Antigua+Geography

Geography: Antigua is the larger of two islands (the other being Barbuda).

History: It was explored by Columbus in 1493 and was colonized until November 1st 1981 when Antigua became a self governing country.

Current Event: The Bird political dynasty came to an end after he first took over in 1994 and became the prime minister and until 2004 was he defeated. Baldwin Spencer, a labor activist defeated Lester Bird and in 2005 became the prime minister.