{"id":243361,"date":"2025-07-15T20:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T00:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=243361"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T00:51:42","slug":"council-member-for-antigua-and-barbuda-to-assume-chairmanship-of-eccb-monetary-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/council-member-for-antigua-and-barbuda-to-assume-chairmanship-of-eccb-monetary-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Member for Antigua and Barbuda to Assume Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2280610069\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Council Member for <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-olympic-committee-launches-month-long-celebration-for-world-olympic-day\/\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a> to Assume Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-168156682\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, 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href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-forensic-lab-to-boost-crime-solving-capabilities\/\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-gaston-browne-urges-caricom-to-champion-debt-sustainability-and-climate-financing-initiatives-ahead-of-cop30\/\">Gaston A. Browne<\/a>, will assume the Chairmanship of the <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/eccb-moves-closer-to-regulating-bank-fees-across-currency-union\/\">Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Monetary Council <\/a>during an official Handing-Over Ceremony, which will take place at the Conference Center of the American University of Antigua in Osbourn, <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-youth-symphony-orchestra-tutors-complete-training-in-the-united-kingdom\/\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a>, on Thursday, 17 July from 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Browne succeeds the Honourable Cora Richardson-Hodge who chaired the Council from February 2025, effective upon her appointment as Premier of Anguilla.<\/p><div id=\"antig-463753627\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3699826451\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Monetary Council is the highest decision-making authority of the ECCB and comprises the eight Ministers for Finance of the ECCB member governments. Chairmanship of the Council rotates alphabetically each year among the eight ECCB member countries: Anguilla, <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-government-invests-in-new-farm-equipment-to-boost-food-security\/\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a>, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2059781036\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Handing-Over Ceremony will feature a Ceremonial Parade with the <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-government-invests-in-new-farm-equipment-to-boost-food-security\/\">Antigua and Barbuda National Cadet Corps<\/a>; a Cultural Performance from the Antigua and Barbuda Dance Company; and addresses by Governor of the ECCB, Timothy N. J. Antoine; Outgoing Chairman of the ECCB Monetary Council, Honourable Cora Richardson\u2010Hodge; and Incoming Chairman, Honourable Gaston A. Browne. 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