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Antigua and Barbuda (UK: / æ n ˈ t iː ɡ ə ... b ɑːr ˈ b uː d ə /, US: / æ n ˈ t iː ɡ w ə ... b ɑːr ˈ b j uː d ə /) is a sovereign island country in the Caribbean.It lies at the conjuncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles.
The Trumpet, founded in about 1968 [2] The Sentinel, late 1980s/1990s, founded by Vere Bird Jr. [2] News Pages Antigua, founded in the 2000s [2] Carib Arena, founded in the 2000s, short-lived [2] Antigua Sun and Sun Weekend, founded in 1997 by Allen Stanford. Caribbean Times, in Antigua and Barbuda, ceased to publish in January 2018.
Antigua and Barbuda. A horizontal tri-colour of black, blue (half-width), and white, with two red right scalene triangles on opposite sides. On the black band is a yellow half-sun with nine rays. The national flag of Antigua and Barbuda was adopted on 27 February 1967 to mark the achievement of self-government.
38,160.87 ha. Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. [ 2][ 3] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province [ 4] above the ...
The following flags have a distinctive aspect ratio: Belgium: Aspect ratio of 13:15. El Salvador: Aspect ratio of 189:335. Monaco: Aspect ratio of 4:5. Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides, and the only one that is higher than wide. Bordering aspect ratio of ~ 6:5.
1909–1967. The coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda was designed in 1966 by Gordon Christopher. It was officially introduced on 16 February 1967. The symbolism of the arms is more complex than that found on the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, but many elements are similar. At the top of the coat of arms is a pineapple, a fruit for which the ...
Antigua. / 17.08500°N 61.80000°W / 17.08500; -61.80000. Antigua ( / ænˈtiːɡə / ann-TEE-gə ), [ 2] also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda.
Long jump. Sir Lester Bryant Bird KNH (21 February 1938 – 9 August 2021) was an Antiguan politician and athlete who served as the second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) from 1971 to 1983, then became prime minister when his father, Sir Vere Bird, the previous prime ...