UK High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Visits A&B

1
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Honourable Gaston Browne (left) and His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood, the High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood, the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, the remaining Eastern Caribbean islands and Barbados, paid an official visit to Antigua and Barbuda last week.  

 

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Honourable Gaston Browne (left), Resident British Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Her Excellency Lindsy Thompson (middle) and High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood.

On Friday the High Commissioner met Prime Minister Browne, accompanied by Resident British Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Her Excellency Lindsy Thompson, where he congratulated the leader of the twin-island state on the recent completion of the World’s Toughest Row – Pacific by Team Antigua Island Girls and the historic Virgin Galactic space flight by mother-daughter duo Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Meyers.

The High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean assured PM Browne that despite circulating reports, the global implementation of the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system has not yet started.

 Its global roll out will start in October, with Antigua and Barbuda’s at a yet-to-be-confirmed date in 2024.  

Resident Commissioner Ms Thompson reassured PM Browne the British High Commission will give advance notice of the roll out date.

Meanwhile PM Browne thanked His Excellency Furssedonn-Wood for the UK’s support of Antigua and Barbuda’s hosting of the fourth UN Conference on SIDS slated to take place in May 2024, as the three officials continued discussion of various matters of mutual interest between Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom.

(from left to right) Deputy Chair of the United Progressive Party Jason Mannix, Resident British Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Her Excellency Lindsy Thompson, Senator Shawn Nicholas and High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood.

Later that day, Mr Furssedonn-Wood and Ms Thompson also met with the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Jamale Pringle, Senator Shawn Nicholas and Deputy Chair of the United Progressive Party Jason Mannix.

 

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

Advertise with the mоѕt vіѕіtеd nеwѕ ѕіtе іn Antigua!
We offer fully customizable and flexible digital marketing packages.
Contact us at [email protected]

1 COMMENT

  1. Bwoi, look ah Gassssston face in that photo. Where’s his usual swagger and confidence gone?

    Something is definitely wrong with his demeanour in recent times. I wonder why that is?

    Could it be the first or second airline fiasco?

    Or maybe being totally outplayed by Kelvin ‘Shugy’ Simon?

    Or even his unfulfilled promise of an island wide water system? And what happened to that particular manifesto and election promise?

    Or simply the 40 years of NOTHINGNESS of Birdism and Browneism catching up wid he?

    Many many questions, but yet Antiguans still awaiting answers.

    When Gassssston gone, Antigua & Barbuda will become a Caribbean economic powerhouse. Guaranteed!

    CAN’T WAIT …

Comments are closed.