Kamla to leave for Antigua on November 2 for CHOGM

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will leave Trinidad and Tobago next week to attend the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, with Works and Infrastructure Minister Jearlean John acting as Prime Minister during her absence.

Persad-Bissessar made the announcement while speaking to journalists at the T&TEC Divali Celebration 2026 in Couva on Saturday night.

She said she expected to leave on November 2, and would be away for three to four days to attend the meeting, which will bring together leaders from across the Commonwealth.