Guiana Island (Antigua and Barbuda)
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Guiana Island is an island off the northeast coast of Antigua
, between the Parham Peninsula
and Crump Island
. It forms the southern coast of the North Sound, and is the fourth largest island of Antigua and Barbuda
.
The island is owned by Allen Stanford
, who is being investigated for fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Antiguan government is considering seizing the land, along with other Stanford assets.
It is a refuge for the Fallow Deer
, Antigua's national animal.
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
, between the Parham Peninsula
Parham Peninsula
The Parham Peninsula is a long narrow finger of land which extends from the northeast coast of Antigua. It lies between Long Island and Guana Island, the fourth and fifth largest islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The small settlement of Parham lies close to the base of the peninsula....
and Crump Island
Crump Island
Crump Island is an island off the northeast coast of Antigua. It is located to the southeast of Guana Island in Belfast Bay, close to the town of Seaton's....
. It forms the southern coast of the North Sound, and is the fourth largest island of Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
.
The island is owned by Allen Stanford
Allen Stanford
Robert Allen Stanford is a former prominent financier and sponsor of professional sports who is in prison awaiting trial on charges his investment company was a massive Ponzi scheme and fraud. Stanford was the chairman of the now defunct Stanford Financial Group of Companies. A fifth-generation...
, who is being investigated for fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Antiguan government is considering seizing the land, along with other Stanford assets.
It is a refuge for the Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
The Fallow Deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. This common species is native to western Eurasia, but has been introduced widely elsewhere. It often includes the rarer Persian Fallow Deer as a subspecies , while others treat it as an entirely different species The Fallow...
, Antigua's national animal.