Antigua Site

When looking to eat out in Antigua, you’ll find menus and choices to suit all tastes and desires. You’ll also find something to suit all budgets.

This is Stay-in-Antigua’s mini-guide to our favourite restaurants and eateries on this beautiful Caribbean island.

Antigua was the capital of Guatemala until 1773, when the Santa Marta earthquake rocked the foundations of the town. Still, the city retains its colonial charm in the extravagant architecture of buildings, churches, convents and old residences, which offer more than a glimpse of past prosperity.

Douglas McVicars and partner Dianne White, who’ve just opened their fifth link in a chain of bread and pastry shops in Antigua have turned out to have the right stuff when it comes to making a living out of French bread and sandwiches. Doug, a former Home Depot exec in Toronto, and Dianne, a recently graduated architect, moved to Antigua in mid 2003.

For many commercial businesses, offshore banking has its attractions. Most people may raise their eyebrows at offshore banking and think it is illegal and unethical. But they cannot be further from the truth.

Creating and depositing money in offshore banks are not illegal. In fact, in this fast-paced and globalized economy, many corporations and even individuals find it necessary to have accounts in foreign banks. These transactions are, of course, regulated by international laws, as well as subject to the host country’s sovereign rule and policies.

If you are a fly fishing enthusiast then you probably spend time looking for new places to go participate in your sport. A lot of fly fishermen stay in the United States going to locales in Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska to try their hand. I would like to introduce you to a new world of fly fishing, the Caribbean.

Staying in the Caribbean is not just all about loitering under the sun while taking a dip in its pristine blue waters. There is more to the vacation getaway than what you think it is. The islands comprising it are all rich in its heritage and culture, where the way of living in Antigua is no exemption to that.

Located on 50 acres of property, the University of Health Sciences Antigua serves as the academic accent to the historical National Park area of English Harbor in Antigua, West Indies. Antigua is the largest of the British Leeward Islands with a total surface area of 108 square miles. It is located right in the heart of the Caribbean, 312 hours flying time from New York, 3 hours from Miami, 412 hours from Toronto or Montreal, and 7 hours from London.