his government was defeated by the (additional info and facts about United Progressive Party) United Progressive Party led by (additional info and facts about Baldwin Spencer) Baldwin Spencer.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/lester_bird.htm (163 words)

	Caribbean Ads Ltd. Forum - Lester Bird in Danger!!! OH please (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lester is just trying to throw every one off the investigation of the Passports.
		I have heard that the Lester administration are known to give awya passports and things of the likes, however to insinuate that passport fraud only happens in ANU is totally bull ****.
		Lester's administration is just trying to throw this matter off the real subject by stating his life 'might' have been in danger.
	www.caribbeanads.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=798 (1229 words)

	Books Of Colour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lester Bryant Bird is the only Caribbean leader who held office consistently over a quarter of a century.
		Lester asserts that Caribbean political parties have pushed adversarial aspects of the two party system much farther than it existed in Britain.
		There is, he says, "a winner take all" mentality that attends general elections in the Caribbean and, as a consequence, undermines the creation of true nationhood.
	www.booksofcolour.co.uk (834 words)

	Essence: Antiguan Impressions - Antigua and Barbuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		is from Mexico; the bird of paradise is from southern Africa; the Bermuda lily is from Japan; the flamboyant tree is from Madagascar; the casuarina comes from Australia; the Norfolk pine comes from Norfolk Island in the South Pacific; the tamarind tree is from Africa and Asia.
		The Gathering All of Antiguan society is assembled to commemorate the reopening of the exclusive Galley Bay Resort, a luxe Polynesian-style village on a strip of land between an indigenous bird sanctuary and the sea.
		Bird is imposing yet warm, his face opening wide as he addresses us.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1264/is_1_32/ai_73582119 (1221 words)

	Antigua - Political Parties
		Baldwin Spencer's UPP handed Lester Bird's ALP a crushing 14-4 defeat.
		Bird concedes defeat in Antigua elections - The Guardian
		Lester Bryant Bird 9 Mar 1994 - 24 Mar 2004 (ALP)
	www.caribbeannews.com /antigua_political_parties.html (298 words)

	Air-Savings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The island is also laden with a colonial atmosphere, from the old stone windmills of long-abandoned sugar plantations to the renovated naval base of Nelson's Dockyard (named after Horatio himself).
		On neighboring Barbuda, 25mi (40km) to the north, you can track the island's fabled frigate birds or rub shoulders with the rich and famous at some of the Caribbean's most exclusive resorts.
		This quiet, single-village island has less than 2% of the nation's population and gets very few independent visitors, mainly ardent bird watchers and a few yachties enjoying its clear waters and tranquil beaches.
	www.air-savings.com /site/caantigua_and_barbuda.html (517 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda (11/03)
		The Antigua Labor Party (ALP), formed by Bird and other trade unionists, first ran candidates in the 1946 elections and became the majority party in 1951 beginning a long history of electoral victories.
		Voted out of office in the 1971 general elections that swept the progressive labor movement into power, Bird and the ALP returned to office in 1976 and the party has won renewed mandates in every subsequent election.
		During elections in March 1994, power passed from Vere Bird to his son, Lester Bird.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/a/34674.htm (1527 words)

	Budget Address (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		We upgraded the port at the deep-water harbour and the V C Bird International Airport, we dredged the harbour and created the port at Heritage Quay, we built roads throughout the country, and we took telecommunications, electricity and water across the island.
		This Ministry is responsible for the Antigua Public Utilities Authority, Transportation and Civil Aviation, Meteorology, V. Bird International Airport, Housing and the Central Housing and Planning Authority.
		The estimated recurrent expenditure for the 2002 budget is $12,407,600 or 2.07% of the total recurrent expenditure.
	www.cmatt.com /budget.htm (9616 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda (04/01)
		During elections in March 1994, power passed from Vere Bird to his son, Lester Bird, but remained within the ALP which won 11 of the 17 parliamentary seats.
		In the last elections in March 1999, the ALP gained another seat resulting in a distribution of 12 seats to the ALP, four seats to the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) led by Baldwin Spencer, and one seat to the Barbuda People's Movement (BPM).
		The country agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/a/11557.htm (1584 words)

	Last Rites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As a special tribute to the memory of the Late Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Snr., ABS Radio is now being Broadcast Live on the Internet.
		To mark the first anniversary of the death of The Father of the Nation, Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Senior; ABS Television and the Government Information Service (GIS), are now providing video clips of newscasts, current event items, and general information pertaining to the on-going development of our twin island state.
		This service is being established as a constant reminder of how Sir Vere had touched the personal lives of many of his people, and how he has inspired many to rise to higher heights so that they can be of service to others both at home and abroad.
	www.cmatt.com /last.htm (734 words)

	The High Commission of Antigua and Barbuda. Tourism, travel, business, politics, finance and investments.
		We, the elected representatives of the Antigua Labour Party and senators in the Cabinet, met in solemn deliberation at the St James Club on Wednesday, 5th June to reflect on the challenges and opportunities that now lie before our nation.
		Our meeting was chaired by our respected and revered leader, the Honourable Lester Bryant Bird, and was conducted in a spirit of full cooperation and resolute determination to ensure that our country can successfully meet these challenges and take advantage of these opportunities.
		At the very outset, we reaffirmed our faith in the leadership of Lester Bryant Bird and we rejected out of hand the allegations that have been made, in a concocted videotape, by a minor who was clearly coerced by the adult manufacturers of the tape.
	www.antigua-barbuda.com /business_politics/st_james_declaration.asp (944 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Western Hemisphere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Antigua Labor Party (ALP), formed by Bird and other trade unionists, first ran candidates in the 1946 elections, beginning a long history of electoral victories.
		In the 1989 elections, the ruling ALP won all but two of the 17 seats.
		During elections in March 1994, power passed from Vere Bird to his son Lester Bird but remained within the Antigua Labor Party.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/wha/antigua9411.html (1272 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Western Hemisphere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Voted out of office in the 1971 general elections that swept the progressive labor movement into power, Bird and the ALP returned to office in 1976; the party won renewed mandates in the general elections in 1984 and 1989.
		Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the eastern Caribbean court system.
		Principal Government Officials Chief of State--Queen Elizabeth II Governor General--Sir James Carlisle Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs--Lester Bryant Bird Ambassador to the U.S. and the OAS--Lionel A. Hurst Ambassador to the United Nations--Patrick Albert Lewis Antigua and Barbuda maintain an embassy in the United States at 3216 New Mexico Ave.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/wha/antigua9704.html (2087 words)

	Travelocity Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1997, Prime Minister Lester Bird announced that a group of ecologically sensitive islands just off Antigua's northeastern coast, previously proposed for national park status, were being turned over to Malaysian developers.
		All flights to Barbuda connect at VC Bird Airport in Antigua.
		Antigua's VC Bird International Airport, about 4mi (6km) east of St John's, is the main airport on the island.
	www.travelocity.de /TEU_destPrint/0,4191,TCYUK\|190,00.html; (3373 words)

	Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The two islands that give the country its name are part of the Lesser Antilles Archipelago, in the Caribbean.
		Executive Branch: The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor General, James B. Carlisle, who has been in office since 1993.
		The Head of Government is Prime Minister Lester Bryant Bird, who took office on 8 March 1994.
	www.mre.gov.br /ingles/politica_externa/relacoes/america_central/antigua.asp (481 words)

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		While we wait, we would like to remind this body that we remain disappointed that the International Criminal Court will not be dealing with illegal trafficking in narcotics, illegal trade in arm and terrorism.
		At the Millennium Summit, my Prime Minister, Lester Bryant Bird, clearly demonstrated how the world's economic and political agenda is devised and directed by a few of its most powerful governments.
		He stated that Antigua and Barbuda as well as several other small countries, have experienced the most blatant disregard for international law; "rules that have been spelled out by the United Nations General Assembly and upheld by the International Court of Justice."
	www.un.org /ga/webcast/statements/antiguaE.htm (1479 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda. The World Factbook. 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		head of government: Prime Minister Lester Bryant BIRD (since 8 March 1994); Deputy Prime Minister Robin YEARWOOD
		Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction)
		Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Thomas H. FRANK]; United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER] (a coalition of three opposition parties - United National Democratic Party or UNDP, Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM, and Progressive Labor Movement or PLM)
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/151/ac.html (1013 words)

	[24 Oct 1995] GA/8969 : WORLD LEADERS ADOPT DECLARATION TO SHAPE UNITED NATIONS FOR NEXT CENTURY, AS SPECIAL ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The United Nations has a global mission to address needs, to further the common objectives of the world community and to promote the economic and social advancement of people in big and small countries, thereby creating conditions for the peaceful development of all.
		LESTER BRYANT BIRD, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda: The United Nations moral authority is sorely wounded, bleeding from its wounds in Bosnia, Rwanda and Somalia.
		The world community, which should have been able to end conflict, stop killing and save lives, was incapable of enforcing the peace, hobbled essentially by its Member States.
	www.un.org /news/press/docs/1995/19951024.ga8969.html (18111 words)

	Lionel Hurst 50th session Uited Nations Gebral Assembly
		We know our history and we know of the role played by small States in shaping the present.
		My Prime Minister, the Honourable Lester Bryant Bird, has applauded the people of Antigua and Barbuda for their resilience and indomitable will in the face of adversity.
		If we can endure two hundred years of chattel slavery, and one hundred and fifty years of brutal colonialism, then surely we can recover from two days of a ferocious hurricane, he has said.
	www.un.int /antigua/speech/lahga50.htm (2381 words)

	CNN.com - World News: Election Watch
		Election officials now would require voters to have a voter identification card in order to combat potential election fraud.
		The defeat of the United Progressive Party under Lester Bryant BIRD marked the end of his family's 50-year rule of the country.
		Issues raised during the campaign include imprved sewage system, corruption and access to more jobs.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/americas/antigua.barbuda2.html (181 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		head of government: Prime Minister Lester Bryant BIRD (since 8 March 1994)
		Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia), one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction
		Political parties and leaders: Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; United Progressive Party or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER], a coalition of three opposition political parties - the United National Democratic Party or UNDP; the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM; and the Progressive Labor Movement or PLM
	www.postcolonialweb.org /caribbean/antigua/government.html (386 words)

	ABC Country Book of Antigua and Barbuda - government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current ...
		Prime Minister Lester Bryant BIRD (since 8 March 1994)
		Antigua Labor Party (ALP), Lester Bryant BIRD; United Progressive Party (UPP), Baldwin SPENCER
		United Progressive Party (UPP), headed by Baldwin SPENCER, a coalition of three opposition political parties - the United National Democratic Party (UNDP); the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM); and the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM); Antigua Trades and Labor Union (ATLU), headed by William ROBINSON
	www.theodora.com /wfb/antigua_and_barbuda_government.html (313 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		House of Representatives: elections last held 8 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (17 total) ALP 11, UPP 5, independent 1
		Political parties and leaders: Antigua Labor Party (ALP), Lester Bryant BIRD; United Progressive Party (UPP), Baldwin SPENCER
		Flag: red with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of fl (top), light blue, and white with a yellow rising sun in the fl band
	www.theodora.com /wfb/1995/antigua_and_barbuda/antigua_and_barbuda_government.html (348 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda Government 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Judicial branch Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia), one judge ofthe Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the Courtof Summary Jurisdiction
		Political parties and leaders Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Lester Bryant BIRD]; United ProgressiveParty or UPP [Baldwin SPENCER], a coalition of three opposition politicalparties - the United National Democratic Party or UNDP; the Antigua CaribbeanLiberation Movement or ACLM; and the Progressive Labor Movement or PLM
		Political pressure groups and leaders Antigua Trades and Labor Union or ATLU [William ROBINSON]; People'sDemocratic Movement or PDM [Hugh MARSHALL]
	www.photius.com /wfb1997/antigua_and_barbuda/antigua_and_barbuda_government.html (408 words)

	The 1996 CIA World Factbook page on Antigua and Barbuda
		head of government: Prime Minister Lester Bryant BIRD (since 8 March 1994) was appointed by the governor general
		Political parties and leaders: Antigua Labor Party (ALP), Lester Bryant BIRD; United Progressive Party (UPP), headed by Baldwin SPENCER, a coalition of three opposition political parties-the United National Democratic Party (UNDP); the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM); and the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM)
		Other political or pressure groups: Antigua Trades and Labor Union (ATLU), William ROBINSON; People's Democratic Movement (PDM), Hugh MARSHALL
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact96/18.htm (1082 words)

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