The Commonwealth’s greatest prize lies beyond the Games

If the Commonwealth Games celebrate what binds us together, the upcoming Heads of Government Meeting should ask how we make those bonds work harder for our people.
The launch of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2026 theme in Antigua and Barbuda on Nov. 4, 2025. This year's summit will place trade and investment unashamedly at the heart of its agenda, writes Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat
Opinion
BY GASTON BROWNE
July 23, 2026

ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA—Today, Glasgow will once again become the meeting place of the Commonwealth, as athletes and supporters from 56 nations descend on its red-sandstone streets for the Commonwealth Games.

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