AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoThird-Country Deportees White Paper: Antigua and Barbuda says it will publish a White Paper on talks with the U.S. over relocating third-country nationals removed from America, stressing any memorandum signed in Dec. 2025 is non-binding and that the island will only consider transfers case-by-case. The government’s counter-proposal demands Washington (or an approved agency) pay full costs for reception, housing, healthcare, welfare, security and any future removal, and it says it wants blanket U.S. visa restrictions affecting Antiguan and Barbudan citizens lifted as a reciprocal benefit. Public Safety: Police report two teenagers were shot in Antigua on July 1—one 16-year-old in critical condition and a 17-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries—after an armed, masked man opened fire and fled. Sports & Youth: ABAVA named Antigua and Barbuda’s men’s and women’s U-20 beach volleyball teams for the ECVA event in St. Kitts (10–12 July), and the Antigua Cup youth football tournament kicks off Sunday 5 July with multiple age categories. Community & Education: Cabinet approved an EC$5.2m Carnival 2026 budget while tightening oversight at the Festivals Commission, and ABCAS held its inaugural graduation ceremony for more than 200 students.
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