Do not sell out for visas. I wonder why the country you hate is not on the list.?

It will be interesting to hear what the brown dog and his intellectual crictical thinking team has to say about this one…..

Mi blouse and skirt, so leh mi see if mi understand dis. From January 1st 2026 persons holding valid Antigua and Barbuda passports have been advised that visas would no longer be issued to them. But on January 6th the same US Government is saying that the visa that we are no longer applicable for will cost US$15,000.00 which I am presuming is in addition to the US$472.00 non refundable fee for the said application that they have already warned us not to apply for?
Will somebody make this make sense.

Hehe is now it sweet trump going senile while the world boss speechless and the world is on fire 🔥 murder not my 5,10or 15 thousand dollars us can keep their visas im not desperate it’s not home for

Really wonder what we have done to deserve this. Antigua and Barbuda citizens along with Barbados was ranked as two of the countries whose citizens are least likely to overstay their Visas. Now even at the lowest end, we might now be required to pay a security deposit upfront of US$5000.00 when applying for a Visa. I couldn’t want a visa that bad……I am sorry and they better don’t bring non refugees here. Our Washington Consular Office really working hard. Now the “squeeze” is even tighter.

People say that this has nothing to do with CIP, yeah right.

Antigua and Dominca let in a really big fish through their CIP. This is no coincidence.

The other day I was tempted to say it was Choski, but he’s not a big enough fish, but whoever shark that slip through the hands of the US, is also connected to Antigua, Dominca and Venezuela oil.

I think this person is a Russian or Chinese spy. But I think it’s Russian.

Bwoi the tangle web we weave.

I’m never wrong about these things.

As all previous and even todays government say: “We are FRIENDS of ALL and Enemy of NONE”, sooner or later we will wake up to the realization that that philosophy doesn’t work in the world we are living in these days. You have to chose sides. And the US Doctrine is, If your are not with me you are against me. My enemies should be yours and my friends should be yours. If not you will feel the consequences. And that is what is beginning to happen now. The US is making sure they send the message loud and clear that we need to pledge our allegiance to them and them alone. The question is are we a proud nation that will not bow down to pressure and therefore is willing to suffer the consequences. Or will we suck our pride and kiss the ass ring of the master or perhaps his feet. And when we look what happened to Venezuela, it is clear that there is no one that will come to our rescue should we be cornered and pressed into submission. I’m very disappointed to have seen that not one country stoop up for Venezuela in their time of need. At least Ukraine got the support of Russia and China both stood by and looked not moving a finger to assist their comrade.

@Less.
Bwoi I’m surely glad that someone from GB side finally wake up.
I’m not even a ALBP supporter, but for mouths now I’ve been pleading to this administration to abandon that foolish notion, because quite frankly it’s not realistic in this political climate, why, because I love Antigua and that’s our only way forward. Hard to accept, but it’s the truth.

You must pick a side..strong leaders will see you as week if you don’t. They might not like who you choose, but they will at least respect you.
But I also knew why a side wasn’t being picked, because your guy was playing both sides and dabbling too much.
This is hard to believe, but he is also compromised. I know you love the man,so I understand how hard it was for you to come to the truth.

Picking the US would have been the smart thing.. Inspite of how we feel about the Donald, we could have come out of this looking like geniuses.

But hey..that’s the hard pill to swallow.

But happy you are back, and finally with some gumption I might add. 😂

Don’t worry every one it is written, Babylon will fall and all the traders will just look and say ” wow the great Babylon has fallen” and no one will help. So let them continue and rob ppl and lock out ppl of dem polluted country!!

America needs to target those Antiguans with greencard who still reside in Antigua and are benefiting from US services etc. Weed them out. Alot of them being critical of PM Browne fall into that category.

Well well allu sell and sell untill allu sell away the souls of antigua and dominica now the people should protest and wage war on any dyam deportees brought into the countries

So what exactly has Ron Saunders been negotiating for Antigua and Barbauda as ambassador?

Our only hope to signal to the USA that we desire to come off the list is regime change.

Welcome back @Less We Forget. I was rather concerned at the lack of input in recent times on this serious subject, not only from you, but many others like Dave Ray (especially as he resides in the US) and the other avid Gaston Browne supporters.

It must be really difficult for you to continue supporting Gaston Browne’s mistakes more than the party itself; but many were trying to warn you that putting faith in Gaston Browne over Antigua & Barbuda’s wellbeing was fundamentally, a flawed position to take.

Time and time again Browne has made mistakes, and accepting Trump’s deportees and refugees has to be the final straw of his untenable leadership, because adding more strain and anxiety on our meagre resources by this influx (and not forgetting the possibility of crime getting totally out of control as well).

Which begs the question: What else has the Prime Minister comprised and committed the country to?

Looking at the long-term picture for Antiguans, the travel visas just aren’t worth the trouble.

Finally, this isn’t about any gloating, or we told you so, because we both live here and will suffer the consequences of Gaston Browne’s poor decision making.

TRULY SAD TIMES FOR OUR COUNTRY…

Born Antiguan are suffering because of the miss use of the CIP. This program has no realistic criteria it’s all just a money making scheme, with no regard to the type of people the program attracts, people that will do anything to bring harm to other country. Trump is just securing his border.

In addition to the issue the US has with the passport selling, both Antique and Dominica entered into secret agreement with them to accept deported individuals not Antiguan’s, then drag their feet accepting any.

Very strange, the enemies of The US, according to the US, CHINA AND RUSSIA are not subject to visa bond.

I notice my brothers and sisters from Jamaica, Guyana and Dominican Republic are not on the list. I guess we will received less immigrants from these countries in the future.

Chet Green, I thought you said that your government’s calm and competent diplomatic negotiating skills and expertise saved Antiguans from any US visa harm??? How did this happen then?

We send home the Cuban Medical Brigade, we taking refugees from the US and yet we are still added to this US bond visa list. There is something going on here that the Antigua public has not been made aware of. This is not about CIP as St. Kitts and St. Lucia are not on this list. There is something other reason for this that the Antigua population is not yet aware of. The US government knows something that we do not know. Do not know what that is but I am sure it will come out in due course.

After all the skilled negotiations this was the best deal we could come up with to avoid the visa band. The opportunity is still there to apply for visas thanks to GB and Sir Ron. Ministry of Foreign Affairs had nothing to do with this extra ordinary deal for Antigua. It was done by GB and Sir Ron.

@Sudley Phillips
The limited Port of Entry is a clue. The US is making sure that the tourism births comes to an end.
I suspect the $15,000 bond are for pregnant women.
These birth normally leave Medicaid with a $10, 000 to $20,000 bill.
CIP could also be a factor; but a bigger factor is WIOC and the PDVCab partnership.
The indictment of Maduro speaks of a Caribbean country that was been used as a transshipment point.

Stop try to appease the US by taking their deportees and thing! You csnt negotiate in good faith with that goof ball at the helm. Everytime hou think you have a deal, you end up loosing and our PM not going down like that. Open alternative trade routes. Open up a chanel to travel elsewhere because no Antiguans can afford that bond anyway! At least not the majority of the voting public of A&B. And even with that in my bank account, I find it hard to carry it give their dictator for any reason! Nor do I trust that I will “get it back”!

Look how Trump have you all set against your iwn government, instead of realizing what ge up to. He is playing with you all and our Caribbean government. This has nothing to do with no CIP.

Wait a while. Real thing that man

John Smith maybe you have that kind of money but most of us cant buy noodles. So yah!!!!!!!!!

At least now Antiguans can get a USS visa. It’s expensive but at least possible

Dminicans and ANtiguans can hardly buy food where they getting that money. Trump go and wash your foot and drink the water

So antigua.news just had to make my heart hurt me tonight. I retire to bed now.

I see Donald Trump is getting just what he wanted! He wants the world to bow to him! And he will try anything for that! I’m safe in my little country here in Antigua eh! NUH BADY CAN RUN ME FRAM WAY ME COME FRAM!!!

Adele said, “this is the end, hold your breathe and count to ten, feel the earth move” right now our sky is falling and we aren’t standing as one. No matter what our heads try! You see what’s happening around us?

I agree with you 100% we need black people unite

So many questions! First off, Donald wants to “run” Venezuela but yet he’s they are on the restriction list? And then Gaston stay ass kissing while we are suffering from these US government? Come on! As Small Island States we need to get our heads out of our butts and realise what’s happening around us! Togetherness in the region is what we need. Forget about what the US has to offer! We can be each others support. We rather hate each other and kiss the US ass.

Trying to see how best they can please the stupid white dictator. Give me a KitKat there please!!

SVG general never had a CBI and warned the other fools against it.

To much corruption why u think is the 2 world boss countries dat dr😂😂😂😂😂 svg general go on retirement smart fucker

So why are we accepting refugees from the US when we are treated so badly?

We might aswell bury our heads in the sand

So Antigua and Barbuda is “considering” helping the US with refugees, we’ve been and have been averting in good faith for diviner years to the US, and they still putting the citizens of this nation in further hardships?

Smh

The World bARSE quite no hell this morning.

Wheres all the brovado and confidence of his intelligence in navigating this matter?

Real 🤡

So Antigua and Barbuda is “considering” helping the US with refugees, we’ve been and have been working in good faith for donkey years to the US, and they still putting the citizens of this nation in further hardships?

Smh

The World bARSE quite no hell this morning.

Wheres all the brovado and confidence of his intelligence in navigating this matter?

Real 🤡

US intel is on fleek they know what u think they don’t and I honestly believe Trump specifically has been watching Caribbean leaders for a minute and knows the majority are corrupt……I think America is reminding us all we are the boss of this hemisphere and u shall not do what u want under our noses….

@Anonymous, they have CBI programs in Europe called by different names, America has its EB5 program selling green cards for millions. You refer to our leaders as fools yet people like you glorify the illegal, idiotic and criminal activities of Trump’s America, France and England. It is time you emancipated yourself from slavery

There are lots we don’t know about what’s going on but somethings we know or can discern from publicly available information without speculation.

The superseding indictment in The US Southern District NY of Nicholas Maduro formally accuses Maduro of using the Venezuelan oil company of being an instrument in engaging in narcotics trafficking.

It also accuses a Caribbean country of facilitating as a transshipment point thousands of tons of cocaine into the US.

Ask yourselves what is the relationship between PDVcab and WIOC? and how might its bunkering of oil play into what’s going on.

Keep in mind the former Premier of Tortola was accused of facilitating transshipment of cocaine into the US. Where is he today?

I’m not suggesting any of the accusations are true.
There are many other factors involved which neither Government (Antigua and USA) does not wish to disclose as yet.

Other tangential factors may also come into play.
Antigua and Barbuda is a founding member of the SIDS.
MAGA movement thinks global warming and SIDS is a false flag attempting to extract money from the American people.
All the countries that are founding members of SIDS are on the restricted Visa program.

Further, the US government is able to track the numbers is Visa granted to individuals who give birth while they are on the visiting visa.

Each tourism visa birth covered by Medicaid cost the US taxpayer $5,000 to $15,000. That data is easily captured and archived.
No mother can leave the US without documentation that she is the mother or guardian with the authority to take that newborn child out of the US.
I’m suspicious that’s what the bond is about s it applies to Antigua and Barbuda.

@ Anonymous,
You live in an alternative reality. As a grifter you need to stay in your lane. Why?

First: Antiguans and Barbudans would be better off if the grifter community was not sucking up and out the economic benefits of what should be for the people of the Country.

Secondly: The new PM of St. Vincent boldly stated he will be instituting a CIP program.

Thirdly: After the 2008 financial meltdown in the US, it was the US CBI Program known as EB5 program allowing foreigners to invest in the equity portion of developments that brought back the real estate industry in the US from collapse.

There is more to this visa restrictions than CBI/CiP.
Gaston Browne and his colleagues knows what’s going on. They need to figure out how to spin this issue so they can move on.

This don’t have nothing to do with CIP, just like blowing up all them so-called drug boats, had noting to do with stopping drugs entering the US, cause where there is a need, you will never be able to stop the flow. By the way how many of these countries have CIP? and to all my other Caribbean islands that’s focusing on Wadadli and the Nature Isle visa issues, look out cause with this US administration, it’s never over. All I have to say, if you want to visit the US that bad just pay the $15,000. it will be refunded after you exited on time.
People just look at how he have them European leaders! now they just sign an agreement to put boots in Ukraine if a cease fire is reach, bunch a jokers. Do they honestly think Russia will ever agree to cease fire? Then after watching the action of the US lately, why would they? Putin and Trump are on the same page and see these leaders as fools, and clows.Trump will take Greenland and they can’t stop it, he might even go after Canada. The man have the freedom to do what ever, since the congress is now a joke and the Supreme Court is all his. I wonder if Wadadli can survive the next three years under this administration.
Mr Gregory Georges, I understand they handed you back your laptop, but held on to your phone for an extended time, stating machine was down, if you believe that crap then you’re truly naive, you are now on their radar, look out.

I am truly sorry that Bilay, the butcher is dead, if he was still around I would put Gaston (the world stooge) and Ron Sanders (the Indian) in a room and ask Bilay to give them both the BULLBUD TREATMENT and after that dismiss them from their positions

It’s 100% fair to say US visa ban wasn’t about CBI since they literally use Visas and can deny anyone they want. Now both Antigua and Dominica are taking the people they are deporting since they are running a mass cleansing campaign on Latin Americans.

CBI was only an excuse honestly it was better off being suspended Trump has literally said he don’t want people from shithole and 3rd world countries this is not a suprise at all and nothing any government can do to change this since it was all apart of plans from the start and this bond been long in making as well as Venezuela and plans for Cuba the Greenland thing is recent though.

Keep DR, Guyana and Jamaica out of your mouth.
Why don’t you mention Barbados or Trinidad.
You say you are independent, leave us alone
The US State Department has said what the problem is: Selling passport to nefarious people

Honestly, this policy feels less like immigration management and more like punishment by price tag, and it perfectly reflects the kind of hard-line, cold-hearted worldview Donald Trump popularised and normalized.
Let’s call it what it is: wicked, classist, and deliberately exclusionary.
A US$15,000 visa bond isn’t a “deterrent”, it’s a wall made of money. It tells ordinary people from small, developing countries that their ability to visit family, attend a funeral, see a sick relative, explore educational opportunities, or conduct legitimate business is now reserved for the wealthy few. Everyone else? Stay where you are.
This is the same Trump-era logic that reduced human beings to statistics and stereotypes. Instead of treating people as individuals with different circumstances, this policy paints entire nations with one brush, assuming guilt before application. You don’t assess risk anymore — you charge people for the privilege of being presumed innocent.
And let’s talk about the hypocrisy.
The United States loves to lecture the world about freedom, opportunity, and fairness, yet here it is imposing a requirement that many Caribbean families wouldn’t be able to meet even if they emptied their savings, sold a car, and borrowed from relatives abroad. For many households in Antigua and Barbuda or Dominica, US$15,000 represents years of careful living, not spare change.
What makes it especially cruel is how deeply connected the Caribbean is to the U.S. This isn’t casual tourism we’re talking about. These are family ties, diaspora relationships, remittances, church connections, medical referrals, education pathways, lifelines that have existed for generations. This policy doesn’t just restrict travel; it fractures families and communities.
Trump’s immigration philosophy has always been rooted in suspicion, fear, and exclusion, walls, bans, and now bonds. It sends a loud message: If you’re not rich, you’re not welcome. And let’s be honest, that message isn’t being applied evenly across the globe. Wealthy countries don’t face these hurdles. Poor and small nations do.
What’s even more disturbing is how casually this is being rolled out, with little regard for diplomatic relationships or the real human cost. No consultation. No empathy. Just a bureaucratic notice and a start date.
This is why many people see Trump-style policies as wicked, not because they are tough, but because they are devoid of compassion. They don’t just enforce borders; they reinforce inequality.

Ron Sandals is negotiating for himself, his birth country and the Guyanese people not for Antigua and Barbuda. That is what happens when you put a foreigner to negotiate on your behalf.
“I remember someone once said that they will used the state resources to bankrupt the state.” I could be quoting it incorrectly.

Guyanese, Jamaicans, and Dominican Republic (DR) are all laughing at us now. Their country are in the clear where this US visa restrictions is concerned. Our passport doesn’t serve them any good purpose now, so they’re going back to using their country passport. They use us and dump us like hot bread butter and cheese.

For those trying to muddy the water by bringing up UPP, St Kitts, St Lucia etc all have PMs and CIPs and nothing has happened to them. So the problem must be PM Gaston Browne and his stewardship. This is clearly a PM problem.

@Lest we forget. You can only use the phrase, “friends of all…”, if you run a decent and transparent country. Barbados can say it, so can St Kitts etc but for years people like me have been calling on this country to get rid of ABLP and change course. It was not politics but the realization that this is where we would end up.

Satan cannot correct sin and they generally don’t listen to anybody-not even their supporters-so don’t expect any change from an ABLP govt .

Jamaicans and Guyanese must be laughing at Antiguans now, but no one should blame them. The real problem is that Gaston Browne and Ron Ssnders are two certified pum pums

@Dr Strange
We Jamaican have better things to do . We are not in a competition with Antigua.

@Donna
Any qualified Jamaican does not have to get an Antiguan passport to go to the US .
Stop by the hate.
Why are you always trying to compete with us?
When we have problems we try to resolve them. We don’t think about what Antigua is doing

Again, the incompetence of Gaston Brown and Ron Saunders. We are holding the short end of the stick because of the corruption and affiliation with known crooks and giving passports to nefarious characters.
The more the DAWG opens his mouth,the deeper into the toilet Antigua and Barbuda sinks.
These policies are indicative of a deranged lunatic called Donald Trump. Plan to sit tight folks until Trump is gone and Gaston Brown is gone. Perhaps then, the west,western world will return to some semblance of normalcy.

Are y’all really that naive?

If it’s not tied to CIP, then why Canada has its restrictions, or the EU about to clamp down for that matter?

The CIP ban was asked for way before Trump got elected the second time.
Do y’all actually understand how serious of a Breach the CIP is to immigration?
I’m talking in it’s current form?
The US didn’t say scrap the CIP, they said tighten it, that was the play here.

All these disingenuous argument about the actual state of what went down is just future clouding the issue.

The every country sells something to someone, that’s wasn’t the argument here. All that was ask for , is that Antigua strengthen their CIP, especially when I now believe that someone that was on the radar of the US and the EU slipped through the cracks.
So yes, CIP is involved here since it is tied to other corruption, and was used as the catalyst to kick start that corruption.

It’s that simple.
It’s was the opening the gangsters that wants to really hurt America needs.
Both things are true here..not speculations, truth.

Sarry fu marga dawg, dem goh round bite you.
Antigua & Barbuda’s Immigration must do an island wide sweep and deport ALL illegals who are overstaying their welcome.

@Less We Forget January 6, 2026 At 9:15 pm
“I’m very disappointed to have seen that not one country stoop up for Venezuela in their time of need. At least Ukraine got the support of Russia and China both stood by and looked not moving a finger to assist their comrade.”

I don’t know how this part of my comment got so twisted. But it needed to read as follows:
I’m very disappointed to have seen that not one country stood up for Venezuela in their time of need. At least Ukraine got the support of Europe when Russia invaded them. Russia and China both stood and looked not moving a finger to assist their comrade. Well in times of trouble you see who really are your friends. We better learn from that.