United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State
Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1996 - Antigua and
Barbuda, 30 January 1997, available at:
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necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its
Member States. Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1997 Antigua and Barbuda is a
multiparty, parliamentary democracy and a member of the
Commonwealth of Nations. A Prime Minister, a cabinet and a
bicameral legislative assembly compose the Government. A
Governor General, appointed by the British monarch, is the
titular head of state, with largely ceremonial powers. Prime
Minister Lester B. Bird's Antigua Labor Party (ALP) has
controlled the Government and Parliament since 1976. During the
last elections in M