Antigua and Barbuda will join the rest of the world in celebrating “International Women’s Day” on 8 March 2010.

Craig R. Rijkaard, research officer for the Directorate of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Education said International Women’s Day is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world.

He said the date and occasion will be commemorated at the United Nations and is declared in many countries to be a national holiday.

Rijaard said that Directorate of Gender Affairs will be having a series of activities to mark this occasion.

They will be having church services at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, a concert entitled “Progress for Women-Progress for All” at the Multi-Purpose Cultural and Exhibition Centre, a raffle, school programmes, an address by the Minister of Education Jacqui Quinn-Leandro, several training programmes by DOGA, poetry night and several events organised by POWA. (Antigua Sun)