Antigua and Barbuda
Socio-economic indicators
browse all
Land Area
44,000 ha
GDP/Capita
19,124.4 USD
Total population
93,219
Urban population
24.6 %
Land-related indicators
browse all
Agricultural land
20.5 %
NewsBrowse all
16 April 2018
ONDON/BOSTON, April 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Activists are urging Commonwealth leaders meeting in Britain this week to throw their weight behind a campaign to preserve a centuries-old communal land ownership system on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.
After Britain abolished slavery in…
27 January 2018
As the tiny island destroyed by a hurricane tries to rebuild, the PM of neighboring Antigua aims to revoke centuries-old rights
Nearly four months after Hurricane Irma devastated the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda, residents fear the central government on neighbouring Antigua is poised to revoke…
12 September 2017
Barbudans will get the opportunity to own the lands they previously occupied as the island seeks to rebuild following the devastation caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma last week.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne made the disclosure yesterday during a special sitting of Parliament.
He said…
BlogsBrowse all
14 December 2020
From disaster capitalism to philanthro-capitalism to destruction of the very mangroves and shores which help protect Barbuda from storms and hurricanes
It is three years since Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda, the smaller of the two-island state of Antigua and Barbuda. Instead of being allowed to…
LibraryBrowse all
OrganizationsBrowse all
