{"id":236332,"date":"2025-05-09T06:40:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=236332"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:33:03","slug":"browne-says-u-s-caribbean-engagement-long-overdue-but-welcomes-rubios-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/browne-says-u-s-caribbean-engagement-long-overdue-but-welcomes-rubios-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Browne Says U.S.-Caribbean Engagement Long Overdue but Welcomes Rubio\u2019s Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1758066782\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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regular, structured engagement between the United States and small island nations. He welcomed the opportunity to clarify key issues, including the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), gun trafficking, and regional security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the United States is serious about strengthening ties with its third border, there must be a mechanism for more consistent dialogue,\u201d he said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-618582910\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, 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