Antigua & Barbuda Trip

Military

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:12:09 +0000

The ABDF is the country’s armed force. It has 250 members. Under the ABDF there is the Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Core which holds 200 strong members between the ages of 12-18.

Redonda

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:34:38 +0000

Redonda – island situated on the Caribbean Sea, belonging to the country of Antigua and Barbuda. We’ve included an extinct volcano.

Antigua and Barbuda

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:34:01 +0000

Two small islands, which form the country Antigua and Barbuda are part of Podwietrznych Islands. Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 year were colonies by England in the seventeenth century gained total independence in 1981, their greatest asset, however, many white and covered with palm trees and sandy beaches, which attract crowds of foreign tourists. On the islands are popular among customers przyjezdnej casinos. In the capital city of Saint John’s, you can admire examples of interesting architecture eighteenth century. Tourism is the main source of income for the islands and indirectly credited to other service sectors, including construction and communications. The country has great importance for the United States, which have on the islands of two military bases.

Language

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:58:39 +0000

Caribbean English, ie the population understands you, but you do not understand a word of the locals

Politics

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:46:31 +0000

The politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Head of State is the monarch, who appoints the Governor-General as vice-regal representative. In 2007 Louise Lake-Tack became the first female to hold the position of Governor-General in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. A Council of Ministers is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister, currently Baldwin Spencer. The Prime Minister is the head of the government. Vere Cornwall Bird, Antigua and Barbuda’s first Prime Minister, is credited with having brought Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean into a new era of independence.

Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the Parliament. The bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (seventeen-member body appointed by the governor general) and the House of Representatives (seventeen seats; members are elected by first past the post to serve five-year terms). The last elections held were on 23 March 2004, while the next are due in 2009. At the last elections, the Antigua Labour Party won four seats, while the United Progressive Party won thirteen.

History

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:10:50 +0000

Pre-ceramic Amerindians were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 BC. Later Arawak and Carib Amerindian tribes populated the islands. The island of Antigua was named Wadadli by these natives and is today called Land of Wadadli by locals. Christopher Columbus landed on his second trip in 1493 and named the island Santa Maria de la Antigua after a church in Seville, Spain. Early settlement by the Spanish was replaced by English rule from 1632 (British rule from 1707 Acts of Union), with a French interlude in 1666. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834.

The islands became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on November 1 1981, with Elizabeth II as the first Queen of Antigua and Barbuda and the Right Honourable Vere Cornwall Bird became the first prime minister.

When to Go

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:56:38 +0000

Antigua & Barbuda are best visited during the cool, dry winter months (mid-December to mid-April). The average daily temperature is 81°F (27°C) and it’s no coincidence that this is also peak tourist season. The islands get warmer in July and August, averaging daily highs of 86°F (30°C). The wet season peaks around August to October, during the Caribbean’s tropical hurricane season.

St John’s

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:31:03 +0000

St John’s is the capital and largest city of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John’s is located at 17°7′N 61°51′WCoordinates: 17°7′N 61°51′W. With a population of 24,226 (2000), St John’s is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.

Antigua and Barbuda

antiguaandbarbudatrip — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:30:19 +0000

Antigua and Barbuda (Spanish for Ancient and Bearded) is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, on the sea’s boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. There are two major islands – Antigua (IPA: /ænˈtiːgə/) and Barbuda (/bɑrˈbjuːdə/), which are close neighbors within the middle of the Leeward Islands, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator.

The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. To the south of Antigua and Barbuda lie the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. Montserrat lies to the southwest; Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Eustatius are to the west, and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla are to the northwest.