AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUN Diplomacy: PM Gaston Browne met Alex Soros and Open Society Foundations leaders in New York, discussing climate resilience, renewable energy, electric mobility and development priorities, with no specific funding deal announced. Migration Policy: Government released the US proposal and Antigua & Barbuda’s counter-proposal on transferring third-country nationals, rejecting any open-ended arrangement and proposing strict safeguards, including individual review and a cap of seven people every three months. Regional Politics: Antigua and Barbuda backed Ecuador’s María Fernanda Espinosa for UN Secretary-General, breaking with CARICOM’s push for Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett. Public Safety: House passed the Firearms (Amendment) Bill, raising maximum sentences and introducing minimums for firearm offences amid Bathlodge shooting debate. Health & Community: ABRCS screened dozens at the Community Life Line initiative; Flow’s “Every Six Gives Back” raised US$1,650 for Sunshine Home for Girls and St John Hospice. Sports & Culture: Antigua & Barbuda finished 156th at the Chess Olympiad; students 7–17 can enter Art Week’s “Rhythm of the Islands” competition by Nov 6.
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