Do you feel like Antiguans and Barbudans are central to the growth and development of Antigua and Barbuda? In the case of Antigua and Barbuda, most of the colonizers abandoned their local estates and returned to their homeland, the UK. THE WEALTH GENERATORWith the death of the sugar industry in Antigua and Barbuda, tourism started to show great signs of economic value and promise. The early days of the Tourism industry was owned by Antiguans and Barbudans: Sugar Mill, Barrymore, etc. The governments of our primary tourism markets namely, the US, UK and EU can simply publish an advisory and shutdown our tourism industry, tomorrow.