{"id":140845,"date":"2021-11-02T09:38:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=140845"},"modified":"2021-11-02T09:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:38:17","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-celebrates-40-years-of-political-independence-from-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-celebrates-40-years-of-political-independence-from-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda celebrates 40 years of political independence from Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating its 40th<\/sup> anniversary of political independence from Britain on Monday, overshadowed by the \u201cseemingly endless litany of COVID-19 related ailments\u201d that have curtailed the traditional celebrations.<\/p>

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Governor General Sir Rodney Williams, Prime Minister Gaston Browne and the leader of the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), Harold Lovell, all made reference to the pandemic that has killed 102 people and infected 4, 058 since March last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe acknowledge the reality that Our Nation has also had its fair share of difficulties. In spite of the seemingly endless litany of COVID-19 related ailments, one fact is apparent: Antiguans and Barbudans are a resilient people.<\/p>

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\u201cLet us continue to focus upon the realignment of Our Nation to one where all citizens and residents have a reduced risk of illness; where everyone can work in safe and healthy places of employment; where our hospital beds are empty of patients with infectious diseases; and where our economy begins to remarkably rebound,\u201d Sir Rodeny said in his message.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Browne used the opportunity to encourage citizens to get vaccinated against the virus so as to prevent hospitalisation and even death.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s case, sufficiency of supply of the vaccines has been achieved. Yet, a significant cadre of our people seem determined to challenge the nation\u2019s leadership and to remain unvaccinated.<\/p>

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\u201cThis disagreement in the 40th year of Independence is surprising. Achieving national immunity will, nevertheless, continue as a national ambition. I am confident that our people will triumph over COVID and restore normalcy, good health, and prosperity for future generations,\u201d Browne said.<\/p>\n

For his part, Lovell said that Independence Day finds the country grappling with the COVID pandemic \u201cwhich has disrupted ways of life and impacted standards of living.<\/p>

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\u201cHowever, while our finances, our health situation, and our social interactions might be at a low point now, we are not without hope that these circumstances will improve with vision, hard work and discipline,\u201d Lovell said, adding that the UPP, which lost the last two general elections here \u201cis evidence of what can be accomplished with these three attributes and enshrines them today as watchwords for our collective future.<\/p>

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\u201cAnd so, as we celebrate our 40th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of independence, we remind everyone of the reason for necessarily quiet and down scaled celebration and strongly encourage you to do all you can to keep yourself, your family, your workplace and Nation safe,\u201d Lovell said.<\/p>\n

In his message, Prime Minister Browne said that 40 years after gaining independence, citizens have shown political maturity as well as social cohesion that have become deeply ingrained in their sovereign consciousness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been 16 general elections since 1946, when political parties first emerged. Never has there been a resort to violence or to force, in order to change the outcomes of those democratic expressions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the eight general elections since 1981, governments have been changed with power passing from one political party to another, no violence or disturbance. Political maturity and social cohesion have been at work.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur cultural traditions, including the annual Carnival and the Christmas celebrations, enrich and bind our people. These celebrations allow for all other incidental identities to be submerged temporarily, even as competition for excellence shines through.<\/p>\n

Our people have learned, through Christian values and socialization, to be tolerant and patient with each other,\u201d Browne said,<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Antigua and Barbuda noting that \u201c40 years of statehood is a milestone in the history of a country, and there is much for Antigua and Barbuda to be proud of as a nation\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Browne, the \u00a0CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett said \u201cthis year\u2019s theme \u201cResilience, Reflection and Recovery\u201d is relevant for the challenging times that Antigua and Barbuda is traversing as the country strives to recover from the devastating health, social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said that the strength and indomitable character of the People of Antigua and Barbuda, guided by the Government, augur well for a better future.<\/p>\n

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Barnett commended Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s historic commitment to regional integration, and the Prime Minister\u2019s leadership as Head of Government with lead responsibility in the Quasi-Cabinet for Services and as current Chair of the Community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Community wishes you, Honourable Prime Minister, and the People of Antigua and Barbuda continued success in your sustained efforts at nation building,\u201d the Secretary-General said.<\/p>\n

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