Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this week, to participate in the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026, scheduled for February 3–5, 2026. The annual summit brings together Heads of State and Government, senior public officials, global CEOs, and leaders of international organisations to engage in high-level dialogue on governance, innovation, and sustainable development .
During the summit, Prime Minister Browne will represent Antigua and Barbuda in a series of main sessions, high-level panel discussions, and strategic engagements, with a focus on tourism-driven development, investment, creativity, and sustainability, areas in which Antigua and Barbuda continues to be recognised as a global leader among small island developing states .
Speaking ahead of his departure, Prime Minister Browne underscored the importance of Antigua and Barbuda’s presence at the global forum.
“The World Governments Summit provides an invaluable platform for small states like Antigua and Barbuda to influence global policy conversations, attract strategic investment, and share practical solutions rooted in resilience, innovation, and sustainable development,” Prime Minister Browne said.
As part of the programme, the Prime Minister is expected to attend main summit sessions, engage in bilateral meetings, and participate in the Future of Tourism Roundtable, where he will share Antigua and Barbuda’s experience in positioning tourism as a cornerstone of economic opportunity while advancing resilience-focused planning and sustainability initiatives .
Prime Minister Browne is also slated to contribute to discussions exploring the experience economy, including the role of luxury, creativity, cultural heritage, and tourism in shaping national identity and enhancing global soft power. These discussions will examine how governments can partner with the private sector to foster innovation while safeguarding environmental and cultural assets .
“Our participation allows us not only to learn from global best practices, but also to demonstrate how Antigua and Barbuda has successfully leveraged tourism, infrastructure development, and strategic partnerships to drive inclusive growth,” the Prime Minister added.
In addition to formal summit sessions, the Prime Minister will engage with international media and participate in select institutional and innovation-focused visits organised by the summit hosts, aimed at strengthening cooperation in areas such as technology, sustainability, and future-oriented governance .
On Tuesday, February 3, Prime Minister Browne will attend a main session of the World Governments Summit and engage in a series of bilateral meetings. These include a bilateral discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Zimbabwe, Professor Dr. Amon Murwira, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations and Zimbabwe’s request for support to become a member of the Security Council of the United Nations 2027-2028.
Prime Minister Browne is scheduled to return to Antigua and Barbuda following the conclusion of the summit on February 5, 2026.
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Would honestly love to see our Prime Minister’s annual travel expenditure. I hope that we are getting value for dollar from all these foreign trips abroad.
My goodness me..do we have a smarter person to go before these highly capable world leaders, because this keeps coming back empty handed and seriously out played?
So the visa situation just takes a back seat?
Where are those talks? Oh I forgot, he went to Washington and came back claiming he doesn’t know what’s going on.
There is no better opportunities for Antiguan’s and Carribean people in this world better than the US, none.
Don’t be ignorant folks, the US and it’s people are bigger than just one man, and the same goes for this joker GB in Antigua.
We need visa restrictions lifted, but instead this joker flying everywhere talking about climate change. People needs a living wage and food on the table, not just more hot air.
I know we all only have one life, but living your best life is what one should thrive for.
That should be possible even in Antigua, and if GB and co can’t deliver that, then get your arse before the white house and plea for your island people. There are millions of Antiguan descendants in the US the last time I checked.
By the way, where is Dave Ray in all this?
What are the results of the diaspora meetings Dave Ray? I’m sure questions were asked of you.
This man Gaston Browne.He has travelled more than all of the leaders in the entire world combined in the last 10 years.Every damn minute,he is on a plane going somewhere.You the people are paying for his travels.IN MY OPINION,IT IS AN ABUSE OF A PRIVILEGE.DID HE BRING PICKSY ON THIS TRIP?
Just another vacation, why would anybody know a thing about an unknown entity like Gaston who is just a tap dawg politician going on 11 years that can’t fix Antigua roads and water issues and infrastructure and buildings that host government offices?
Not even Antigua exist on a map in these guys mind in Dubai because we don’t manufacture anything or have any mineral resources, but I get it, we have resourceful thieving politicians to sell the countries sovereignty like lands and passport.
And trust me when I tell you Gaston wasn’t invited, he invited himself through his prowess in surfing the internet and exorbitant overseas phone bill he ran up begging them to invite him as a guess, trump can call us $hit hole countries with his frowardness, where in the scheme of things does little antigua and Gaston becomes relevant, ok I got it, someone at the convention will be talking about retirement from those big mining and manufacturing company and barely muttering a retirement home some place, and Gaston could jump up and interject white sand beach front lands for their domestic home.
Fooling us all the time about attending these meetings and those countries newspapers don’t even acknowledge them as anyone important, ok I agree they need people to cheer on and clap at different rethoric uttered, like on the TV show price is right, but the tax payers of the country should not be paying Gaston exorbitant overseas sight seeing trips that he goes on, there is no benefit accrued to the country on these trips, hotels rate goes up when there is special functions, like in Las Vegas, whenever a movie star is in town or a boxing match, hotels room rate goes up, so to in Dubai the rate may be $4000.00 USD per night and then multiply that by Gaston entourage, probably his political fanatic supporters and side chicks, the tax payers of Antigua could be paying $500,000.00 USD for that travel to Dubai, that money could have furnish the hospital with beds and toilet paper, and medical treatment for the sick.
But anyway they count on the born Antiguan who is 40% of the population who is not civic minded and semiliterate, and the remaining foreigners that hold our passports don’t care because it’s not their country, here is just a stepping stone to greener pastures, so continued plundering of the treasury tax dollars and enrichment and travel and parties like one nation concert will continue unabated.
@Islanman26, mek Gaston go long. He loves to dance abroad when the going gets tough here in Antigua!
But what an opportunity for Chet Greene though to make a move with some of his colleagues to try and maneuver for leadership of the party.
Never forget how Gaston made his underhand move for the former UPP’s up and coming Anthony Smith, before he deserted like a rat up a gutter pipe. Damn guttersnipe!
Remember, as the well known saying goes: “All is fair in love and war” 😉
We expect nothing less than the best representation
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