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Antigua & Barbuda

Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda became an independent member of the Commonwealth in November 1981. Government is democratically elected at least once every five years. The next election is due in 2004.

Barbuda and Antigua

Antigua and the USA recently renewed a lease agreement for an airbase stationed in Coolidge, Antigua which is used to track launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The lease is good till 2008 and will see the US paying 1.25 million US and 93,900 in maintenance costs. Not a bad deal for both countries. I wonder what made the US choose Antigua for this airbase; was it global positioning or was there some political involvement?

ref: https://www.hardbeatnews.com/details1849.htm

Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean / Tobago & Trinidad

Sometimes it may just be an excuse to help an island out with maybe a hinge on military strategic positioning?

Barbuda and Antigua

I just added this Index for Antigua & Barbuda and will get the Bots to add specific Threads later: See Here.

Barbuda and Antigua

Antigua fires finance regulator

Antigua and Barbuda fires its chief financial regulator, accused of accepting bribes from Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford. Ref. Source 6

Antigua & Barbuda

48 hours in Antigua

With 365 beaches, one for every day of the year, Antigua in the Leeward Islands is considered one of gems of the Eastern Caribbean. Ref. Source 1