For the island in the British Virgin Islands, see Guana Island.
Guiana Island (or Guana 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.
Northeast Marine Management Area in Antigua and Barbuda
Guiana Island
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Location of Guiana Island within Antigua and Barbuda.
Flora and Faunaedit
Island is a refuge for the Fallow Deer, Antigua's national animal.[1]
History and developmentedit
The island used to be owned by Allen Stanford, who was convicted of fraud in the United States. The Antiguan government has now sold the island and abutting mainland sites in a multimillion-dollar investment to Chinese developers termed the YIDA Project as a semi-autonomous Special Economic Zone.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abThe Guardian - Antigua moves to seize back Stanford's idyllic island
^. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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