Saint John, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne has comfortably won his St John's City West parliamentary seat during the general elections held in the country, local media reported on Thursday.
St John’s – Prime Minister Gaston Browne led his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to a nail-biting victory in Wednesday’s general election, winning nine of the 17 seats for a third consecutive term in office, according to the preliminary results released here early Thursday morning. The party had won 15 of the 17 seats in the 2018 general election. “You know I have always said to people, you …
By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com In a self-professed bid to narrow the gender gap and contribute to the growth of the nation’s women in politics, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has assured four female ABLP candidates, running for seats in the next general election, of Cabinet positions should they be successful at…
Barbuda Council called on to account for ‘idle’ shredder
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Last year, a Komplet company representative estimated the Barbuda Landfill could be cleared in two weeks, using the Komplet Krokodile Mobile Shredder
The Barbuda Council is being asked to account for the alleged failure to make adequate use of a costly mobile shredder, handed over one year ago.
The shredder, which was provided under the European Union (EU) funded Housing Support to Barbuda project, is capable of processing construction waste at a rate of 20 tonnes per hour.
One year ago, 25 persons completed training on the shredder at the landfill site in Codrington.
Nomination Day for Barbuda Council election set a month from today
Five people will be nominated on nomination day scheduled for March 17 – one month from today.
The Barbuda Council comprises a member of the House of Representatives (MP), a member of the Senate and nine elected members.
In 2019, members of the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) claimed the four seats which were left vacant by elected members who had the smallest number of votes.
This time, BPM’s Kendra Beazer, Wade Burton and Nadia Harris-George as well as the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s (ABLP) Mackiesha Desuza and Knacyntar Nedd – the remaining five elected members whose seats were not scheduled for election in 2019 – will vacate their seats.