AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoClimate Finance: Prime Minister Gaston Browne has arrived in Türkiye for COP31, where he plans to press for climate funding that small island states can access to protect communities and infrastructure. CHOGM Follow-Through: Browne says Commonwealth leaders want to double trade to US$2 trillion within four years, with Antigua and Barbuda exploring cheaper sources of goods among member countries. Opposition Senator Malaka Parker is calling for an independent audit of summit spending and a public register distinguishing pledges from funding actually secured. Regional Diplomacy: Browne says Antigua and Barbuda changed its planned support for a UN resolution on Cuba after US officials warned it could affect visa negotiations; the country was recorded absent after its ambassador was instructed to abstain. Investment Pressure: Saint Lucia has sent its position on citizenship by investment to the EU, as Antigua and four other Eastern Caribbean countries face pressure to end their programmes by June 2028 or risk visa-free access to Europe.
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