Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he’s still “pretty sure” the United States will establish an embassy on the island.
Last July Government’s Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst said Antigua and Barbuda had designated a plot of land for use by the US government, ahead of an anticipated announcement on two Eastern Caribbean countries being selected for an embassy.
The US State Department had previously revealed that the Joe Biden administration was considering the establishment of two embassies in the subregion.
Since then, it has been widely expected that Antigua will be chosen as one of the sites, given that it is one of the countries with the largest populations.
Antigua currently sits at a population of 93,000 compared to St. Lucia’s 179,000, Grenada’s 125,000, and St. Vincent’s 103,000.
The opposition United Progressive Party had described the anticipated announcement as good news for the people of the region.
“We would welcome, even more, if Antigua and Barbuda is one of the countries chosen for an embassy,” the party said at the time.
