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Antigua Air Station was established on a portion of the former Coolidge AFB. As of 2011, NASA continues to utilize the Antigua facility for launch tracking services on an as-needed basis; and did so for the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory on 26 November 2011. [4] Upon the closure of the base in 1949, it became a civil airport.
The Royalton reopened on October 10, 1988, after a $40 million renovation. [18] The New York Times described the hotel's reopening as "one of the most-awaited design events of the year in Manhattan". [2] At the time, nightly room rates averaged $190, while some suites cost more than $1,000 per night. [66]
Room service with empanadas at Boon Hotel + Spa in Guerneville, California. Room service or in-room dining is a hotel service enabling guests to choose items of food and drink for delivery to their hotel room for consumption. Room service is organized as a subdivision within the food and beverage department of high-end hotel and resort properties.
Antigua and Barbuda cuisine refers to the cuisines of the Caribbean islands Antigua and Barbuda. The national dish is fungee (pronounced "foon-jee") and pepperpot. [1] Fungee is a dish similar to Italian polenta, made mostly with cornmeal. [1] Other local dishes include ducana, seasoned rice, saltfish and lobster (from Barbuda).
Antigua and Barbuda [c] is a sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and numerous other small islands.Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km 2 (170 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean.
Antigua Standard, founded in 1874, changed to Antigua Sun in 1909, ceased in 1922 [2] The Magnet, founded in 1931 [2] The Progress, founded in 1940 [2] The Antigua Star, founded in 1940 [2] The Worker's Voice, founded in 1944 by the Antigua Trades and Labour Union, ceased in the 1990s [2] The Anvil, founded in 1956 [2]
Antigua and Barbuda is advertised as "an attractive offshore jurisdiction." The country was the first to sign the United Nations' anti-money laundering act. This agreement came out of a conference in 1999 which urged worldwide offshore financial centers to introduce laws to tighten their policing of money laundering activities.
The Crossroads Centre is a substance-abuse rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addiction located on the Caribbean island of Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda. It was founded with support from guitarist and singer Eric Clapton in 1998. He has been assisting with its funding by organising the annual Crossroads Guitar Festival since 1999.