Antigua and Barbuda PM says he wants to hold republic referendum 'within the next three years'

Gaston Browne (right) has said he wants to call a republic referendum "within the next three years"

THE Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has said he will call for a referendum on the country becoming a republic within three years following the Queen’s death. 

The Caribbean country is one of 14 nations to retain the British monarch as their head of state, with Prime Minister Gaston Browne signing a document confirming the status of King Charles III.