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2022 New Year’s Address by Prime Minister Gaston Browne
Fellow Citizens and Residents As the Old Year ends and the New Year begins; we, the people of Antigua and Barbuda, have much for which we should be justifiably proud. We have not emerged from the struggles of 2020 and 2021 unscathed; but we are far less wounded than many [...]
Antigua and Barbuda and Kenya Establish Diplomatic Relations
KIGALI, Rwanda – 23rd June 2022 — Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday established formal diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kenya during a signing ceremony held at the Kigali Conference Centre on the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Antigua and Barbuda was represented by Minister for [...]
Antigua and Barbuda and Rwanda sign Air Services Agreement
KIGALI, Rwanda – 23rd June 2022 — Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, the Honourable E.P. Chet Greene and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister, the Honourable Dr Vincent Biruta, have signed an Air Services Agreement on behalf of their respective governments. According to Foreign Minister Greene, the purpose [...]
Prime Minister Browne Welcomes Windrush Statue in London
KIGALI, Rwanda – 24th June 2022 — Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne has welcomed the erection of a statue at Waterloo Station in London, England in honour of Windrush Day 2022. Windrush Day was celebrated on June 22nd to mark the 74th anniversary of the arrival of the HMT [...]
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II
8 September 2022 — News of the death today of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of State of Antigua and Barbuda, has reached the Prime Minister, the Honourable Gaston Browne M.P. The Prime Minister expresses his condolences to His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Family, to [...]
PM Browne holds audience with King Charles III
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, London – UK – 18th September 2022 — Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne on Sunday held an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace as world leaders gather in the England for the State Funeral of the Late Queen Elizabeth II who will be buried on [...]
2023 New Year’s Address by Prime Minister Gaston Browne
Prime Minister Gaston Browne delivers his inspiring 2023 New Year’s message to the nation. https://youtu.be/ZWO7cY-unII [...]
Work Permits Removed for CARICOM and Dominican Republic Nationals
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – January 7, 2023 — The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, consistent with its obligations under Articles 45 and 46, clauses 2 (iii) and 3 of the CARICOM Treaty, has decided to eliminate the requirement for work permits for nationals of CARICOM Community countries who [...]