Prime Minister Gaston Browne has dismissed speculation that the United States requested to establish a military base or deploy military assets in Antigua and Barbuda, reaffirming his government’s commitment to peace and neutrality.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Browne said no such request had been made by Washington.
Later in the debate Prime Minister Gaston Browne again has dismissed speculation that the United States requested to establish a military base or deploy military assets in Antigua and Barbuda, reaffirming his government’s commitment to peace and neutrality.
“There has been no request from the United States to establish a military base in Antigua and Barbuda,” Browne told lawmakers. “And even if such a request were made, our answer would be no.”
The Prime Minister said Antigua and Barbuda remains focused on maintaining regional stability and independence in its foreign policy, rejecting any notion that the twin-island state would align itself militarily with any global power.
“We have absolutely no interest in hosting any form of military assets in our country,” Browne said. “We are happy to remain a peaceful nation without military bases.”
His comments came amid regional discussions about defense cooperation with the United States following reports that Grenada was reviewing a U.S. proposal to install a radar system at the Maurice Bishop International Airport.
The visit of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) commander Admiral Alvin Holsey to the Eastern Caribbean earlier this week also fueled questions about possible American security initiatives in the region. Admiral Holsey met with Prime Ministers Browne and Dickon Mitchell of Grenada to discuss disaster preparedness, regional security partnerships, and maritime domain awareness.
Browne made clear that Antigua and Barbuda welcomes civil and humanitarian cooperation with the United States—particularly in areas like disaster relief, maritime safety, and law enforcement—but not military basing or armament agreements.
“Our engagement must always be about peace, development, and the safety of our people,” Browne said. “We are not in the business of hosting military operations for any country.”
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Covert US operations have been ongoing with Antigua as a base ever since the Americans occupied lands in the North Eastern tip of the island. The US does not need agreement to do whatever they want using Antigua.
@I don’t know my name – Do you have proof of these covert operations that have been ongoing, or are we speaking idly? Please bring it to the table for transparency so we can all be aware.
Sorry, bro, but you could not say anything else. You have already given that power over to the Chinese.
So you are in a pickle. The US is not going to just take no for an answer.
Then where would that leave you? We do not get tourists from China. They are here to look for work themselves. Look at all the land they are buy and businesses they are opening.
All Trump has to do is declare Antigua on the negative list, and where will we be?
As said before, you are in a pickle. Up to your neck in deep sh-t.
Oh oh you are an ingrate, uncle Tom sucking up to white masa. Shame on you. You can go and suck trump dick. Trump is a human 😈 devil and by what you said you are one to. Antigua na want to be in involved in no fucking war.
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