Michael Joseph
Michael Joseph, President of the Antigua and Barbuda Agriculture Forum for Youth (ABAFY), has been conferred with the CARICOM Youth Farmer of the Year Award 2025, in recognition of his pioneering and technology-driven contributions to modern agriculture in the Caribbean.The award was presented durin...
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Janet Simon
Janet Simon is a CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador and trained Educator in Antigua and Barbuda. Her platform reflects the Sustainable Development Goals, encompassing Health, Education, Sanitation, Climate Action, and Peace. She is committed to expanding opportunities...
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Chrysean Andrew O’marie Jarvis
Sir Vivian Richards
CITATION IN HONOUR OF SIR ISAAC VIVIAN ALEXANDER RICHARDS ON THE AWARD OF THE Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) –
Conference of Heads of Government, Suriname, 4-5 July 2022.
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is a national of Antigua and Barbuda. He was born on March 7 1952 and r...
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CARIFESTA - Caribbean Festival of Arts
The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is a roving multi-disciplinary art festival which has been held in various CARICOM countries since its establishment in 1972. It is a regional forum where artists, performers and other persons in the field of culture meet and&n...
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Rt. Hon. Vere Cornwall Bird
The charismatic career of the Rt. Hon. Vere Cornwall Bird embodied a long tradition of outstanding and dedicated political leadership in Antigua and Barbuda, his country of birth. It was therefore fitting that he was nominated by his country and awarded the OCC at the third conferment in 1998.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Key facts
Date of Membership in CARICOM: 4 Jul 1974 - Learn more about membership in CARICOM
Also Known as:The Island of 365 Beaches. (Root: Waladli and Wa'onomi (Amerindian))
Status of Independence:Independent 1981/11/01
Area: 442 km2 (170 miles2)
Capital City: St. John's
Populati...
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HIPCAR Project
Enhancing competitiveness in the Caribbeanthrough the harmonization of ICT Policies,Legislation and Regulatory ProceduresStart: 2008 Ended: 2013HIPCAR Project was conceived by the ITU, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunication union (CTU) in response to reques...
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