| Antigua's 'Boggy Peak' Becomes 'Mount Obama' |
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| Thursday, 22 January 2009 20:56 | |||
 The highest point on the Caribbean island of Antigua, formerly known as 'Boggy Peak,' has been renamed 'Mount Obama' in honor of the new President of the United States, Barack Obama. Mount Obama is 1,300 feet above sea level and a popular hiking spot; it also is home to several TV towers, doubtless used by Antiguans and Barbudans to watch the coverage of Obama's inauguration. The name change was initially announced after Obama's election victory in November; Baldwin Spencer, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, wrote to Obama saying that, "Your message of change will ignite hope and action in people of many countries who might still be passive in the face of inadequacies and injustice." Spencer's decision to rename the peak later became official, and this week Antigua officials traveled to Washington, D.C., for Obama's inauguration and invited dignitaries like New York Gov. David Paterson to visit Mount Obama.
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| Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2009 21:03 |
