{"id":149580,"date":"2022-04-11T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=149580"},"modified":"2022-04-11T10:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:28:01","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-bar-association-elects-new-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-bar-association-elects-new-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association Elects New Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0<\/strong>At its Annual General Meeting held on 31st<\/sup> March 2022 the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association elected its Council for the term 2022 \u2013 2024.<\/p>

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Mrs. Cherissa Roberts Thomas returns to the Council as the newly elected President and Ms. Kathleen Bennett is the newly elected Vice President.\u00a0 Mr. Loy Weste was elected for the first time as Treasurer.<\/p>\n

Additionally there are seven ordinary members, three new and four returning as follows:<\/p>

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New:<\/p>

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Andrea Smithen-Henry<\/p>\n

Rushaine Cunningham<\/p>

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Michelle G. Sterling<\/p>\n

Returning:<\/p>

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Luann M. De Costa<\/p>

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Leslie-Ann Brissett-George<\/p>\n

Jarid Hewlett<\/p>\n

Marian Hesse- Merchant<\/p>\n

Mr. Lenworth Johnson remains on Council as the Immediate Past President.<\/p>\n

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The Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association is a creature of statute governed by the Legal Profession Act 2008.\u00a0 Its mandate includes;<\/p>\n

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  1. Maintaining and improving the standards of the professional conduct of attorneys-at-law in Antigua and Barbuda;<\/li>\n
  2. Representing and protecting the interest of the legal profession in Antigua and Barbuda<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n