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Greene Says VC Bird Was a Pillar of Regional Integration and Early Architect of CARICOM\u2019s Foundations<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Foreign Affairs Minister and ABLP Chairman E.P. Chet Greene used Tuesday\u2019s VC Bird Day<\/a> ceremony to highlight the late National Hero\u2019s role <\/a>in shaping regional unity, calling Sir Vere Cornwall Bird<\/a> Sr. \u201ca pillar of regional integration<\/a>\u201d whose political vision helped lay key foundations for what would become the modern Caribbean Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during the wreath-laying observance in St John\u2019s, Greene said Bird\u2019s leadership extended far beyond Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s <\/a>borders, noting that his commitment to regional cooperation emerged long before independence. <\/p>

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He told the audience that Bird stood among the early champions of a unified Caribbean.<\/a><\/p>

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\u201cHe was a pillar of regional integration\u2026 a signatory to the CARIFTA agreement which paved the way for CARICOM,\u201d<\/strong> Greene said, underscoring Bird\u2019s influence in the transition from the West Indies Federation to the early economic agreements that would later evolve into the regional bloc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greene said Bird\u2019s regional outlook grew directly from his understanding of the Caribbean\u2019s shared struggles and its collective potential, describing him as \u201cquintessentially Caribbean by nature\u201d<\/strong> and a leader who recognized that the region\u2019s future depended on collaboration rather than isolation.<\/p>

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Beyond regional diplomacy, Greene also traced Bird\u2019s domestic legacy, describing how the late leader transformed Antigua and Barbuda from a dependent colony to a functioning modern state in the decades leading up to independence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greene recalled that Bird\u2019s fight for political self-determination produced sweeping changes that now define the nation\u2019s constitutional and social landscape.<\/p>

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\u201cHe did not simply manage a colony. He envisioned and constructed a state for its people,\u201d<\/strong> he said, adding that Bird \u201cfashioned your constitution, guaranteeing the civil and human rights that we all enjoy today.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

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Greene also linked Bird to the country\u2019s major social reforms, noting that his leadership ushered in \u201cfree secondary school education\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cfree medical services,\u201d<\/strong> which he described as critical building blocks of a fair and equitable society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said Bird\u2019s transformation of the local economy \u2014 particularly the shift from a sugar-based plantation structure to a tourism-driven modern system \u2014 was a defining achievement that reshaped Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s long-term growth trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe engineered the shift from a sugar-dependent plantation economy to a modern, tourism-driven one,\u201d<\/strong> Greene told the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greene also framed Bird\u2019s legacy as the beginning of a political lineage that continues through successive administrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He pointed to the stewardship of former Prime Minister Lester Bird and the current leadership of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, describing the governing party as a vessel carrying V.C. Bird\u2019s original nation-building mission across generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a living, breathing institution that evolves while staying true to its core promise of upliftment,\u201d<\/strong> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greene closed by urging the public to remember Bird not only as Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s founding leader, but as a regional statesman whose commitment to Caribbean unity and cooperation remains central to the country\u2019s identity today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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