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03/12/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Address to the nation on 2nd December 2004.
01/12/2004 2005 Budget Statement presented to Parliament on 30th November 2004

12/11/2004

Government Policy Statement at the State Opening of Parliament -
11th November 2004
01/11/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Address to the Nation in celebration of Antigua and Barbuda's 23rd Anniversary of Independence on 1st November 2004
29/10/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Address at the Independence Youth Rally held at the Antigua Recreation Grounds on 29th October 2004.
15/10/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Keynote Speech at the Stakeholder Consultation organised by the Ministry of Finance and the Economy on 14th October 2004
25/09/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Address to the United Nations General Assembly 59th Session General Debate in New York on 24th September 2004.
23/09/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's speech at the 2nd Annual Congressional Dinner with the Caribbean Community hosted by the Inter-American Economic Council on 22nd September 2004
22/09/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's remarks to Nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and other CARICOM countries in the Washington Metropolitan Area at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel on 21st September 2004
19/08/2004 Statement by Attorney General Justin Simon on the Guiana Island Development Project delivered on 18th August 2004
20/07/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's feature address at sub-regional launch of UNDP Human Development Report 2004 on 19th July 2004
13/07/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Keynote Address at the National Youth Forum on the CSME on July 12th 2004
05/07/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's Opening Address at the 25th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community on 4th July 2004
01/07/2004 Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer's 100 days of Sunshine Address to the Nation on 1st July 2004
24/05/2004 Address to the Nation by the Honourable Baldwin Spencer MP, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda on 23rd May 2004
17/05/2004 Statement by the Governor for Antigua and Barbuda Dr the Honourable Errol Cort - Board of Governors Meeting, Caribbean Development Bank, Tobago May 12-13
01/03/2004 2004 Budget Statement presented to Parliament on 31st March 2004.
31/03/2004 Government Policy Statement at Opening of Parliament - 29th March 2004.
05/02/2004 Anti-Money Laundering in Antigua and Barbuda. (pdf file)
28/01/2004 "Antigua and Barbuda: The Way Forward", a Statement by Prime Minister Lester Bird to the Luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 27th January 2004.
01/11/2003 "Renewal" The 22nd Anniversary Address by the Honourable Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. 1st November 2003.
22/10/2003 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.
22/10/2003 Address by Sir Ronald Michael Sanders, Chief Foreign Affairs Representative with Ministerial Rank of Antigua and Barbuda and In-coming Chair of CFATF, on the occasion of the Opening of the Council of Ministers Meeting of CFATF, 23rd October 2003.
15/10/2003 Sir Ronald Sanders' Second Intervention at the OECD Global Forum Conference in Ottawa on 15th October 2003.
14/10/2003 Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders at a Roundtable organised by the Centre for Freedom and Prosperity on the eve of the OECD Global Forum Conference in Ottawa on 13th October 2003.
13/10/2003 Statement by Honourable Lester Bird on the withdrawal of the suit of Lake & Kentish in all circumstances in relation to the false charges allegedly brought on behalf of Monique Kim Barua - 10th October 2003.
30/09/2003 Prime Minister Lester Bird accuses Opposition Leader of fooling foreigners - 27th September 2003.
23/09/2003 Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders to the Meeting of Heads of Delegation of the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference on 13th September 2003 to Consider the Second Draft Ministerial Statement in Cancun, Mexico.
23/09/2003 Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders to the Working Group on "The Singapore Issues" at the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the WTO on 12th September 2003 in Cancun, Mexico.
23/09/2003 Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders to Group on Development Issues at the 5th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Cancun, Mexico on 12th September 2003
16/09/2003 Speech by Honourable Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister at the opening of the Halls of Justice on Monday 15th September 2003.
08/09/2003 "A War on Crime" - Speech by Honourable Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister at the end of Police Week - 5th September 2003.
26/08/2003 Speech by Sir Ronald Sanders to the Antigua Chamber of Commerce explaining Antigua's Dispute with the US at the WTO on 26th August 2003.
11/08/2003 Antigua and Barbuda - UN Report on Convention against Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
11/08/2003 Antigua and Barbuda - UN Report on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination.
11/08/2003 Antigua and Barbuda - UN Report on Human Rights.
30/07/2003 Antigua and Barbuda succeeds in getting WTO to set up Arbitration panel in dispute with US - 21st July 2003.
30/07/2003 Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders to the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday 21st July 2003.
09/07/2003 Antigua's Impudence:Challenging the US in the WTO by Sir Ronald Sanders - article published in the Antigua Sun on 9th July 2003.
27/06/2003 Prime Minister Lester Bird announces new Ministerial portfolios on 26th June 2003
26/06/2003 Antigua challenges the US in the WTO:Sir Ronald Sanders' Statement to the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland on 24th June 2003.
20/06/2003 Press Release from the Prime Minister's Office on the resignation of Senator Asot Michael on 19th June 2003.
19/06/2003 Statement to the Nation on a General Election by Prime Minister Lester B. Bird on Wednesday 18th June 2003.
09/05/2003 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.
29/05/2003 "Ready for the fight: Leading from the front" - Statement to the Nation by Prime Minister Lester Bird on 28th May 2003.
20/05/2003 High Commissioner Sanders reveals bogus Internet website claiming to sell Antigua and Barbuda Passports and Economic Citizenship.
28/04/2003 Statement on the Appropriation Bill by Senator the Honourable Asot A. Michael, Leader of Government Business in the Senate.
25/04/2003 Statement by Sir Shridath Ramphal, Chancellor of the University of the West Indies at the Caribbean launch of the book "Antigua Vision, Caribbean Reality:Perspectives of Prime Minister Lester Bird" on 24th April 2003.
11/04/2003 Concluding remarks by Prime Minister Lester Bird at the debate in Parliament of the 2003 Budget on 11th April 2003.
01/03/2003 This is the CFATF Evaluation of Antigua and Barbuda's Compliance with International Standards against Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing.
31/03/2003 2003 Budget Statement presented to Parliament on 31st March 2003.
27/03/2003 Government Policy Statement at Opening of Parliament on the 27th March 2003.
03/03/2003 Sir Ronald Sanders Speech on Crime in the Caribbean to Conference on Crime in the Caribbean Basin: Options on Transnational Crime hosted by the Canadian Foundation for the Americas in Ottawa, Canada on 3rd March 2003.
18/02/2003 Letter of 27th January 2003 from Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda's Chief Negotiator on International Financial Services to Mr Donald Johnston, Secretary-General of the OECD on the absence of a level playing field.
18/02/2003 Intervention by Prime Minister Lester Bird on OECD at 14th Intersessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Trinidad on 16th February 2003
07/02/2003 Press Statement on Investments by Stanford Financial Group by Hon Mr Lester B Bird, Prime Minister on Friday, 7th February 2003
07/02/2003 Joint Press Statement on Cabinet's Meeting with Mr R. Allen Stanford
20/01/2003 What World in the 21st Century? - article published on 2nd January 2003 by Sir Ronald Sanders, Chief Foreign Affairs Representative with Ministerial Rank of Antigua and Barbuda
09/01/2003 Final Report of Task Force Investigation of John Allen Williams a.k.a John Allen Mohammad.
31/12/2002 New Year 2003 Address by Hon Lester B Bird, MP, Prime Minister
13/12/2002 Broadcast Statement on Tax Collection Campaign Delivered on Tuesday, 10th December 2002
06/12/2002 Tourism Needs Protection Now: Security Should be Bolstered - published article by Sir Ronald Sanders
13/11/2002

Statement by Sir Ronald Sanders High Commissioner to the UK on the passing of Tim Hector
04/11/2002 Interim Report of Task Force Investigation of John Allen Williams a.k.a John Allen Mohammad
04/11/2002 Prime Minister Bird says immediate changes in Passport Office and points to other worrying activities of John Allen Williams
04/11/2002 Attorney General Releases Further Information on John Allen Williams Investigation
01/11/2002 Statement by Prime Minister Lester Bird on the 21st Anniversary of Antigua and Barbuda's Independence
31/10/2002 BBC Apologises To Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird
29/10/2002 Antigua and Barbuda elected Deputy Chair of the CATF
21/10/2002 Police Report On Video Tape Allegation
21/10/2002 Prime Minister's Response To Report About Video Tape
16/09/2002 Statement by Hon. Lester B Bird Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of the signing of the Treaty of Chapultepec in St. John's, Antigua
27/08/2002 The Fight Against Fiscal Colonialism The OECD And Small Jurisdictions by Sir Ronald Sanders
20/08/2002

Statement by the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda on Monday 19th August 2002

13/08/2002 Prime Minister's broadcast to the nation - Six days after: The Implementation of the Medical Benefits Report
07/08/2002 Prime Minister comments on Report of Commission of Inquiry into Medical Benefits
19/06/2002 Special address by Hon Mr Lester B Bird Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda to the 21st anniversary meeting of the signing of the treaty of Basseterre.
07/06/2002 St. James Declaration issued by the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda on 5th June 2002
24/05/2002 Statement by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in the affair of the deliberate manufacturing and distribution of a videotape containing unsubstantiated and uncorroborated allegations
23/04/2002 Prime Minister Lester Bird Statement on the matter of Hilroy Humphreys
11/04/2002 Report of Antigua and Barbuda to the Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce presented by Sir Ronald Sanders
28/03/2002 Remarks by Sir Ronald Sanders at 'One-Day Banker's Consultation' held at Jolly Beach Resort on 26th March 2002
28/03/2002 Report of the Constitution Review Commission
22/03/2002 Budget Speech 2002
18/03/2002 Government Policy Statement at Opening of Parliament: 18th March
14/02/2002 Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifying CARICOM's position on the free movement of journalists and skilled workers
14/02/2002 Report on the Matter of Julius Gittens of Barbados by the Labour Department dated 6th February 2002
14/01/2002 Equating CMC and ABS is missing the point: published article by Sir Ronald Sanders
09/11/2001 Prime Minister's Broadcast to the Nation on the 20th Anniversary of Independence
02/10/2001 Statement to the Nation by Honourable Lester Bird, Prime Minister on 27th September 2001
18/09/2001 A Response to the OECD's modified 'harmful tax competition' initiative by Sir Ronald Sanders at PriceWaterHouseCoopers Conference on Financial Services Investment Practice in The Bahamas on 7th September 2001
23/05/2001 PM's broadcast on Medical Benefits Scheme
28/03/2001 The OECD's 'Harmful Tax Competition' Scheme: The Implications for Antigua and Barbuda: speech by HE Sir Ronald Sanders to the Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce on 27th March 2001
21/03/2001 Budget Speech 2001 on 21st March 2001
19/03/2001

Throne Speech 2001
06/09/2000 Statement by the Prime Minister at the Millennium Summit of the UN on 6th September 2000
13/10/2000 Prime Minister's Statement on Income Tax
26/07/2000 Government Memorandum to Commonwealth Review Team on Barbuda
14/08/2000 Government Electoral Reform Proposals
18/07/2000 Budget Speech 2000
08/08/2000 Foreign Policy Issues
08/08/2000 Statement on the prevention of money laundering to staff of Senator Carl Levin, Minority on US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs by Sir Ronald Sanders on 8th August 2000
05/10/1999 Statement at the OECD forum in Sydney, Australia by Sir Ronald Sanders, Senior Ambassador with Ministerial Rank for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda on 5th October 1999
03/07/1999

The OECD Report on "Harmful Taxation" and its Implications for Small States - by Sir Ronald Sanders (July 1999)
12/04/1999 Why do Bananas matter? - published article by Sir Ronald Sanders
08/04/1999 Concern over shipments of nuclear waste - published article by Sir Ronald Sanders
10/07/1997 Small States - by Sir Ronald Sanders published in The Round Table (1997)

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