Betty’s Hope – an Antiguan sugar estate
William Dalrymple visits the once great Antiguan sugar estate of Betty’s Hope – extracted from the Daily Telegraph of 27 May 2000. Photographs of Betty’s Hope in 2016 are by Nicholas Nugent. ‘It makes me sad, seeing it now,” said Mama Irene, fanning herself with her big straw hat. “I worked at Betty’s Hope for…
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