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Sir John E. St. Luce

July 13, 1940, Sir John E. St. Luce was born to Cecil St. Luce and Josephine Winter St. Luce on Nevis Street, St. John’s Antigua. He attended the Foundation Mixed School and then went on to the Antigua Grammar School. Upon graduating from the Antigua Grammar School at the age of 16, Sir John wenton …

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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

JUNE 18, 1981 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) came into being when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty (the Treaty of Basseterre) agreeing to cooperate and promote unity and solidarity among the Members. OECS is the successor of the Leewards Islands’ political organization known as the West Indies Associated StatesThe OECS is …

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First Formal School Room To Teach Enslaved People In The Brtish West Indies

May 29, 1813 – The first formal schoolroom to teach enslaved people in the West Indies was opened in Bethesda, Antigua (source: Horsford J. A Voice from the West Indies, 1856). The project was completed due in large measure to the involvement of Vigo Blake who was enslaved on the Blake Estate.“On a hill overlooking …

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Everton Fitzgerald “Batow” Gonsalves

May 14th1962 Everton Fitzgerald “Batow” Gonsalves was born to Eroy of Athill Street Villa and Melvina Gonsalves of Body Ponds St. Mary’s Antigua and Barbuda. He was educated at the Antigua Pilgrim High School, Bartlesville Wesleyan College (now the Oklahoma Wesleyan University), The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus and the Norman Manley …

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NATIONAL SPORTS HONOURS 2020 – ROMA SIMON

The Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association sincerely and deeply appreciates the tireless contribution of Ms. Roma Simon and is pleased to salute her in the 2020 National Sports Honour Roll. Ms. Roma Simon, affectionately nicknamed Roma, was a dedicated worker of the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association for many, many years serving in the capacities …

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PRINCESS MARGARET SCHOOL

TODAY IN HISTORY – April 25, 1955 PRINCESS MARGARET SCHOOL was established as the first government secondary school in Antigua and Barbuda.The original compound included an administration block, an auditorium, approximately twenty classrooms, science laboratories, a business block, a library, a home economics centre, and an industrial arts centre.The new school was intended to upgrade …

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