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(1) It shall be lawful for a Marriage Officer to solemnize a marriage without anv licence or certificate of notice or banns in the following special case, that is to say, where the marriage is between two persons one of whom he believes from the certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner, if any such practitioner has been in attendance on such person during his or her last illness, and if not, from his own observation, to be in articulo mortis, such person before the solemnization declaring that he or she believes that he or she is at the point of death. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(2) No such marriage shall be solemnized unless both parties are able to and actually and previously signify their consent thereto in the presence of two witnesses besides the Marriage Officer.
(3) No such marriage shall be solemnized where either of the parties is under eighteen years of age, not being a widower or widow, without the verbal or written consent of the person whose consent is by law required. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
If such per- son is present such consent may be given orally, and such person shall sign the register of such marriage in token of assent thereto.
If such person is absent such consent shall be in writing and shall be attached to the duplicate register.
LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Marriaze (CAP. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Marriaze (CAP.
261 2 5 (4) A marriage so solemnized shall be specially registered, and the certificate of the medical practitioner, or of the Marriage Officer who performed the ceremony, as the case may be, that in his opinion the sick person is at the point of death, shall be attached to the duplicate original register and forwarded to the Registrar-General. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(5) The register and duplicate original register shall con- Form G - tain the particulars and be in the form indicated in Form G in the First Schedule; but shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this Act relating to Marriage Registers.
(6) No marriage solemnized under the provisions of this section shall be valid unless the foregoing conditions are observed. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(7) The certificate to be given by a medical practitioner or a Marriage Officer for the purposes of this section shall be in the Form H in the First Schedule.
The fee payable to any Government Medical Officer for any such certificate shall be ten dollars, if a special visit is not required before it can be given; if a special visit is required, the fee shall be twenty dollars.
H- PART VIII OFFENCES, &c. 57.
Any person who knowingly and wilfully- z:zzzing marriage. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(a) solemnizes any marriage at any other time than between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and eight o'clock in the evening, save in the cases mentioned in subsection (2) of section 4 and in Part VII; or ( b ) solemnizes any marriage, save in the cases men- tioned in subsection (2) of section 4 and in Part VII without due publication of banns, or licence from the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs or certificate from the Registrar-General first had and obtained; or ( c ) falsely pretending to be a Marriage Officer or the Registrar-General solemnizes or celebrates any mar- riage; or 26 C A P . | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
261) Marriafe LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Making false declaration.
Liability of persons lodging an objection on frivolous grounds. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(d) solemnizes any marriage (save as aforesaid) more than three months after the last publication of banns, or the issue of a licence by the Minister respons- ible for Legal Affairs, or the entry of a notice of such marriage by the Registrar-General, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall on conviction thereof be liable to imprisonment, for any term not exceeding two years: Provided that all prosecutions for any such mis- demeanour shall be commenced within three years after the offence was committed. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
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Any person who knowingly and wilfully makes any false declaration (statutory or other) or signs any peti- tion, notice, statement or certificate required by this Act, which is in any material respect false, for the purpose of pro- curing any marriage, shall be deemed guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, and shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished accordingly.
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(1) Any person who shall enter an objection with the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs against the grant of any licence or with the Registrar-General against the issue of any certificate on grounds which the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs or a Judge shall declare to be frivolous as well as being such as ought not to obstruct the grant of the licence or issue of the certificate, as the case may be, shall be liable for the costs of the proceedings, and for damages which may be recovered by plaint or action by the party against whose marriage such objection has been lodged. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(2) For the purpose of enabling any person to recover costs and damages in any proceedings, as provided by this section, from any person who has lodged an objection on frivolous grounds, a copy of the declaration of the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs purporting to be signed by him or a copy of the judgment of the Judge, shall be evidence that the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs or Judge has declared such objection to have been lodged on grounds that are frivolous as well as being such as ought not to obstruct the grant of the licence or issue of the certificate, as the case may be. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Marriafe (CAP.
261 27 P A R T I X MISCELLANEOUS 60.
After the solemnization or celebration of any ?
:r;:'';"zf marrige under this Act, it shall not be necessary, in support certain of such marriage, or in any action, suit or proceeding where ~:::$-'f';~~ the same may come into question, to give any proof of the solemnization of consent of any person whose consent thereunto is by law mamiage. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
required, or theactual dwelling of the parties married, or of either of them, before the marriage in any specified place, for any prescribed period or that the banns were published, or notice of intended marriage given, in the place wherein or by or to the person by or to whom the banns ought to have been published, or the notice given or that the marriage was solemnized or celebrated, in the place, and by a person, where and by whom the same ought to have been solem- nized or celebrated: Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent any evidence from being given that such marriage is null and void under any provision of this Act expressly declaring such marriage to be null and void, but the burden of proof shall in all such cases lie on the party alleging any such marriage to be null and void. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
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In no case whatsoever shall any suit or proceeding Prohibiting of proceedings to marriage. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
be had in any Court or before any jurisdiction whatsoever, to compel the celebration of any marriage, by reason of any promise or marriage contract entered into, or by reason of seduction, or of any cause whatsoever which shall arise after the commencement of this Act, any law or usage to the con- trary notwithstanding: Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent any person aggrieved from suing for or recovering damages in any Court, or by any proceeding wherein and whereby damages may be lawfully recovered for breach of promise of marriage, or for seduction, or other cause as aforesaid. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
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If any persons, save in the case mentioned in Part Invalidation of VII, knowingly and wilfully- certain marriages.
(a) intermarry in any other place than a building wherein marriage may lawfully be celebrated; or ( 6 ) intermarry without due publication of banns; or licence from the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs 28 CAP. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
261) Marriage LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA or a certificate from the Registrar-General first had and obtained; or (c) consent to, or acquiesce in, the solemnization or celebration of their marriage by any person not being a Marriage Officer or the Registrar-General, the marriage of such persons shall be null and void to all in- tents and purposes.
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(1) Where either of the parties to a marriage is Securing of property when necessary consent under eighteen years of age, not being a widower or widow, to marrLge and is married-under this Act, without the consent of the obtained. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
person whose consent is by law required, no community of for th; benefit or to the advant- property between the age of the party marrying such minor shall take place, nor shall any property be acquired from such minor by the other party to the marriage by last will, gift, transfer, or in any other way whatsoever, nor shall any stipulation made by such party by any ante-nuptial contract for any benefit from the property of such minor be valid or of any effect. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
(2) It shall be lawful for the parent or guardian of the minor whose consent has not been given to such marriage to take proceedings in the High Court by action for secur- ing such property; and the High Court shall have power in such action to order and direct that all the property of such minor shall be secured under the direction of such Court for the benefit of the minor or of the issue of the marriage, or of both in such manner as the said Court shall think fit, for the purpose of preventing the offending party from deriv- ing any interest, or pecuniary benefit from such marriage. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
Saving clause as to fees.
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Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of any Marrige Officer to receive for any duty performed by him under this Act such fees as have heretofore been custom- arily paid to Ministers of the same denomination for the per- formance of any duty.
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The District Registrars shall pay all fees received Disposal of fees received by ~ ~ ~ i s t r a r - ~ e n e r a l by them under the provisions of this Act to the Registrar- General, and the Registrar-General shall pay all such fees and District Registrars.
and all fees received by him under the said provisions into the Treasury and except the fee received by him under section LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Marriage (CAP.
261 29 50(2), such fees shall be for the public uses of Antigua and Barbuda.
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No marriage solemnized under this Act shall be, Validation.
or be deemed to have been, invalid by reason only that such marriage was solemnized by a female Minister of the Christian Religion who was appointed or purported to be appointed by the Governor-General as a Marriage Officer for Antigua and Barbuda.
FIRST SCHEDULE (S.11.)
FORM A No.
Name Denomina- tion Date of appoint- ment Originally given Postal Address At present time Remarks 30 CAP.
261) Marriage LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FORM B (S. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
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Minister responsible for Legal Affairs To all those to whom these Presents shall come Be it known that Bachelor born in Widower an inhabitant at and Spinster Widow born in an inhabitant at of Antigua and Barbuda, of Antigua and Barbuda, having petitioned me for a licence to marry without publication of banns, or notice of marriage, and they the said having made it appear that there does not exist any lawful cause or impediment to their marriage, Licence is hereby granted to Marriage Officer to solemnize a marriage between the said the Registrar-General to celebrate and without publication of banns or notice of marriage according to the provisions of the Marriage Act, provided no lawful impedi- ment be known to the contrary. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Marriage (CAP.
261 3 1 This licence will be void unless the marriage between the parties herein named be solemnized or celebrated within three calendar months from the date thereof.
Given under my hand, at St. John's Antigua, this day of ...................................................... Minister responsible for Legal Affairs.
FORM C (S.
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FORM O F NOTICE O F MARRIAGE To the Registrar-General. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
I -- (as the case may be) the undersigned, hereby give you notice We that a marriage is intended to be held within three calendar months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named and described, that is to say- Name and Surname Condition ( e .
, Widower, Bachelor, Widow or Spinster) Rank, Profession or Occupation Dwelling place Age Length of Residence Parishes in Antigua and Barbuda in which the parties res- pectively dwell.
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261) Marriage LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA A n d l h e r e b y solemnly and sincerely declare t h a t L know of no We We impediment of kindred or alliance or other lawful hindrance to the said marriage, and thatLthe above-named, have for the space We of seven days immediately preceding the giving of this notice, had 9 usual place of abode and residence within the above-mentioned our parish respectively in Antigua and Barbuda. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
parishes AndIfurther solemnly and sincerely declare that of the par- We ties herein named and described (neither is a minor under the age of eighteen years,) (or in lieu of the part within brackets (b) not being a widower, (or widow) is (or am) a minor under the age of eighteen years, and that the consent of ( b ) whose consent to this marriage is required by law has been duly given and obtained thereto.) | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
A n d I m a k e the foregoing declarations conscientiously believ- We ing the same to be true, pursuant to the provisions of the Marriage Act, well knowing that every person who knowingly or wilfully makes a false declaration, or who signs any false notice for the purpose of procuring any marriage under the provisions of the said Act, shall suffer the penalties of perjury.
In witness thereoEhave hereunto set and subscribed my hand our hands .
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day of We 19 this (Signed.)
Declare before me this day of (Signed.)
(a) The names and particulars relating to the man should be first entered in the several columns, and then the names, &c., of the woman placed below.
(6) Insert party's name.
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LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Marriage (CAP.
261 3 3 F O R M D (S. 44) Form of Registrar-General's Certificate I and Barbuda do hereby certify that on the Registrar-General of Antigua day of the following notice was duly entered in the marriage notice book (here copy notice omitting the declara- tions at foot thereof).
The issue of this certificate has not been objected to by any person (or has been objected to, but such objection has been over-ruled). | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnized or celebrated within three calendar months after the date of the entry of the notice, namely, on or before the day of (Signed.)
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Medical SECOND SCHEDULE (S. 26) CONSENT REQUIRED T O T H E MARRIAGE O F A MINOR Consent to the marriage of a minor shall be obtained in ac- cordance with the following provisions- (a) if both the minor's parents are alive and living together, consent shall be obtained from both parents; (b) if the minor's parents are living apart and he is living with one parent, consent shall be obtained from the parent with whom he is living; (G) if the parents are living apart and the minor is not living with either, consent shall be obtained from both parents unless the consent of one parent is dispensed with by a Judge of the High Court; (4 if one of the parents is dead, consent shall be obtained from the surviving parent and any other person who is the legal guardian of the minor; ( e ) if both parents are dead consent shall be obtained from any person who is the legal guardian of the minor. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500106317.pdf | http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-261.pdf |
Government of Antigua and Barbuda Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016 to 2020 Prepared by: Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance September 2015 Intentionally left blank for duplex printing Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter I Development Context ............................................................................................. 8 A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Sustainable Development Framework ............................................................... 8 B.
Our Position ............................................................................................................ 11 C. The Programme of Action ...................................................................................... 12 Chapter II Budget Allocation and Prioritization Framework ........................................... 13 A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Budget Allocation Framework ................................................................................ 13 B. C. The Prioritization Framework ................................................................................. 14 Flagship Priorities ................................................................................................... 16 Chapter III Core Programme of Action .............................................................................. 19 A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Sustainable Development Dimension I: Optimal Generation of National Wealth . | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
19 NC 1.1 Macroeconomic Stability .................................................................................................. 20 NC 1.2 Penetrating Export Markets ............................................................................................... 21 NC 1.3 Attracting Foreign Investments ......................................................................................... 23 NC 1.4 Effective Industrial Policy.......................................................................................... 24 NC 1.4.1 Strong Tourism Industry as an Economic Anchor ......................................................... 25 NC 1.4.2 Optimal Economic Transformation ................................................................................ 27 NC 1.4.3 Improved Competitiveness ............................................................................................. 31 NC 1.4.4 Improved Access to Development Finance .................................................................... 32 NC 1.4.5 Technological Adaptation and Innovation (Including Green Technology) .................... 33 NC 1.4.6 Improved Incentives Regime .......................................................................................... 36 NC 1.4.7 Inclusive Growth (Growth with Equity) ......................................................................... 36 NC 1.5 Efficient Markets and Appropriate Enabling Business Environment ............................... 37 NC 1.6 Adequate Infrastructure (Roads, Ports, Transport, Energy, Water, and Telecommunications) ..................................................................................................................... 40 NC 1.7 Adequate Skills and Capacity to Support Sustainable Development ................................ 43 Sustainable Development Dimension 2: Enhanced Social Cohesion ..................... 46 B. NC 2.1 Adequate Access to Health Care ....................................................................................... 47 NC 2.2 Adequate Access to Education and Lifelong Learning ..................................................... 49 NC 2.3 Optimal Social Insurance .................................................................................................. 49 NC 2.4 Better Social Assistance and Housing ............................................................................... 51 NC 2.5 Effective Livelihood Programmes ..................................................................................... 53 NC 2.6 Decent Wages and Work Conditions ................................................................................ 54 NC 2.7 Strong National Identity and Future Vision ...................................................................... 56 NC 2.8 Social Inclusion ................................................................................................................. 57 C. Sustainable Development Dimension 3: Improved Natural Environment and Sustained Historical and Cultural Assets .......................................................................... 58 NC 3.1 Sustainable Environmental Management .......................................................................... 59 NC 3.1.1 Ecosystems Management ............................................................................................... 60 GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 2 NC 3.1.2 Water Resource Management......................................................................................... 61 NC 3.1.3 Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Resilience .......................................... 62 NC 3.1.4 Management of Historical and Cultural Sites................................................................. 64 NC 3.2 Urban and Rural Planning ................................................................................................. 64 NC 3.3 Waste Management and Pollution Control ........................................................................ 65 D. Sustainable Development Dimension 4: Enhanced Citizen Security ..................... 66 NC 4.1 Ameliorate Social Conditions that Fuel Crime ................................................................. 67 NC 4.2 Effective Policing .............................................................................................................. 68 NC 4.3 Better Administration of Justice ........................................................................................ 69 NC 4.4 Territorial Integrity including Territorial Waters .............................................................. 69 Chapter IV Development Planning and MTDS Implementation Framework ................ 71 The Institutional Framework for Development Planning and for MTDS A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Implementation ................................................................................................................. 72 B. C. Public Communication............................................................................................ 75 The Legal Framework ............................................................................................. 75 Chapter V Resource Mobilization ........................................................................................ 77 A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Resources Envelope for Implementation: Baseline Scenario .......................... 77 B. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Active Scenario ....................................................................................................... 78 C. Expenditure Management ....................................................................................... 79 D. Revenue Measures .................................................................................................. 81 E. Debt Management Strategy..................................................................................... 81 F. New Financing Opportunities ................................................................................. 83 Chapter VI Human Resource Development Strategy ........................................................ 86 A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
B. C. Strategy to improve flexibility of the public service .............................................. 86 Strategy related to established and non- established staffing ................................. 87 Strategy related to staff productivity....................................................................... 88 D. Attracting appropriate skills .................................................................................... 89 Chapter VII Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................. 90 A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Institutional Framework for monitoring the Achievement of the Ultimate Goal, the SDDs and the associated NCs ..................................................................................... 91 The Indicator Framework .............................................................................................................. 91 Sustainable Development Goals .................................................................................................... 92 Line Ministries ............................................................................................................................... 92 Enabling Systems ........................................................................................................................... 93 Appendix 1: Monitoring and Evaluation Indicator Framework ....................................... 94 Appendix 2: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Targets ................... 118 GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms Description Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority Antigua and Barbuda Development Bank Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Antigua/Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute Antigua Barbuda Institute for Continued Education Antigua Barbuda International Institute of Technology Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping The American International College of Arts and Sciences Acronym ABAA ABDB ABDF ABHTI ABICE ABIIT ABPA ABTA ABTB ADOMS AICASA AML/CFT Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism APA APUA ASC BOE CCRIF CHAPA CIP CMC CPA CSME DCA DPU ECCB ECCU EPA FSRC FTPZ GARDC GoAB IFC ILO LFS LMIS MCDA MDG MoFCG MSJMC MTDS MTDMS Antigua Port Authority Antigua Public Utilities Authority Antigua State College Board of Education Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Central Housing and Planning Agency Citizenship by Investment Programme Central Marketing Cooperation Country Poverty Assessment CARICOM Single Market and Economy Development Control Authority Development Planning Unit Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Economic Partnership Agreement Financial Services Regulatory Commission Free Trade and Processing Zone Gilbert’s Agricultural and Rural Development Centre Government of Antigua and Barbuda International Financial Corporation International Labour Organisation Labour Force Survey Labour market information system Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Millennium Development Goals Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance Mount St. John’s Medical Centre Medium-Term Development Strategy Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 4 Acronym NC NODS NPDP NSWMA OECS RPFAB SD SDD SDG SIRM SJDC SOE TVET UA UHSA WTO Description Necessary Conditions National Office of Disaster Services National Physical Development Plan National Solid Waste Management Authority Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Dimensions Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Island Resource Management St. John’s Development Corporation State-owned Enterprise Technical/Vocational Educational Training American University of Antigua University of Health Sciences Antigua World Trade Organisation GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 5 Executive Summary The Medium-Term Development Strategy (MTDS) represents a set of strategies and actions to be undertaken by Antigua and Barbuda over the Medium-Term (2016 to 2020) in moving the country towards its long term goals. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Within such a framework, Antigua and Barbuda will strive to become a developed country within fifteen to twenty years, guided by the vision of “A harmonious, prosperous and modern Antigua and Barbuda founded on the principles of sustainability and inclusive growth; where equality of opportunity, peace, and justice prevail for all citizens and residents”. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The attainment of this vision must be guided by a sustainable development approach in which we treat our public sector machinery as a single system working towards a singular, overarching goal, which is “To improve the quality of life for all Antiguans and Barbudans and their posterity”.
The overarching goal will be attained on the basis of the following four Sustainable Development Dimensions (SDDs): 1.
Optimal Generation of National Wealth; 2.
Enhanced Social Cohesion; 3. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Enhanced Social Cohesion; 3.
Improved Health of the Natural Environment and Sustained Historical and Cultural Assets; and 4.
Enhanced Citizen Security.
Moreover, achieving each SDD requires the pursuit of a number of Necessary Conditions (NCs) which are referenced in Table 1 and elaborated on in the main document. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Seven Flagship Priorities have been identified as having the potential to transform Antigua and Barbuda over the Medium-Term in support of the overarching goal and the Sustainable Development Dimensions: 1.
Adequate Infrastructure 2.
Strong Tourism Industry as an Economic Anchor; 3.
Transform Barbuda into a Green, Low Density, High-End Tourism Destination; 4.
Better Utilization of our Marine Space; 5.
Export of Non-Tourism Services; 6.
Reducing the Cost of Energy and Improving Energy Security; and 7. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Better Access to Adequate Housing.
Actions in these areas will be pursued through existing ministerial or institutional arrangements, with close inter-ministerial co-ordination as required under the MTDS implementation framework.
In adopting this framework plans are linked to budgets; budgets are executed, monitored and evaluated; and monitoring and evaluation is used to improve performance of ongoing operations as well as to inform the subsequent preparation of better plans. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
In this connection, coordination of actions across functional lines of government is best served by a ministry tasked with both the national budgetary function and the national development planning function.
The Ministry of Finance should therefore be reviewed and realigned to enable it to GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 6 more effectively carry out the development planning and budgeting functions in order to allow it to carry out critical functions including: 1. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Provide leadership to other line ministries to improve programme budgeting; 2.
Lead the budgeting process towards arriving at credible multiyear programme budgets that are linked to the MTDS; 3.
Monitor the implementation of the MTDS; 4.
Provide monitoring and evaluation reports for deliberation by the Committee of permanent Secretaries (COPS) and other committees; 5.
Prepare subsequent MTDS and other desirable national planning documents; 6. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Coordinate the implementation of strategies across line ministries, other public sector bodies and SOE’s; and 7.
Serve as the guardian and champion of the MTDS implementation framework and the sustainable development approach. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance (MoFCG) will also be tasked with: monitoring the achievement of the Ultimate Goal, the Sustainable Development Dimensions, and the underlying Necessary Conditions; and examining system-wide constraints relating to the effectiveness of development planning, strategy implementation, budgeting, the adequacy of fiscal resources, and human resource capacity limitations. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Monitoring of other key strategic actions will be undertaken by line ministries, other public sector bodies and SOEs.
It shall also be the responsibility of the MoFCG to recommend to the Cabinet and to coordinate once approved, steering committees formed to ensure that necessary conditions are in place for achieving SDD’s that underpin flagship priorities. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance shall consult with the ministries which have substantive responsibility for the areas concerned and will make recommendations to cabinet on the rationalization of existing committees.
All committees will have a reporting relationship with the MoFCG as well as with the ministry under which the substantive activity falls. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Other critical components of the Development Planning and MTDS Implementation Framework include: a Public Communication programme encompassing information, advocacy and education; and a legal framework that provides line ministries with robust and clear legal authority to take desired actions.
GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 7 Chapter I Development Context A. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Sustainable Development Framework Our Vision The government of Antigua and Barbuda is determined to do all in its power to lead our country to attaining the country we all envision - A harmonious, prosperous, and modern Antigua and Barbuda founded on the principles of sustainability and inclusive growth; where equality of opportunity, peace, and justice prevail for all citizens and residents. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Our citizens will have a high standard of living as Antigua and Barbuda becomes the economic powerhouse of the region.
As a middle income country, we will strive to become a developed country within fifteen to twenty years.
This requires strong efforts by the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda that are both effective and respectful of individual rights and freedoms. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The Framework Our efforts will be guided by a strong development planning and implementation framework that will complement the free market mechanism.
We are thus using a sustainable development framework to develop and implement actions towards reaching our vision.
The sustainable development approach that we will follow is essentially a systems approach in which we treat our public sector machinery as a single system working towards a singular goal. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Table 1.1 depicts the Sustainable Development (SD) Framework which reflects a hierarchy of goals.
Under this framework targets will be set for achievement of goals over the long- term planning period (2015 to 2030) as well as over the medium- term planning period, 2016 to 2020. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
These goals and their associated targets (see Appendix 1) are to be synergized, where applicable, based on our national circumstances, with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their associated targets, which have been agreed to by the international community.
The SDGs are intended to be universal in the sense of embodying a universally shared common vision of progress towards a common, safe, just and sustainable space for all human beings to thrive on the planet. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
They reflect the moral principle that no one and no country should be left behind and that everyone and every country should be regarded as having a common responsibility for playing their part in delivering the global vision.
Agreement to negotiate these goals emerged from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 and was intended to guide the path of sustainable development in the world and to succeed the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The sixteen SDG goals and their associated targets are reflected in Appendix 2.
The Ultimate Goal The singular goal towards which all public sector actions will be directed is to improve the quality of life of all Antiguans and Barbudans and their posterity.
This goal which sits at the apex of the SD framework reflects the essence of the country’s vision and the desire of its people. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 8 Sustainable Development Dimensions and the Necessary Conditions for Achieving the Ultimate Goal Four broad conditions or sustainable development dimensions must be attained if we are to reach our ultimate goal. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
To this end, we must arrive at the appropriate mix of strategies and actions in relation to these four dimensions: optimal generation of national wealth (SDD 1), enhanced social cohesion (SDD 2), improved health of the natural environment and sustained historical and cultural assets (SDD 3), and enhanced citizen security (SDD 4).
Moreover, achieving each dimension requires the pursuit of a number of conditions as indicated in Table 1. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Overarching Goal Table 1 To improve the quality of life for all Antiguans and Barbudans and their posterity.
SDD-3 Improved Health SDD-4 Enhanced Citizen of the Natural Environment and Sustained Historical and Cultural Assets Security NC4.1 Amelioration of social issues that fuel crime NC4.2 Effective policing NC4.3 Better administration of justice NC4.4 Territorial integrity including territorial waters. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
NC3.1 Sustainable environmental management NC3.1.1 Ecosystems management NC3.1.2 Water resource management NC3.1.3 Disaster risk management and climate change resilience NC3.1.4 Management of historical and cultural areas NC3.2 Rural and urban planning NC3.3 Waste management and pollution control Sustainable Development Dimensions SDD-1 Optimal SDD-2 Enhanced Social Generation of National Wealth Cohesion Necessary Conditions (NC) NC1.1 Stable macro- NC2.1 Adequate access to economic environment health care NC1.2 Penetrate export markets NC1.3 Attract foreign investments NC2.2 Adequate access to education and lifelong learning for all NC2.3 Optimal social NC1.4 Effective industrial insurance NC2.4 Better social assistance and housing NC2.5 Effective livelihood programmes NC2.6 Decent wages and work conditions NC2.7 Strong national identity and future vision NC2.8 Social inclusion policy NC1.4.1 Strong tourism industry as an economic anchor NC1.4.2 Optimal economic transformation NC1.4.3 Improved competitiveness NC1.4.4 Improved access to development finance NC1.4.5 Technological adaptation and innovation (including green technology) NC1.4.6 Improved incentives regime NC1.4.7 Inclusive growth (growth with equity) NC1.5 Efficient markets GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 9 and appropriate enabling business environment NC1.6 Adequate infrastructure (roads, ports, energy, water, telecommunications and transport) NC1.7 Adequate skills and capacity to support sustainable development The Essence of the Sustainable Development Approach The GoAB recognizes that arriving at the best development results for all Antiguans and Barbudans cannot be accomplished by focusing on the economic issues only. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Our success in optimizing wealth generation is inextricably linked to our ability to create a cohesive society, keep citizens secure, and sustain and improve the health of the natural environment.
While each of the four SDDs is important in its own right, they, along with their associated necessary conditions, are inter-dependent and inter-related, and arriving at the right balance of actions across the four dimensions is the essence of sustainable development approach. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Arriving at the right mix of strategies, requires determining where we wish to be over the long term, using appropriate indicators to measure where we are in relation our desired ends, and devising strategies to close the gap.
Moreover, a sound understanding of the factors that constrain the achievement of the various necessary conditions under each SDD will help us to develop strategies that are appropriate. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Given our resource constraints, we will have to choose among the many interventions that may be desirable to address the various challenges.
Arriving at optimal results will therefore require setting priorities that are well thought through.
Thus, the next chapter (Chapter II) sets out a prioritization framework that will guide the allocation of resources to strategic priorities. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Further, the allocation of resources must be linked with effective budgeting and sound results management processes as further discussed in Chapter II.
The Medium-Term Development Strategy (MTDS) The MTDS represents the set of strategies and actions to be undertaken over the medium-term (2016 to 2020) that we deem likely to move our country closer to our long term goals.
Successive 3 -year to 5-year strategies will be prepared towards the end of each strategy period. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
In addition to being the management tool for making progress towards the long term goals, the MTDS will serve the following purposes: 1.
As a guide (road map) to public entities; 2.
As a strategy implementation and monitoring tool; GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 10 3.
Provide guidance to multilateral and bilateral development partners to enable better alignment of their assistance strategies and interventions with the development needs of the people of Antigua and Barbuda; and 4. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
As an instrument to share the vision of the people of Antigua and Barbuda which will promote business confidence and social cohesion.
B.
Our Position Our strategic path over the period 2016 to 2020 will be influenced by a number of considerations. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
We are in the efficiency-driven stage of our development where issues related to higher education and training, market efficiency (goods, labour and financial markets), technological readiness and market access are the major critical factors that will determine our ability to sustain our competitiveness and secure an even higher level of human development1. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
However, maintaining our competitiveness also requires that we renew and upgrade our economic and physical infrastructure – the catalysts for our past successes at economic transformation and the foundation for Antigua and Barbuda’s development to date.
Rising to higher levels of development also requires paying attention to how economic activity is organized in the context of the limitations posed by our small size, including the limited capacity of the domestic private sector. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
The range and focus of our actions over the next four to five years will be influenced by the country’s fiscal and macro-economic realities.
Longstanding fiscal and debt challenges inhibited our response to the 2009 global economic crisis.
Moreover, this was compounded by the destabilization of the domestic financial sector that emanated from weaknesses in the insurance and commercial banking industries. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
We will therefore move to stabilize the fiscal operations of government and strengthen the financial sector as these are necessary foundations on which to pursue economic growth and sustainable development.
While resources to finance new strategic initiatives will be limited in the immediate term, our efforts to generate additional fiscal space will better position us to secure our continued assent towards developed country status. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Further, an important element of the strategic approach in response to the fiscal and debt realities requires us to make concerted efforts to improve our management of the available resources and to improve investment choices.
The MTDS reflects and accounts for these realities and approaches.
As a small open economy we remain vulnerable to international economic shocks and the vagaries of the climate, which can reverse years of development efforts. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
It is therefore imperative that we focus on building resilience; improving the visibility of Antigua and Barbuda as a tourism and services driven economy; enhancing the attractiveness of Antigua and Barbuda for foreign direct investments; and integrating more fully into the global economy. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
This includes the commercial banking sector, money and capital market arrangements, through the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), alongside several other areas for economic integration and functional co-operation under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Moreover, 1 Antigua and Barbuda ranked 61 in the 2013 HDI with a score of 0.774, which places the country in the “high development” category. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 11 systems related to the CSME and other arrangements for functional co-operation across CARICOM remain important avenues for extending market access and increasing economies of scale and scope.
In particular, a common regional approach for negotiating and managing market access agreements and common market arrangements with third countries remains useful to Antigua and Barbuda. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
In addition, Antigua and Barbuda will remain a respectable member of the International Community and will continue to implement protocols, agreements and conventions across a range of areas including, labour, human rights, AML/CFT, and climate change.
We recognize that by virtue of the level of our per-capital income we are not able to access development resources on concessionary terms to the extent enjoyed by countries classified as being less developed. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
That notwithstanding, we understand that we are very vulnerable to economic and climate shocks.
We will thus continue to seek development support from our multilateral and bilateral partners and will continue to participate in the international efforts towards attaining the SDGs.
This MTDS pertains to all of Antigua and Barbuda.
However complementary strategies will be developed in relation to Barbuda to address the special circumstances and unique conditions of the sister island. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Most importantly, as a country, we will do all in our power to preserve liberal democracy, while we seek ways to make the system work better for us in delivering development results.
Therefore, we will endeavour to more fully engage a range of national stakeholders in governance and in dialogue to fine-tune the systems, perhaps in conjunction with our regional partners.
C. The Programme of Action Chapter III provides general guidance on the overall strategic direction of core public sector activities. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
It also itemizes the core actions that are desired to close the gap between where we are now and where we wish to go in relation the necessary conditions under each SDD.
These actions do not reflect the total set of actions to be engaged in by ministries and other public sector bodies, but rather, reflect the additional actions deemed important for closing the gap.
In some cases existing effort deemed highly important are reflected in the section. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Chapter II sets out the prioritization and allocation framework for arriving at an appropriate mix of core strategies and related actions.
Effective planning requires going beyond preparing good plans and encompasses an effective implementation framework and this is addressed in chapter IV.
Effective planning also requires a strong monitoring and evaluation framework and this is set out in Chapter VII. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Chapter V focuses on resource mobilization and identifies the actions that will be taken to stabilize the fiscal operations of the public sector and to widen the fiscal space for financing development activity, while Chapter VI lays out the strategy for arriving at the appropriate human resource capacity for pursuing sustainable development.
The provisions in this MTDS will be reviewed frequently and adjusted as the need arises.
In that regard Antigua and Barbuda’s MTDS will be a living document. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
GoAB Medium-Term Development Strategy 2016-2020 Page 12 Chapter II Budget Allocation and Prioritization Framework The essence of the sustainable development approach is arriving at a mix of interventions across the four sustainable development dimensions that is likely to optimize the attainment of the ultimate goal. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
It is thus important to establish an appropriate framework for prioritizing actions, given that resources that may become available to Antigua and Barbuda over the Medium-Term, may not be sufficient to pursue all the actions reflected in this document, though desirable.
However, significant efforts will be made to mobilize adequate resources over the Medium-Term to increase the chances of financing the priority actions of each necessary condition. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Actions that will be implemented to optimize resource availability are discussed in Chapter IV Resource Mobilization.
Moreover, for best results, the prioritization framework must be integrated with sound budgeting practices.
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Budget Allocation Framework To synergize prioritization and budgeting while ensuring smooth continuity of public sector operations, the following budget allocation framework will be established. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |
Projections will be prepared by the Ministry of Finance with respect to the resources likely to be available for the ensuing year, as well as for two years thereafter, based on the macro-economic outlook as well as other rational expectations, including access to external and domestic financing.
Expenditure budgets will then be split between a base allocation and a strategic allocation. | Gender Based violence- Violence Against Women | Child marriage | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694500114623.pdf | https://www.environment.gov.ag/assets/uploads/attachments/c8a8e-goab-medium-term-development-strategy-sept-2015.pdf |