Antigua readies to host CHOGM 2026 as Commonwealth leaders head to St John's

Antigua and Barbuda is preparing to host the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, with outreach already reaching schools and ministries as the twin-island state positions the summit as a showcase of its economic resilience. The government enters the year reporting record fiscal surpluses and a debt-to-GDP ratio near 61 percent, while defending its Citizenship by Investment Programme as a core revenue pillar amid international scrutiny. Hosting CHOGM places a small Caribbean state at the centre of a global diplomatic gathering and the trade-and-investment conversations that travel with it.

Source: Antigua News; Caribbean National Weekly; ABS TV Radio (2026).