Show Crown Colony of Leeward Islands The crown colony of Leeward Is Is- Islands Islands Islands lands of which Antigua forms a apart apart apart part is a group of islands in the Caribbean sea For administrative purposes the colony is divided into five presidencies Antigua Domin Domin- Dominica Dominica Dominica ica Montserrat St. St Christopher I and the Virgin islands The presidency presidency presidency dency of Antigua includes the is islands is- is islands islands lands of Antigua Barbuda and Re- Re donda The first settlements date back to 1632 and the island has been in English hands almost con con- continuously continuously continuously since that time |