Hi I’m Ray, I’m Antiguan and Barbudan and I am at Treehouse Beach Club, Fort James.
I am here to talk to you about Pepperpot Rum Shop
What is PRS you ask?
Well, it’s a 100 day celebration of Antigua and Barbuda finally being recognised as the greatest Caribbean country of all time and not a minute too soon!
I see you raise an eyebrow, but why? Its true … It has always been – you may not have known it, but now you do…
We all know London is greater than New York, Ghana is greater than Nigeria… Liverpool is greater than Man United… I mean, if you know… you know and Paris, Senegal and Man City have nothing to do with it…
I know you are maybe thinking but what about Jamaica? Sure, there is Usain Bolt, Bob Marley and Appleton Rum. If you are Bajan you are probably thinking what about Rhianna, Crop Over or Mount Gay, the oldest Rum in the world?… and I hear you …
But who else in the Caribbean can claim 365 gorgeous beaches, white sand, pink sand every which way? Who in Caribbean has the greatest cricketing legend in Sir Viv Richards, along with Sir Richie Richardson, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts all of them, all time greats! Who else in the Caribbean can claim 2 space travellers with Sir Richard Branson’s virgin?
For a place with less than 100 thousand people, there sure is a lot of talent!
Just like London, the financial capital – Antigua is the sailing Capital of the Caribbean with a sailing week held every year at a UNESCO world heritage site no less! We even have a rum, a great rum with the same name! Sounds amazing right? We even have Mount Obama, named after President Barack Obama (salute) and ofcourse we all know Oprah is wise and has great taste and that is why she has a home in Antigua.
But wait till you see Barbuda! There is nowhere like it in the world! Even Robert DeNiro and Nobu think so! The only Caribbean Nobu in the world is in Barbuda! But that’s not even the best part! Barbuda has the largest nesting colony of frigate birds in the Caribbean and some pretty cool caves! It also has a unique history that is as salacious as it is tantalising and that makes it worth protecting!
Ok – you know we play Mas like no one else and we have the best carnival… OK OK … maybe, Trinidad has a shout and maybe Dominica too! Actually you know us Caribbean’s love a fete. Calypso, Soca, Reggae, dancehall – we do it all!
Lets talk about food! I hear Guyana has a pepperpot too, but so too does Philadelphia! But Antigua – Antigua is Pepperpot …and Fungee! That is not all – fresh fish every day, lobster, ducuna, properly seasoned – we have flavour, its in our blood!
I don’t want to seem biased just because, you know, I’m Antiguan & Barbudan – so come why don’t you come and see this great nation for yourself?