Gaston Browne crime family

When the U.S. government reels in a big fish like Alex Saab, it builds a case to put him away for the rest of his life – unless he cooperates to incriminate others. He would put his family at risk by ratting out murderous kingpins with global reach. So he’s likely to cooperate at the… Read more: It’s only a matter of time until Alex Saab snitches on his friends to get a lighter sentence

Gaston made a lot of promises to win his fourth term. He’s making good on his housing promise to his Minister of Housing. Did the Alfa Nero sale fund this humble project? Click here for our story describing this huge palace. Here’s how it looks from space.

Here are 10 reasons why Antiguans and Barbudans will face expanded visa sanctions, high tariffs and reduced flights from the United States under a continued Gaston Browne administration: 1.⁠ ⁠Security Concerns Over Citizenship by Investment (CBI) The U.S. State Department has already suspended the issuance of certain visas for Antiguans, citing security risks associated with… Read more: 10 reasons why our U.S. and EU visas will be in danger if the Brownes stay in power

Gaston Browne threw away his tactical victory in U.S. court by filing an Alfa Nero defamation case in Antigua. That poorly advised action dragged his son Andron into the legal matter – right into the hands of Alfa Nero attorney Martin De Luca. Browne had won a procedural matter in U.S. court on Alfa Nero… Read more: Bullbudding himself now: In filing defamation suit in Antigua, Browne drags Andron into Martin De Luca’s discovery

By the Board of the Caribbean Anticorruption Association As the 2026 general election approaches, the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda stands at a precipice. The Caribbean Anticorruption Association has closely monitored the trajectory of the current administration, and the conclusion is unavoidable: the prevailing culture of governance has become a liability to the prosperity… Read more: Choosing integrity as we go to vote

Gaston Browne’s personal attorney Anthony W. Astaphan was part of the email group involved in drafting coverup language to the Alfa Nero sale, a document in U.S. federal court reveals. Ambassador Ronald Sanders, Brown’s envoy to Washington, put Astaphan on the list with yacht brokers as “lead Attorney in Antigua in Barbuda.” Whether Sanders meant… Read more: Astaphan was on email group to draft coverup language for Alfa Nero sale

As it presents a united front in public, ABLP leaders are squabbling behind the scenes on word that Gaston Browne is planning to appoint his wife as Deputy Prime Minister should he win on Thursday. As Minister of Housing and Works, Maria Bird-Browne is already part of the problem plaguing the country. ABLP candidates for… Read more: Partners in Crime: Bitter infighting in ABLP as Browne plans to make wife co-ruler

The United States Postal Service has confirmed that the Caribbean Anticorruption Association letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche was indeed received at the U.S. Department of Justice. Gaston Browne denied – with having no way of knowing – that the letter had been received. The Caribbean Anticorruption Association, an ad-hoc group, tells us that it… Read more: U.S. Postal Service confirms that Attorney General Blanche received Caribbean Anticorruption Association letter about Browne

Gaston Browne is again blaming the United States for having restricted our visas on a “false premise.” He says that the U.S., not his own government, is responsible for the visa hardship. He told ABS that U.S. State Department officials said they “regretted that such action was taken based on a false premise,” Antigua Newsroom… Read more: Deflection: Browne blames U.S. State Department for ‘false premise’ in restricting visas

Gaston Browne made his son a potential target in U.S. federal court when he fined a defamation case against attorney Martin De Luca and his firm in Antigua and Barbuda. Because of the way U.S. law works, Browne’s defamation suit allows de Luca and the Boies Schiller Flexner (BSF) firm to go after Andron and… Read more: When Browne filed defamation case against De Luca, he made his son Andron a target in U.S. court

The Alfa Nero scandal shows what a newly filed legal document calls “a nearly identical pattern of misconduct from a few years ago when a witness account from the Odebrecht scandal attested to a €3 million bribe paid to Browne in exchange for not providing evidence of Odebrecht corruption in Antigua that U.S. and Brazilian… Read more: ‘Nearly identical pattern of misconduct’ with €3 million bribe from Odebrecht

The yacht broker who arranged the sale of the Alfa Nero wrote his colleagues about “an intense 4 days of negotiation with the prime minister” to agree on a severely reduced price for the superyacht. This came to light in a July 3, 2024 email from yacht broker Richard Higgins to his colleagues, made public… Read more: Yacht broker’s email tells of ‘4 days of negotiation’ with Browne to slash Alfa Nero price

Ambassador Ronald Sanders told Alfa Nero yacht broker to write a public statement “to give the transaction the appearance of legitimacy,” according to an April 25 filing in U.S. federal court in Miami. The revelation is the latest in attorney Martin De Luca’s discovery into Gaston Browne’s sale of the superyacht Alfa Nero. “It would… Read more: Ronald Sanders told yacht broker to ‘issue a public statement’ in Alfa Nero coverup, court documents show

Sales of our passports in crooked deals isn’t the only corruption of Antigua and Barbuda’s once respected Citizenship by Investment Programme. Following the disclosures of Browne giving away our passports as a bonus in the Alfa Nero sale, the U.S. has moved on two fronts that materially affect us all. This won’t be fixed as long… Read more: Alfa Nero sale shows corruption of CIP, degradation of our passports & hardship getting visas

Prime Minister Browne personally negotiated the sale of the Alfa Nero, which included a $6 million payoff for himself, sent to an Antigua law firm that represents Browne personally. This is according to a court memorandum in the “Gaston Browne Corruption Discovery Application, filed over the weekend in Florida by attorney Martin De Luca and… Read more: New U.S. court filing says Gaston took $6 million ‘kickback’ for low-priced Alfa Nero sale

Chet Greene might not like whitey in Saint Paul, but Gaston Browne is happy for China to “colonise” our country. “If it is that China is colonising Antigua and Barbuda with gifts, well, bring them on. Bring more,” Browne said in this recording. Listen to him in his own words: What kind of “colonising” does… Read more: Browne said he wants China to ‘colonise’ Antigua and Barbuda ‘with gifts.’ ‘Bring more.’

Foreign Minister Chet Greene attacked “white people” in a nasty fusillade against his independent opponent, Alan “Spotlight” Weston. “Spotlight has been encouraged by some folks, from … the white power campaign,” Greene alleged on WTP FM 93.5, broadcast from Saint Paul Parish. Greene called Spotlight “Uncle Tom,” echoing an anonymous letter published a few days… Read more: Chet Greene slams ‘white people,’ calls his opponent their ‘Uncle Tom’

It’s all here: Corruption files, public issues, manifesto audit, broken promises, source vault, timeline – even a place to submit evidence. “The public case starts with money, contracts, and missing answers.” Welcome to Unmask Antigua, a website that tracks the Gaston Browne Crime Family with documentation. “Unmask Antigua tracks where public money, public promises, and… Read more: The Browne Crime Family is not a normal form of government

ABLP Chairman Chet Green wrote a blistering condemnation of a letter to the U.S. Attorney General which we were the first to publish. He criticised us by name, mariabirdbrowne.com, and in so doing, created a hyperlink to our site. Gaston copied and pasted Chet’s denunciation on his Facebook page, including the link that happens to… Read more: Chet Greene tricks Gaston into posting a link to MariaBirdBrowne.com on Facebook

It is impossible for any outsider to know whether the U.S. Attorney General – or any federal official – received a letter. Senior ABLP people are going around saying that acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche did not receive the Caribbean Anticorruption Association’s recent letter. There is no possible way that anyone in Antigua and… Read more: No honest person can claim that the U.S. Attorney General did or did not receive a letter

The U.S. is increasingly pulling the visas of corrupt foreign officials and their families, including lawmakers. Any MP associated with the Gaston Browne Crime Family risks putting a target on himself and his family. The U.S. has expanded visa restrictions in the Western Hemisphere, already barring 26 unnamed individuals (and their families) linked to adversarial activities; some could… Read more: Want to get you and your family banned from the U.S.? Get elected with the Browne Crime Family.

The top project of the Minister of Housing and Works is coming along beautifully, with some of the most solid construction in the country. Maria Bird-Browne’s gigantic mansion on Marble Hill, Saint Johns, befits the Labour Queen and her Prime-and-Finance Minister husband. This satellite photo shows the sheer size of the palace, on a generous… Read more: Housing Minister’s favourite project is coming along nicely

Gaston Browne, Ronald Sanders, and other top officials – including their family members – could lose their U.S. visas under Washington’s expanded national security policies. Browne and Sanders have been working in Caricom and at the Organisation of American States to damage U.S. regional security initiatives designed to foreign military threats from its southern maritime… Read more: It hasn’t happened yet, but U.S. could revoke visas of Browne & family members for damaging American security interests

“The Ministry regards the circulation of this claim as political mischief, intended to mislead the public and to create unnecessary concern during the current election period,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said about rumors that the United States revoked Gaston Browne’s visa. “The Ministry wishes to state unequivocally that these claims are false and entirely… Read more: Foreign Ministry denies, without proof, that U.S. pulled Browne’s visa

A new video about Minister of Housing and Works Maria Bird-Browne tells a lot of truths in a funny way that should resonate with everyone forced to tolerate incompetent bureaucrats, bad roads, poor health services, and government corruption. Have a look here, courtesy of Concerned Rural East Constituents. Screen shots below.

A detailed rap sheet of suspected corruption among ABLP figures across the government is now at the U.S. Department of Justice, awaiting consideration by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The 12-page document, dated April 20, contains names of individuals and institutions, including Gaston Browne and Maria Bird-Browne. The allegations, though not new, are shocking when… Read more: U.S. Attorney General gets letter requesting probe into ABLP corruption, human trafficking

A new UPP campaign video is correct when it says that American and European visa restrictions on our passports will get worse if Browne stays in power. Here’s the text of the video: “The U.S. has slapped visa sanctions on the people of Antigua and Barbuda because of the Gaston Browne government’s policies. “But more… Read more: UPP video is correct: The U.S. will tighten visa restrictions if Browne, who created the problem, remains in power

Nowhere in its 100-page Manifesto does the ABLP mention corruption or nepotism. The wordy vision of the future briefly commits ABLP to what all politicians promise: strengthening enforcement against misconduct and abuse of office, emphasizing that laws must apply to everyone and that there should be no impunity among public officials. It’s as if the past 12 years never… Read more: Browne’s 100-page manifesto makes no mention of fighting corruption or nepotism

In their 100-page Manifesto, Gaston and ABLP are silent about what they will do to end the U.S. visa restrictions on our passports. The Manifesto doesn’t mention the word “visa” at all. It never references the U.S. visa restrictions on Antigua and Barbuda passport holders. Not explicitly, and not even in oblique, identifiable terms. It only talks generically… Read more: Gaston’s Renaissance Manifesto says ZERO about ending the U.S. visa restrictions. Why?

A prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda can easily work with the United States to eliminate the new visa restrictions – just as other Caribbean prime ministers have done. Labour recently made a false denial of Jamale Pringle’s assertion that, as prime minister, he could “fix” the problem. While the visa restrictions are indeed U.S.… Read more: Pringle is right: The U.S. visa restrictions are easy for a prime minister to fix (if he wants to)

An executive of an American company has pled guilty in U.S. federal court to concealing adverse events, including deaths of patients treated with its device at Dr. Joey John’s clinic in Antigua. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that ExThera’s Chief Regulatory Officer, Sanja Ilic, agreed to plead guilty to concealing the information from the… Read more: American executive pled guilty to concealing deaths at Dr. Joey John’s Antigua clinic

“Killing Cancer Patients (Once the Payments Clear” is the headline for Science Magazine’s report that featured Governor General-designate Joey John and his clinic. The article covers the ExThera/Quadrant cancer treatment scheme, carried out at Dr. John’s Antigua facility, that led to a guilty plea in the U.S. last month. The original New York Times story… Read more: What the New York Times reported from Joey John’s clinic: ‘patients bleeding profusely … screaming in pain’

The Browne Crime Family has been in power for nearly 12 years, yet the ABLP promises “a new era of progress and prosperity.” Gaston Browne says in his colossal Manifesto that “the future is on the ballot.” The Manifesto‘s vision for 2026 and beyond just regurgitates the past. It confirms a clear pattern. Since 2014,… Read more: ABLP pledges ‘new era of progress and prosperity,’ but regurgitates 12 years of the Browne Crime Family

To date, the U.S. government has not charged Dr. Joey John with crimes relating to the recent guilty plea of his American colleague. The New York Times reports that the federal probe is “ongoing.” John strongly denies all allegations of wrongdoing. And under the law, he’s innocent until proven guilty. However, if the U.S. has… Read more: How American criminal law could catch up with Dr. Joey John if the U.S. were to indict him

Can the United States indict and arrest a Governor General for alleged crimes committed in U.S. jurisdiction? Short answer: Yes.  In principle, the United States can indict and arrest a sitting Governor General for crimes that fall within U.S. jurisdiction, provided personal or territorial jurisdiction exists and no applicable immunity (like head‑of‑state immunity) shields that conduct. The fact that someone is a Governor General… Read more: Bad news for Browne gang: U.S. law permits the arrest of a Governor General, as he is not a sovereign

PM Browne is arranging for one of his cronies to be Governor General, some say so his wealthy ABLP friend can avoid possible prosecution in the U.S. by hiding behind King Charles III. Browne’s inner circle is saying that Dr. Joey John is going to replace Sir Rodney Williams as Governor General after the election.… Read more: Did Browne boot Sir Rodney so Dr. Joey John can hide behind King Charles?

This cartoon of Gaston Browne has made the rounds of Washington DC, Miami, and London. He isn’t the Big Man he pretends to be.

The U.S. gave Gaston Browne plenty of time, until July 1, 2026, to fix the CIP security problems and ensure that Antiguans and Barbudans could get American passports. Browne could have fixed the problem. Instead, he chose to call snap elections before July 1. We all know what that means. It has been more than… Read more: US warned Browne in June 2025 to fix the CIP problem by July 2026. Browne is running out the clock with the snap election.

It has been more than 10 months since the US warned Gaston Browne’s government that it had to change its CIP passport policies or risk visa restrictions on our passports. Browne has talked a lot but hasn’t done a thing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum on June 14, 2025, to his diplomats… Read more: Understanding the US visa restrictions due to Browne’s passport corruption

Credible allegations of nepotism and corruption around Minister Maria Bird-Browne are so numerous that we thought it would be handy to list them for easy reference as a voter’s guide. 1. Vehicle‑gate or Broncogate / vehicle procurement scandal (≈ EC$15M) 2. Government lease of Gaston’s son’s property – indirect nepotism involving her portfolio This centres formally on Gaston… Read more: Voter’s guide to corruption allegations against Maria Bird-Browne

Gaston Browne’s alleged culture of impunity extracts a merciless hidden tax from every single Antiguan and Barbudan—through higher costs, worse services, and a future mortgaged to cronyism. 

Today marks five months since Gaston Browne’s fraudulent passport sales scheme prompted the United States to restrict the visas of almost all of us. Browne has accomplished nothing to solve the problem. No transparency. No pull in Washington. Ambassador Ron Sanders has been making a slow escape to his native Guyana, as if sneaking away… Read more: Five months to the day since Browne’s passport corruption forced US to restrict our visas

Parliament has been dissolved, and an election is looming. It’s like a student who’s been skipping classes suddenly facing the final exam—with no notes, no study guide, and no plan. The ABLP is in full scramble mode. All Saints Road is being patched, water lines installed, back pay promised, bulk waste cleared—every last-minute effort a… Read more: How will the ABLP fare in their own early end-of-term test?

At a time when Antigua and Barbuda should be exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to advance national development, Gaston Browne has instead chosen to weaponize it for satire and misinformation. Many citizens witnessed Harold Lovell, at age 70, arrive for nomination as a symbol of strength, vitality, and forward-thinking leadership—embracing sustainability as he… Read more: Prime Minister spreads deepfake video of his opponent having accident on unmaintained road

Now that Gaston Browne, as finance minister, has investigated his friends who got all those expensive Ford Broncos and other vehicles, nobody will be prosecuted. Systemic bypassing of procurement rules and use of politically connected dealership got a slap on the wrist before Election Day, and the corruption will resume if ABLP is returned to… Read more: Maria Bird Browne on Broncogate: ‘I will not resign’

Antigua and Barbuda stands at a defining moment — one that will determine not just who governs us, but how we are governed for generations to come. Because what we are witnessing is not just politics as usual. It is the steady, deliberate concentration of power into the hands of a single household. Prime Minister… Read more: A dynasty in the making – and a nation at a crossroads

Why did the government never get to the bottom of Minister Maria Bird-Browne’s fake charity that bought the prime waterfront property for her Prime Minister husband’s Pointe FM radio station? SHARE, Inc. appears to have been registered as a non-profit/charity with Antigua and Barbuda’s Intellectual Property and Commerce Office (ABIPCO), but its bona fide status… Read more: What happened to the fake charity that bought public land for pennies for Gaston’s radio station?

Could Gaston Browne’s coziness with Nicolas Maduro and the Chinese Communist Party cause our country’s head of government to be banned from the United States? “The State Department is restricting U.S. visas for individuals from countries in our hemisphere who support our adversaries in undermining America’s interests in our region,” the Department announces today on… Read more: Gaston to lose his US visa for his ties to Cartel de los Soles?

In an indication that the Browne government does not intend to bring its flawed and corrupt CBI program to world standards, Ambassador Ronald Sanders blames the United States for the visa restriction problem. He says the entire Caribbean will be “forced” and “compelled” to seek other trading partners. “Caribbean businesspeople” who can’t travel to the… Read more: Ronald Sanders indicates Browne won’t fix CBI corruption to help citizens get U.S. visas

Since Baby Judas became part of the party in power as Gaston Browne’s Minister of Agriculture, Land, Fisheries, and the Blue Economy, what has he delivered to his constituents at All Saints West?