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It is with sorrow that the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda sends this formal notification of the death of Basil Alphonso Peters, Former Minister of Education, Health and Culture and Former Parliamentary Representative of St. John\u2019s City East, 1971 – 1976.<\/p>\n

The Official Funeral Service for the late Basil Peters will take place at the Spring Gardens Moravian Church, St. John\u2019s Street on Tuesday, 1st May, 2018 at 1:30 p.m., thence to the St. John\u2019s Public Cemetery. All officials are required to be seated by 1:00 p.m.<\/p>

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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STATEMENT It is with sorrow that the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda sends this formal notification of the death of Basil Alphonso Peters, Former Minister of Education, Health and Culture and Former Parliamentary Representative of St. John\u2019s City East, 1971 – 1976. 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