Kuthiwa amabhishi olwandle angama-365 angatholakala esizweni, elilodwa lazo zonke izinsuku zonyaka. Kusebenza noma cha, lesi sizwe siyikhaya lolwandle oluhle kakhulu nolumhlophe nolupinki kakhulu eCaribbean. IDickenson Bay iwulwandle olude futhi olujabule kakhulu, ngokuvamile icindezelwa nabantu ngabanye futhi ilayishwe imiphumela ehlukahlukene engacatshangwa, kusukela ekuvakasheni ngesikebhe esiseglasi kuya kubhanana obukhukhuleka futhi ushibilika eqhweni. IPigeon Point wusogwini lolwandle oluyisisekelo lolwandle oluseningizimu, lapho ungabhukuda khona, ubhukude futhi ushiswe yilanga. Noma-ke empeleni ingajwayelekile, iHalf Moon Bay ingulwandle lolwandle oluhlukaniswe kahle futhi oluhlala lushiywe njalo, lulungele labo abanesifiso sokusuka kukho konke.
Ubuningi bendawo buvame ukuhlanganiswa ezifundeni ezikude nangemizila ekhuphukayo. Kulezi ziqhingi kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingu-100 zezilwane ezinamaphiko, isibonelo, i-egret encane, ivuba elinombala womhlabathi, nezindwandwe ezahlukahlukene. IBarbuda iyikhaya lesinye seziphephelo eziyinhloko zezinyoni emhlabeni, iCodrington Lagoon National Park, ecabangisisa ngalesi sidalwa esinezimpaphe ze-frigate. Imifula yamakhorali igcwalisa njengamajimu amahle acwilisiwe ehlathini ama-jumpers anamandla nababhukudi. I-Cades Reef, endaweni yaseSt. Mary, iyisidingo esiphelele sokubhukuda ngakunye okunamandla! Isiqhingi sase-Antigua neBarbuda siyindlela yokuhweba yaseCaribbean, mhlawumbe nolwandle olungcono kakhulu nezindawo zokuhlala emhlabeni. Kuyikhaya ngokufanayo nabantu obathandeka kakhulu ozohlangana nabo empeleni. Okwenza i-Antigua neBarbuda ihluke kangaka ngumthamo wayo wokugcina imizwa yayo yangempela yaseCaribbean ngenkathi ihlinzeka izivakashi ngokuhlangana okubalulekile nekhwalithi. I-Antigua ithi inebhishi elilodwa lolwandle unyaka wonke. Uma kutshelwa iqiniso, kungachazwa isigaba sonke ngalokhu, kepha ngenxa yokushesha, izici zikhumbula iHalf Moon Bay yogu oluseningizimu, okucatshangwa kakhulu ngayo ngenye indlela enhle kunazo zonke yesiqhingi. Ayidonsi inani elifanayo lemizimba njengolwandle oluhlukile, noma ngabe iyathandwa ngabashayeli bomoya.
Isiphathimandla sikahulumeni sisebenzisa amaphesenti angu-2.5 alindelekile e-GDP yaso ekufundiseni, kanti amaphesenti angama-91 abafundi abafunda ngaphansi kwabo abhalisele ukuqeda iminyaka eyisikhombisa ebalulekile yokufunda oku-oda. Abafana bahlolwe ukuthi bachitha iminyaka ejwayelekile eyi-12 esikoleni, nabesifazane 13. Ngokumangazayo, inani labesifazane labafana abaqhubeka nemfundo yabo yesikole esidlule sokuzikhethela libili kuye kwelinye.
Ngenkathi iziqhingi empeleni zikhululekile, empeleni zisebenza ngaphansi kukahulumeni osunguliwe, okusho ukuthi iNdlovukazi yaseBrithani u-Elizabeth II, ekhulunywe noMbusi-Jikelele u-Rodney Williams, useyinhloko yezwe lawo. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kukhona noNdunankulu, uGaston Browne, nezindlu ezimbili zokuphatha, iSenethi kanye neNdlu yabaMeleli, evunyelwe ngumthethosisekelo.
I-Antigua neBarbuda yizo zombili izizwe ezinenhloso nezokuthutha zokuxhashazwa ngokungemthetho, zombili ezokuhweba ngocansi nomsebenzi ophoqelelwe. Imibiko yezocansi ephathelene nohlobo lokuthengisa ngomzimba ikhonjiswe njengeyenzeka ezindaweni zokucima ukoma nezindawo zokugcina izifebe, kuyilapho umsebenzi ophoqelelwe ungelula kangako ukuwubona, otholakala kaningi ezindaweni ezakhiwe emakhaya nasezitolo. Ngenkathi iziqhingi zingaziwa ngokwenza imizamo enesibindi yokubulala ukuxhashazwa okungekho emthethweni, izithuthukisi ezimweni ezinakwe zenziwe sekwephuze kakhulu.
Imboni yezokuvakasha ingumthombo omkhulu weGDP yeziqhingi, njengokujwayelekile endaweni yaseCaribbean. Ukwenza ama-60% we-GDP ejwayelekile engama- $ 2.4 billion, akufanele kwethuse noma ngubani ukuthi ama-80% wabasebenzi asebhizinisini lokuphatha.
Ngenkathi ikoloni lithathwa ngabaseBrithani, umoba waphenduka intengo enkulu ye-Antigua. Ukuzithoba kusetshenziswe njengendlela yokusheshisa umjikelezo wokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe. Ngemuva kokukhululwa kwalezi zigqila ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye, abantu abaningi base-Antiguan bakha ukulangazelela ukuzibusa, kanti abanye babefisa ukufana namanye amazwe aseCaribbean.
Ukushayela uhlobo lokuhamba olwaziwa kakhulu e-Antigua naseBarbuda, ngamatekisi asetshenziswa kabanzi, futhi abashayeli abaningi, noma ikuphi, bathatha abahambi ohambweni lokuvakasha. Izinhlaka zezokuthutha ziyasethwa kodwa azisetshenziswa kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikebhe eziseduze nemikhumbi ihamba njalo, futhi kunohambo phakathi kwe-Antigua neBarbuda.
Labo bendawo eziqhingini ngokujwayelekile bazoba nomqondo olinganiselayo, nekusasa labesilisa cishe eminyakeni engama-75, nabesifazane eminyakeni engama-79. Amaphesenti ama-5.5 e-GDP yesizwe asetshenziswa kwezenhlalakahle, eqinisekisa ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angama-91 wabantu aqonde ezindaweni ezifanele zokuvala inzalo kusukela ngo-2011.
Ngenkathi izinga lokungasebenzi kulo lonke elase-Antigua naseBarbuda lingamaphesenti ayi-11, abantu abanemiholo ezinzile sebejwayelene nokwakhiwa kwamanje, futhi bagxilile ngokulingene. Ngo-2008, kwabalwa ukuthi amaphesenti angama-97 ezinyunithi zemindeni ayenama-TV, kwathi ngo-2013, kubantu abangu-1,000 1,271, kwakukhona ubulungu beselula obungu-XNUMX.
Ngaphandle kwemboni yezokuvakasha, ukuhlukaniswa komsebenzi okuyinhloko kulesi siqhingi kuyimboni nokulima. Izinto eziyisisekelo zokulima zifaka ukotini, imikhiqizo yenhlabathi, umoba nezilwane ezifuywayo. Amabhizinisi ayinhloko ahlanganisa okugqamile embonini yezokuvakasha, ukuthuthukiswa, nokuhlanganiswa okulula kwezinto, ngokwesibonelo, izembatho notshwala.
I-Antigua neBarbuda abanayo imibuzo ebalulekile emhlabeni wonke futhi baqhubeka nokuthula kwangempela. Banokuhambisana okuningana kokuhambisana, okubandakanya iPoland, iCameroon, i-US nayo, i-UK Bangenisa ingxenye enkulu evela e-US ngokwengeziwe, eSpain.
