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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 and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.
		Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinadad and Tobago to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla to the northwest.
		Antigua and Barbuda • Bahamas • Barbados • Grenada • Jamaica • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda (1901 words)

	Government of Antigua and Barbuda
		The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of Her Majesty the Queen of England, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
		The Parliament as a whole is charged with certain responsibilities and is given special powers and privileges in order to effectively carry out its functions.
		Included among the latter are freedom of speech in Parliament, the authority to regulate its business by Standing Orders, as well as the freedom from civil or criminal proceedings for words spoken or written by Members before their respective House.
	www.ab.gov.ag /gov_v1/parliament/index.htm (156 words)

	Politics of Antigua and Barbuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antigua and Barbuda has a long history of hard fought elections, two of which have resulted in peaceful changes of government.
		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 elects on national level a legislature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda (474 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda - Caribbean: carib tribe, christopher columbus, equipment fishing, member parliament, 1995 hurricane
		Antigua and Barbuda, independent island state, West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
		Barbuda was colonized by settlers from Antigua in 1661.
		From 1958 to 1962 Antigua (which included the dependencies of Barbuda and Redonda) was a member of the Federation of the West Indies.
	www.countriesquest.com /caribbean/antigua_and_barbuda.htm (447 words)

	General Comment (Antigua and Barbuda)
		Antigua and Barbuda is a unitary, sovereign and democratic State within the Commonwealth.
		Legal sources in Antigua and Barbuda include acts adopted by Parliament, UK laws and regulations (those that were in effect immediately before 31 October 1981 and that have not been repealed, but that may have been amended by the Governor-General before 1 November 1982) and English common law.
		A resolution of a House of Parliament for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section and a resolution extending any such resolution shall not be passed unless it is supported by the votes of a majority of all members of that House.
	www.icrc.org /ihl-nat.nsf/0/51e113fe70102dfa41256ca3005742e8?OpenDocument (1567 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda Governmental System - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		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.photius.com /countries/antigua_and_barbuda/government/system.html (727 words)

	Wikinfo \| Antigua and Barbuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		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.
		As with most nations in the Commonwealth, the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Antigua_and_Barbuda (610 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda
		Antigua and Barbuda is pleased that this is the United Nation's Year of Dialogue among Civilizations.
		Antigua and Barbuda is certainly disappointed that crimes pertaining to drug trafficking and terrorism have been put on the back burner in relation to the ICC, but we are prepared to continue our dialogue to bring them under the ambit of the ICC when it comes into effect.
		Antigua and Barbuda, as a small island state, is extremely vulnerable to many natural disasters.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/56/statements/011116aabE.htm (1621 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda: Constitution, 1981
		Whereas the status of association of Antigua with the United Kingdom is to terminate on 1st November 1981 and it is necessary to establish a new constitution for Antigua upon its attainment of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth under the style of Antigua and Barbuda:
		The territory of Antigua and Barbuda shall comprise the islands of Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda and all other areas that were comprised in Antigua on 31st October 1981 together with such other areas as may be declared by Act of Parliament to form part of the territory of Antigua and Barbuda.
		The power of Parliament to make laws shall be exercised by bills passed by the Senate and the House (or in the cases mentioned in sections 54 and 55 of this Constitution by the House) and assented to by the Governor-General on behalf of Her Majesty.
	pdba.georgetown.edu /Constitutions/Antigua/antigua-barbuda.html (12188 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		The islands of Antigua and Barbuda form a small nation whose strategic importance is greater than its size.
		The Antigua sugar industry was severely jolted in the 1930s, as the dramatic decline in the price of sugar that resulted from the Great Depression coincided with a severe drought that badly damaged the island's sugar crop.
		During the period of associated statehood (1967-81), Antigua saw the rise of a second labor union and its affiliated political party and the beginnings of a secessionist movement in Barbuda, as well as the replacement of sugar by tourism as the dominant force in the economy.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/antigua_and_barbuda/antigua_and_barbuda_history_index.html (1041 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Antigua & Barbuda (2)
		MARBLE HILL, Antigua: Celebrations marking Antigua and Barbuda's 24th anniversary of political independence from Britain has been marred by the attack and rape of the President of the Senate, and the kidnapping and alleged torture of a youth, all in the space of 24-hours, events that have caused many residents to become very angry...
		MARBLE HILL, Antigua: As Antigua and Barbuda marked its 24th Independence Anniversary on Tuesday, the nation's police force is faced with strong criticism and charges that they are losing the war on crime, especially in the light of last weekend's attack of the President of the Senate, in which she was allegedly raped and robbed...
		MARBLE HILL, Antigua: As investigations continue in Antigua into the attack on the President of the Senate, in which she was reportedly raped and robbed in the small hours of last Friday morning, the country's Justice Minister, Senator Colin Derrick joined Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and other government officials in condemning the attack...
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /antigua/antigua-barbuda2.htm (5449 words)

	ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S HISTORIC SITES
		The tropical islands of Antigua and Barbuda are located in the heart of the Caribbean about a thousand miles to the east of Jamaica and half that distance from Trinidad on the coast of south America.
		Antigua boasts the largest expanse of freshwater in the whole of the Caribbean with a lake nearly two miles long by a mile wide.
		Redonda is a remnant of a volcanic cone and is one of the smallest islands in the chain of the Lesser Antilles.
	www.antiguamuseums.org /Historical.htm (7104 words)

	Barbuda - historical notes
		During this period Barbuda was established as a provisioning station for the Codrington estates in Antigua and other eastern Caribbean islands.
		Mackenzie was born in Barbuda and educated at the Holy Trinity School until the age of eight.
		In 2005 Mackenzie was appointed as a senator in the parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.
	www.barbudaful.net /historicalnotes.html (1221 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda travel guide - Wikitravel
		Antigua and Barbuda [1] are two Caribbean islands, (Antigua and Barbuda), that form a country that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico, off the coast of Central America.
		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.
		Located in north east Antigua on the outskirts of St John's, VC Bird International is the country's main airport.
	wikitravel.org /en/Antigua_and_Barbuda (658 words)

	Live TV Streaming Video Antigua and Barbuda
		Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean.
		Antigua 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 islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinadad and Tobago to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla to the northwest.
	deepthi.com /live-tv-streaming-video/antigua-barbados-live-tv-streaming-channels.html (293 words)

	The High Commission of Antigua and Barbuda. Business and Politics Latest News listing
		Address by Honourable Lester Bird MP, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, on the occasion of the Opening of the 10th Meeting of the CFATF Council on Thursday 23rd October 2003.
		Antigua and Barbuda - UN Report on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.
		Antigua and Barbuda and the Human Rights Impact of Anti-Terror Legislation in the aftermath of September 11th by Sir Ronald Sanders at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Seminar, Instititute of Commonwealth Studies on 5th June 2003.
	www.antigua-barbuda.com /business_politics/archive.asp (1868 words)

	Antigua - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		It consists of three of the Leeward Islands-Antigua and two smaller islands, Barbuda to the north and Redonda, an uninhabited rocky islet, to the southwest.
		Antigua and Barbuda's gross domestic product (GDP) was $617 million in 1998.
		According to officials of the United Nations Development Program, development in Antigua and Barbuda was set back by at least 10 years.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /antigua.htm (419 words)

	1995 Human Rights Report: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
		Title: Antigua and Barbuda Human Rights Practices, 1995 Author: U.S. Department of State Date: March 1996 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda, a small two-island state, is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		In general elections held in March 1994, the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) led by Lester B. Bird retained power by capturing 10 of 17 parliamentary seats, down from the 15 it held under the administration of V. Bird, the current Prime Minister's father.
		Antigua and Barbuda has a mixed economy with a strong private sector.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/democracy/1995_hrp_report/95hrp_report_ara/AntiguaBarbuda.html (1978 words)

	Implementing Laws and Regulations - Text Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society Act, 1983
		An Act for the Incorporation of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
		The Society shall be a body corporate under the name of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to sue and be sued, purchase, acquire, hold, manage and dispose of movable and immovable property and to enter into any such.
		The Society is hereby recognised by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda as a Voluntary Aid Society auxiliary to the public authorities and acting for the benefit of the Civilian Population both for the purpose of the Scheduled Conventions and otherwise and shall have the right in conformity with the Scheduled Conventions to use the
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	Antigua and Barbuda Government Informatiom
		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 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 maintain an embassy in the United States at 3216 New Mexico Ave.
	www.traveldocs.com /ag/govern.htm (223 words)

	1993 Human Rights Report: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
		TITLE: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES, 1993 DATE: JANUARY 31, 1994 AUTHOR: U.S. Antigua and Barbuda, a small two-island state, is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		In 1990 Parliament amended the law to permit flogging as a penalty for rape.
		The remaining seat represents the Barbuda constituency and is held by a political independent who leads the Barbuda faction advocating secession from Antigua.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_ara/AntiguaBarbuda.html (2042 words)

	Antigua & Barbuda - Latest News from Antigua and Barbuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		LESTER B. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the opening of The Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute, (ABHTI), Dutchman’s Bay on Thursday, 30th October, 2003 at 4 p.m.
		The journey to this function was long, but the reward, an unlimited well-trained multi-skilled tourism workforce, redounds to the overall benefit of Antigua and Barbuda.
		The Draft Act is before Parliament and I expect the TDC to be established and functioning by December.
	www.antigua-barbuda.org /press83.htm (1577 words)

	Antigua & Barbuda page
		The total area is 443 sq km (171 sq mi), and the country had a population (1989 estimate) of 78,400.
		Antigua is a generally low-lying island but rises to 405 m (1330 ft) atop Boggy Peak.
		The unit of currency is the East Caribbean dollar of 100 cents (2.69 East Caribbean dollars equal U.S.$1, 1990.) Saint John's (population, 1986 estimate, 36,000), the capital and principal port, is located on the northwestern coast of Antigua.
	members.tripod.com /jeffsimp/antiguabarbuda.htm (286 words)

	Antigua and Barbuda: Useful Information.
		Antigua is 9 by 12 miles across with a coastline peppered with numerous coves and bays, many with beautiful white sand beaches.
		Barbuda, a low lying coral island is located 32 miles north of Antigua and has a land area of approximately 64 square miles.
		Barbuda encompasses the expansive Codrington lagoon, which is bound by a long undeveloped beach.
	www.antiguanice.com /antigua_barbuda_useful_information.htm (5206 words)

	Barbuda - politics
		Parliament, situated in Antigua, consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
		The Chairman of the Barbuda Council is Randolph Beazer and the Deputy Chairman is Fabian Jones.
		Arthur Nibbs was first elected to the Barbuda Council in 1979 and served as Chairman for 7 years altogether, from 1985 to 1989, 1997 to 1999, and 1999 to 2000.
	www.barbudaful.net /politics.html (1597 words)

	CNN.com - World - Election Watch
		Parliament: Antigua and Barbuda's bicameral parliament is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
		One House of Representatives seat is reserved for the island of Barbuda.
		The March 1999 election was Antigua and Barbuda's fourth national vote since the country gained independence in 1981.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/americas/antigua.barbuda.html (111 words)

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