{"id":229512,"date":"2025-03-17T07:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=229512"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:43:43","slug":"pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Browne Defends Antigua and Barbuda Amid U.S. Draft Travel Restriction List<\/strong><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has pushed back against Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s inclusion in a draft U.S. travel restriction proposal, stating, \u201cI can\u2019t tell the United States what to do, but any reasonable person would recognize that Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the U.S. and we have been very cooperative.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the Browne and Browne Show<\/em> on Saturday, he added, \u201cWe will not promote acrimony with the U.S., but we will stand on principle to defend our sovereignty and our people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The New York Times<\/em> reported that Antigua and Barbuda is listed in the “yellow tier,” giving it 60 days to address security concerns\u2014such as passport security, information-sharing, and citizenship sales\u2014or face possible restrictions. Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia are also included.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The draft proposal lists 43 countries across three tiers. Haiti is in the “orange tier,” facing sharp restrictions, while Cuba is the only Caribbean nation in the “red tier,” meaning its citizens would be entirely barred from entering the U.S. The final policy is yet to be approved by the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Browne Defends Antigua and Barbuda Amid U.S. Draft Travel Restriction List Prime Minister Gaston Browne has pushed back against Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s inclusion in a draft U.S. travel restriction proposal, stating, \u201cI can\u2019t tell the United States what to do, but any reasonable person would recognize that Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":229513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nPM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Browne Defends Antigua and Barbuda Amid U.S. Draft Travel Restriction List Prime Minister Gaston Browne has pushed back against Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s inclusion in a draft U.S. travel restriction proposal, stating, \u201cI can\u2019t tell the United States what to do, but any reasonable person would recognize that Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T11:43:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-17T11:43:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"870\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"464\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-17T11:43:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T11:43:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\"},\"wordCount\":209,\"commentCount\":13,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\",\"name\":\"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-17T11:43:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-17T11:43:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png\",\"width\":870,\"height\":464},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US","og_description":"Browne Defends Antigua and Barbuda Amid U.S. Draft Travel Restriction List Prime Minister Gaston Browne has pushed back against Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s inclusion in a draft U.S. travel restriction proposal, stating, \u201cI can\u2019t tell the United States what to do, but any reasonable person would recognize that Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2025-03-17T11:43:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-17T11:43:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":870,"height":464,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US","datePublished":"2025-03-17T11:43:42+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-17T11:43:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/"},"wordCount":209,"commentCount":13,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/","name":"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png","datePublished":"2025-03-17T11:43:42+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-17T11:43:43+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:870\/h:464\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gaston_Browne-and-browne.png","width":870,"height":464},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-antigua-and-barbuda-is-not-a-threat-to-the-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PM: Antigua and Barbuda is not a threat to the US"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229514,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229512\/revisions\/229514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/229513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}