{"id":263140,"date":"2026-01-04T09:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=263140"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:00:48","slug":"pm-warns-changes-to-citizenship-programmes-could-hit-some-caribbean-states-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-warns-changes-to-citizenship-programmes-could-hit-some-caribbean-states-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"PM warns changes to citizenship programmes could hit some Caribbean states harder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2808598030\" 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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id=\"h-pm-warns-changes-to-citizenship-programmes-could-hit-some-caribbean-states-harder\"><strong>PM warns changes to citizenship programmes could hit some Caribbean states harder<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gaston.browne\"> <strong>Gaston Browne<\/strong><\/a> says international actions affecting Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIP) could have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/statement-by-prime-minister-gaston-browne-on-the-remarks-of-trinidad-and-tobago-prime-minister-kamla-persad-bissessar\/?swcfpc=1\">far more severe consequences for some Caribbean countries than for Antigua and Barbuda<\/a><\/strong>, warning that abrupt disruption could destabilise economies that depend heavily on the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br><\/p><div id=\"antig-1748596422\" 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:838\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 838w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:939\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1047\" height=\"1280\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on Pointe FM\u2019s <em>Browne and Browne Show<\/em> on Saturday, Browne said <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-gaston-browne-calls-for-global-unity-and-reform-amid-polycrisis-at-medays-forum\/?swcfpc=1\">Antigua and Barbuda uses CIP as one source of revenue<\/a>, but is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-prime-minister-gaston-browne-reaffirms-full-support-for-moroccos-sovereignty-over-its-sahara\/?swcfpc=1\">not as reliant on it<\/a><\/strong> as other states in the region.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2024248917\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor some countries, this programme is existential,\u201d Browne said. \u201cIt represents a much larger percentage of their revenues than it does for <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-gaston-browne-joins-caricom-solidarity-mission-to-jamaica-after-hurricane-melissa\/?swcfpc=1\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browne pointed to countries such as <strong>Dominica<\/strong>, which he said would be more exposed to external shocks if citizenship programmes were curtailed or abruptly restricted.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2301191261\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you disrupt these programmes without a proper transition, you could collapse economies \u2014 especially in countries that depend on them far more heavily,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister said this was why Antigua and Barbuda has consistently advocated for reform and regulation of CIP rather than its elimination, arguing that cooperation with international partners is essential.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3628293465\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, 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Minister Gaston Browne says international actions affecting Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIP) could have far more severe consequences for some Caribbean countries than for Antigua and Barbuda, warning that abrupt disruption could destabilise economies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":215355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Antigua Barbuda PM Warns on Citizenship Programmes - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Antigua Barbuda PM warns changes to citizenship programmes could severely impact Caribbean economies reliant on 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