But for many the new telephone service only points up the neglect that the islanders say they have suffered from their much more populous neighbor and partner in the two-island nation of Antigua-Barbuda.
When that failed, a delegation of Barbudans went to New York to try to block acceptance of the two-island nation in the United Nations.
Even that has been remarkable for a two-island nation of 1.1 million people whose impact on the world of soccer up to the last week had been nearly zero.
A3 Barbuda residents feel neglected at the hands of their much more populous neighbor and partner in the two-island nation of Antigua-Barbuda.
The two-island nation combines beaches with the beauty of the mountains, plenty of activities to engage your body and some rich history to engage your mind.
At one booth former members of the St. Kitts-Nevis police force sold ginger beer and snacks to raise money for disabled policemen back in their two-island nation.
Nearly four years after severing its colonial ties with Britain, the little two-island Caribbean nation of St. Kitts-Nevis has discovered that independence is good business.
Trinidad and Tobago is a two-island nation in the Caribbean Sea that lies close to South America.
The capital of the two-island nation, and also its largest port, is the town of Basseterre on Saint Kitts.
A curfew was extended throughout this two-island Caribbean nation in an effort to restore order.