The new Barbuda community centre was opened in a grand ceremony attended by the Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack, the Prime Minister the Hon Baldwin Spencer, the Chinese Ambassador to Antigua and other distinguished members of the community. The Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, advised Barbudans “to use the centre wisely in the process of developing […]
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Event organised by the Barbuda Social Group in Leicester, UK.
The new Community Centre will officially be opened this month. It will be run by a Board of Trustees and a manager will be appointed by the Barbuda Council. Members of the community will be consulted on the future development of the centre but the intention is to offer a library facility, at least […]
The Ministry of Education has begun a new teacher training programme in Barbuda. Director of Education, Jacintha Pringle, said that this was a part of the Ministry’s mission to have every teacher in Antigua and Barbuda trained by 2013. The training will take place at Sir McChesney George Secondary school and is intended, in the […]
There was serious flooding in the area around the Barbuda Council Day Care facility as a result of the passage of the latest storm Ophelia, now a hurricane but no longer over Barbuda. According to Storm Carib reports there were ‘torrents of rain, some crazy lightning, dog-terrifying thunder and even a 4.5 earthquake’. The flood […]
Tropical Storm Maria is predicted to pass between Antigua and Barbuda this afternoon; in Barbuda people have been boarding up and getting ready.
Deputy Chairman of the Barbuda Council, Fabian Jones, is hoping the Barbuda Council goes back to residents following what he described as the recent ‘disaster vote’ on a proposed development, says The Antigua Observer. Many residents, including marine biologist and head teacher John Mussington have expressed disgust with Council proceedings during last week’s village meeting […]