Browne hails Antigua and Barbuda's run as Caribbean conference destination of choice

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Prime Minister Gaston Browne commended efforts to establish Antigua and Barbuda as a premier Caribbean destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and events on Tuesday, telling ABS News that the twin-island state is hosting two high-level conferences this week — Caribbean Travel Marketplace and the JCI Conference of the Americas — while preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November.

The strategic positioning matters. Antigua and Barbuda hosted SIDS-4 in May 2024 and the OAS General Assembly in 2025, and the cumulative effect of that hosting calendar has been to establish the country as a serious operational venue for high-level Caribbean and international gatherings. CHOGM in November will be the largest event the country has hosted in modern times, and the lead-up has involved infrastructure upgrades, security planning, and accommodation pipelines that touch nearly every sector of the economy.

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Browne hails Antigua and Barbuda's run as Caribbean conference destination of choice