Unless you monitor Caribbean politics, you probably missed the National Election that took place yesterday (30/4/2026) in ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA; as expected in a jurisdiction known to be infected with systemic voting fraud and widespread voter receipt of illegal cash payments on voting day. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party remained in power, carrying 15 of 17 seats in Parliament. This occurred notwithstanding the ongoing ALFA NERO scandal, where it has been alleged in pending litigation in the United States that Antigua Prime Minister GASTON BROWNE received a USD$6million kickback for selling a luxury yacht illegally seized by his government at a seriously reduced price, under suspicious circumstances. Whether we will see the imposition of additional sanctions by the United States, who has already restricted the ability of Antiguans to obtain visas to visit America, as the direct result of this election is too soon to predict, but it remains a concern. The affiliation of the Browne administration with Cuba and China has not gone unnoticed in the current, polarized Caribbean political climate, and anything can happen. While Browne will most likely never be charged with criminal conduct in Antigua, where his party controls a corrupt judiciary, there are pending and threatened judicial proceedings in the United States, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Russia, any one of which could result in a criminal indictment; such an event could precipitate his removal from office, especially if he is taken into custody and transported to the jurisdiction where the trial will be conducted. We will continue to monitor developments regarding Antigua as they unfold, especially the new Discovery action in the American Alfa Nero proceedings.