A jubilant Gaston Browne, chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) was among the first set of people to leave the courtroom yesterday, following victory for his party in three of the four seats challenged in the election petition cases. (Photo by Rogers Media)
A stay of execution granted in the High Court late yesterday leaves the United Progressive Party in control of the government, at least for now, despite Justice Louise Blenman’s earlier ruling that three of the parliamentary seats controlled by the United Progressive Party (UPP) are invalid.
Justice David Harris was asked to hear the respondents’ application for the stay of the ruling after Justice Blenman left the court, and the country, without inviting the parties involved in the case to address the court.
Justice Harris said the attorneys for the petitioners are to attend a hearing on April 16 to indicate whether they would challenge the stay of execution which puts a hold on the ruling at least until the matter is heard in the Court of Appeal.
The lawyers for the UPP candidates expect to file an appeal by Tuesday.
His decision came about three hours after the initial ruling, which caused many, including learned attorneys, to opine that the country was on the verge of a constitutional crisis.
The stay came as Attorney General Justin Simon was addressing the media in the corridor of the High Court, outlining what Justice Blenman’s ruling meant insofar as governance of the country was concerned.
“The order this afternoon means that the UPP government is still in control of the country. That Dr Winston Baldwin Spencer is still the prime minister; that Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro is still a member of Parliament and the Minister of Education; that the Hon John Maginley is still the minister of tourism and still the parliamentary representative for the constituency of St John’s Rural North, So in very simple language, nothing has changed from yesterday,” one of the attorneys representing the UPP members of parliament Leon Chaku Symister said as he emerged from the inner chamber to take over from Simon.
But even the staunchest UPP supporter might be forced to admit that Symister’s rhetoric was an attempt at bravado rather than fact. Whatever the final result of the appeal process, in the while, the ALP has scored both a tangible and moral victory.
Several elected members of the UPP, as well as general members, after recovering from the shock of the judge’s ruling, openly lamented the divide between the party and its supporters as they left the High Court. “This has taught us a hard lesson about neglecting our people,” one MP said.
Last night, Chairman of the Antigua Labour Party Gaston Browne said the stay of execution granted by Justice Harris did little, if anything, to put a damper on his party’s expectations of being returned to power.
In fact, he said the legal counsels for the ALP were considering if Justice Harris erred. “What I have been advised is that, perhaps, he was misdirected in that he is not an election judge and doesn’t have the locus (standi) to grant such a thing, and we have also been advised that our attorneys were available to deal with the stay ex-parte, … The issues are now before our learned counsels, and they will advise us on the way forward,” Browne told The Daily OBSERVER.
Earlier in the day, immediately after Justice Blenman’s ruling, Browne told this newspaper that any appeals on the part of the UPP would only frustrate the people.
He issued the unlikely plea for the UPP to call either by-elections or general elections forthwith.
“In the interest of the country, the UPP should demit office now. Clearly, this is the first part of the victory and we are going to take it home to make sure that there is a change in the governance of the country in order to ensure peace and prosperity,” Browne said.
After the stay of execution was granted, Prime Minister Spencer said, “As of now the United Progressive Party administration is still in power. The status quo remains the same, and I am the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda,” in response to an OBSERVER reporter’s question, “What do you have to say to the country?”
The petitioners in the matter were ALP representative Arthur Nibbs, who challenged Barbuda People’s Movement candidate Trevor Walker’s win without success; St Clair Simon, who filed on behalf of ALP candidate in St John’s Rural West Gail Christian against Baldwin Spencer of the UPP; the ALP’s candidate for St George, Dean Jonas, whose case was against the UPP’s Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro; and Charles “Max” Fernandez, who challenged John Maginley, the candidate for the UPP in St John’s Rural North.
Maginley expressed “disappointment” while Dr Quinn-Leandro declined to comment. Walker told The Daily OBSERVER he was pleased with the ruling in Barbuda but was nonetheless disappointed with the decision in the other three petitions.
Fernandez, meanwhile, said, “We felt right after the morning of elections, having listened to people and looked at the facts, we were confident that we would have been victorious. The best celebration that I can have is to redouble my efforts in the constituency and commit to the people and show them that although this seems like a victory, we don’t have time to celebrate. The celebration will come when we turn the country around.”
The defeat left the UPP’s members and supporters shell shocked inside the courtroom with their countenance showing disappointment and disbelief, while the members and supporters of the ALP immediately went into celebration mode in and around the court compound and then via a march through the streets of St John’s which ended at the Antigua Trades and Labour Union (AT&LU) head office at 46 North Street.
UPP supporters who remained inside the courtroom turned to their leaders and parliamentary representatives asking, “What does this mean?”
Symister, the immediate past chairman of the UPP gave an answer about two hours after the Justice Blenman’s ruling, saying, “The stay has been granted … We are going to appeal. This decision has to be overturned.” (By Mickel Brann and Martina Johnson)
Please see photos in photo gallery below “Election Petition 2010″
LET’S SEE WHAT GOD’S WILL IS….HE IS THE SUPREME RULER..AND HE IS THE ONE WHO ORDAINS LEADERS…..
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Go Gaston Go!
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Gaston and the ALP are dangerous. I warn you. They are power hungry and despotic. They will add to their record of ruin on the people of this island. Be careful my people.
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It seems to me that the PM and his advisors need to be concerned less about the legal maneuverings, and focus more on the politics affecting this decision yesterday. As a lawyer practicing abroad, I know it is typically the right of the litigants to a civil trial to appeal the decision of a lower court. However, this is not any typical civil trial. When it takes more than a year after a disputed election for a court to hand down judgment in favor of the plaintiffs (the ALP), I think it is incumbent upon the PM (or whomever has the legal authority to do so) to immediately call a fresh election to decisively settle the issue. To go through an appeals process in a matter like this that could potentially take years, is no way to govern a country. It is simply bad politics.
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Antiguans have short memories and they are not a reading public as the cult leader oncce declared. they did the vey same thngs to the PLM in the 70,s use ZDK night and day to spread lies and propaganda back then they use blue chicken and the communists bogy man, today they are using the IMF bogy man. I wonder if the IMF of today is as bad as yesteryear how come Jamaica and the others are going back to them
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If the UPP (the government for now) has nothing to fear then they would just accept decision made by the learned Judge Blenman. It would rather be fitting to hold bi-elections, or fresh general elections, and let the people speak. In my opinion getting a ‘stay’ indicates some FEAR! Look at what Manning is doing in Trinidad. A few accusations, and what he has decided to silence the voices in opposition, is have elections and let the people decide. After all the final decision should be made by the people! My concern is that the voice of the people needs to be heard. It is ridiculous to prolong this ‘election issue’. It is going to be a very expensive venture, to appeal. WHEY WE GO GET DE MONEY FRAM? As a result, let’s go back to the polls and let Antiguans decide, who they wish to elect. It is all about moral integrity and honorable behaviour! Why must we keep the country in any limbo? Resolve the matter already. The stay and any idea for appeal of the judgment, in my opinion are ridiculous.
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Wait and see … UPP Forever!
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Well said cool ruler. Antiguans DO have short memories. The Alp NEVER thought they would have been out of power for so long. They have this mindset that nobody can rule but THEM. As an Antiguan living in Antigua, I have seen positive change in the last few years following the 2004 elections. The ALP has no vision with regards to moving Antigua forward. They just want the POWER!!
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upp still in power all the pm have to do is to call by election 2 OUT OF 3 UPP WIN AGAIN bet my last dollars on it
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thoes who do not learn from history always repeat the same mistakes. all the ALP did was to dust off the old play book from the 70.s they use on PLM with a few alterations and use it on the UPP. added to that in the 70′s there was an oil crisis and world wide recessin. fast forward to 04 there is once again a world wide recession; history realy have a strange way of repeating itself. I can’t recall oil being ove 100 dollars per barel during the ALP tenure yet the economy was on the verge of collaps before the advent of a world wide recession
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antiguan’s pray because any way the tables turn antigua in trouble.
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Why is it that ANTIGUANS are surprised at the decision?
It is very simple for the UPP
Ship out ALL the foreigners and Call an election NOW!
ALP will NEVER win an election again if ANTIGUANS control the ballot box.
Mr. Prime Minister is asked NOT to procrastinate.
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I did say in my comments last week that we would be up for a rude awakening. All the speculations are now over. I said that because of the length of time taken by Judge Blenman to arrive at her decision which means she did her due diligence on the matter. Even the release of the decision to have been scheduled one week after it had been reached should tell us that it would not have gone in the existing government’s favour. I hope that integrity and objectivity will prevail.
May God bless us all.
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I am not A SUPER FAN of the ALP, i am definately not a fan of the UPP. The Government should not be afraid of a by election especially since they have already cleaned house…… now everyone will understand why they came down so hard on the immigrant population, they anticipated this outcome.
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Bi-election…spencer and jacqui must get back and UPP still win!!!
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…..and this is why I have no faith in the CCJ. These Caribbean politicians have Judges wrapped around their fingers. I happened to be at the High Court yesterday, and all of the lawyers for the ALP were outside of the courthouse giving interviews. How could Judge David Harris grant an ex-parte stay of execution? Chaku claims that they could not get in touch with the ALP lawyers. That is a brazen lie. If Chaku had the nerves to face the celebrating public, all he had to do was walk outside. The lawyers were right outside.
Anyway, jump high, jump low, they will not escape their day of reckoning.
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Van Ryker,do you have any idea how this country would run without the foreigners? Do your homework before spouting rubbish.
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For us to have a bi-election, Baldwin, Jaqui and Maginley will have to first be kicked out of Parliament. At that moment, ALP will enjoy a parliamentary majority 7-6-1. When the ALP takes power, all Lester has to do is desolve parliament and back to the polls we go!!
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This is as a result of being social irrational and to me the ALP is very much in the drivers seat so we can hide behind all the laws and other persons to seek protection but at the end of it all we will have to vote. For the love of country and self I would advise the UPP government to do what is right and save face by calling an election now. This is not only about them as individuals because we have allowed them to govern as they have dicarded die-hard supporters like myself and it would to almost impossible for them to to attempt to mobilize me for sure to advocate on their behalf. The leadership of the UPP has plauged with indecisive policies and so now they are paying the price for such. If the UPP is pro Antiguan then they will call an election ASAP as they will certainly undermine and already fragile economy that will plunge further once we live in a state of limbo. If you are a real man and not a whimp like your former party chairman then show that you are not afraid and return to the poles and not let a court determine your political future. Sorry but you ahve allowed the old master to return and now that is haunting you to say the least. This might be a blessing in disguise for the country as it may cause us to avoid the IMF and other bad decision makings along the way…If I judge from the track record of Chaku and the Attorney General and i was a betting man history certainly would not cause me to put my money on the UPP in winning any legal challenge. Chaku call the election now and remember that the UPP is an advocate of justice and now we see how it works…. Careful of what you wish for because it can come back and haunt you…. remember you guys love the courts and seems like Antigua is a practice field for you guys to learn the law but you are making a big mess of it..
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leave my party alone ALP ALL THE WAY
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The Judges ruling is a victory for the people of Antigua and Barbuda. The UPP has no love for people: Are ALP supporters the only ones who cannot afford to cash their groceries in the supermarkets without leaving behind the half in the basket that they can’t afford? Are ALP supporters the only ones who constantly receive overpriced utility bills? Are ALP supporters the only ones who are suffering? UPP needs to call the elections, be they BI or general. This needs resolution. Going through the process of appeals with all the loop holes they will seek to invoke to drag this out until the general elections are constitutionally due.
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@ Cool Ruler: For 5 of the 6 years that the UPP has been in power, they have collected more than twice the amount of revenues the ALP collected in their best year. Yet, we have not got a thing to show for all taxes they extracted from us. Not a single thing! …well, except poverty and hard times. They wasted our hard-earned tax dollars by spending like it was going out of style. Worst of all, they allowed Lester’s surrogate son to destroy our economy.
When we voted for them is 2004, we expected the change they promised us. Instead, they continued all of the policies that they condemned while in opposition. They need look no further than the mirror to assign blame for the position in which they find themselves.
They turned their backs on the people who stood and fought with them over the years, and now they are learning the hard way that ingratitude is worse than witchcraft.
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I am not a registered voter in Antigua, but I think the Judge’s ruling was a bad mistake. She was probably paid off by the ALP. The Alp people a a bunch of vagabonds. Look at the Upp couud a different group of people. The Prime Minister should change the law and have only citizens take part in the elections, No one living in any country without citizenship shoud have the right to vote.Antigua is the only island that allow a person living in their Island for three years have the power to vote. Thats foolish. As some one mentioned earlier App cannot win an election if it were not for the foreigners. Mr. Spencer please make that law. Antigua has never looked better since Bird left office. Lester is a disgrace
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How could any respectable person want Lester and his gang to get back in power. Probably the low class Antiguans and foreigners. The APP only want to get back in power to see what they can continue to get and save themselves from Jail Mr. Spencer should have put them in prison a long time ago..They a group of corrupt people.
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The king, That is the difference between so call UPP supporters and the ALP cult members, Their leaders could tell them to go jump over deep water harbour and they would march in lock step. even if the ALP is not paying them or giving them promissed back pay what ever they stand by their cult leaders. I guest the UPP is not a cult and since most persons did not get a winfall after being in opposition for a long time they have turned on the UPP well if you all want to return to your vomit feel free for I for one will be like peter when anyone ask me whear are yoy from Antigua? I will say ” who me I know of no such place”
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Gaston is a nasty dirty vagabond. Cutie Benjamin shoud be in prison for the passport scandal and should not be allowed to run for a seat..If the people involved went to prison, he should also be in prison. Only in Antigua things like this happen.
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well said DadliMan
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Antigua needs to have a law that only Antigua citizens shoud have the right to vote. Please make that law asp because app could not win the election if foreigners who are not citizens have the right to vote. I hope it does not reach the point where the app takes over Antigua. I am proud to tell people in NY that I am Antiguan. Anyway Th Lord will continue to rule over the upp, because He knows the app only wants to get back in for their gain. Foreigners and some Antiguans like hands out and if they cannot get it They will go back on you
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@ amused Yes we do know how the country would run without the foreigners why?? Because we were doing pretty well without them before up to at least 15 years ago. What the hell do you think we were doing before the invasion ??? We should send them all home and have them reapply to come in on a points basis that is a tertiary education and existing funds to support themselves for at least a year.
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It really disgusts me when I hear the ignorance that people are against the UPP because they didn’t get something. People like Cool Ruler will be the death of the UPP. You talk about a cult, but no one exhibits a cult mentality more than you. I have NEVER read a post from you where you admitted that the UPP is responsible for anything. The cause for everything, according to you, is 28 years. The UPP has surrounded themselves with “Yes” people who are filling their pockets while they soothe the egos of the politicians. In 2004, they had every opportunity to take this country in a different direction, and they chose not to.
You are staying from your perch abroad and reminding us of 28 years. We live here. We feel the heat in the kitchen. We are experiencing the results of their bad judgement, and we are feeling the pain from the hammer they dropped on us.
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yet again Antiguan and Barbuda’s electoral process has fallen vicitin to foreign influence. The well “learnered” judge who is a guyanese has yet again made it clear that is foreigners who can cause a sway of things in Antigua.
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The Daily Observer is showing their true colors – One only need to observe the pictures on the front page and there constant beat up on the UPP – This is what happens when some individiuals can’t convince Justin to hand over the lands they thinks should be belong to them. –
It seems that their search for balls may be more difficult than they think – Their stomach may have swallowed them up
The observer may get exactly what they hope for – they may be off the AIR sooner than they think.
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Either LB or GB as PM is a scary thought!
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I was deeply dissapointed in Observer Radio yesterday. There was no immediate coverage of the judge’s verdict. Instead folk music was being played. This would have never happened in the days of the ‘Bush Commissioner’. Listeners were forced to turn to other radio stations in frustration. There wasn’t even a evening panel discussion on the verdict!Please Observer radio, return to your roots and report breaking news immediately and have more panel discussions.
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And to talk about them not interfering with the judicial system because we have an independent DPP, you watch and see that history will repeat itself once again, just as how VC got the DPP who was suppose to be independent to file trump up charges against George Walter, so too will they get this present DPP to do the same to UPP. Watch and see
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The Representation of the Peoples Act clearly state that that Elections should be held BETWEEN the hours of 6 AM and 6 PM.
The court ruled yesterday that any late start voids the election that is: any start after 6 AM – how stupid can this ruling be? Do we recognize what this means – if the voting starts one second after 6 am that is it. No elections in Antigua will ever be valid again!!!!!!
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I agree with the earlier comment. All the government needs to do is ship out all them foreigners and send them back to where they come from. The government try their best to help them and yet all they do is lambaste the administration on ZDK hate radio every night. Send them back to their country cause if it was us in Jamaica or Guyana, we wouldn’t have that kind of say. If we get up and lambaste their government like that on their radio is killed we going get killed. It’s time enough for Antiguans to wake up and smell the coffee. You have to protect your own, because at the end of the day, is Antigua we from and thats the country of our birth rights. the PM admitted several months ago over the air that there are about 15,000 illegal immigrants here, most of whom are voting. And we all know who they voting for. This doesn’t bring any good to the country cause you carn go in dey place and do the same.
So Mr PM, all yo have to do is send them back and you see how you win the eletion with ease becase the majority of Antiguans DO NOT support the ALP.
If we are going to have non-nationals here, they must abide by the laws and rules of the country and not behave like they want to run you out of your own place. once they develop that attitude, SHIP THEM OUT!!
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The honourable thing the former pm spencer can do now is to call elections…these politicians so dumb,these slow learners just cant understand that power always lies in the people and so they must always put the people’s first.The country is in a limbo and a delay will just the frustrate the democratic process and worsen the constitutional crisis and mess that the incompetent electoral commision has placed us.
let the will of the people be manifested through a bi-election or even a general elections as soon as possible for a fresh legitimate mandate.Which ever the party that wins is the will of the people,so let the people speak .Stop supressing the voice of the people.The beauty of democracy is displayed in the courts and we have to abide by the judges rule…the ultimate mandate must come from the people.
We are a democratic state,and must abide in the rule of law and our constitution. CALL ELECTION NOW and stop frustrating and tormenting the people of Antigua.Which ever party wins in a fair election,is a win for ANTIGUA.
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The Government stays in place for now. However, the PM and his supporters, I am sure, didn’t sleep well last night. They are still in shock and disbelief! Why should they? The UPP has committed the very wrongs, it accuses the ALP of! The UPP have now given the ALP all the momentum they need for a re-run election for those three seats. Well, like my mother always say: take your defeat, and live to fight another day. If I was the PM, I wouldn’t appeal this decision. I would just call re-run of the elections for the three seats in question in the Justice ruling. Let the people decide the faith of our country, and stop delay the process (it will just complicate matters). My friend, VeNoM, you’re still in hiding! Why we haven’t heard from you since the results. This is not the end of the world. Well, for you, it is. Hope to hear from you soon.
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Consensus Reality – The law is what we say it is, when we say it is.
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DadliMan, This is the crap that you guys keep spouting night and day, I guest most of you prefer indirect taxation to direct taxation, that I have no beef with, however to suggest that you do not know what is done with the taxes your either dumb blind or hard of hearing. Or perhaps you are one of those that don’t read.
With debt going back to the 60’s for the deep water harbor, come right up to Royal Antiguan and heritage quay, all the loans in the 80’s and 90’s and not to mention the bloated civil service along with the bloated non-establish workforce taking up a huge part of the collected revenue not to mention all the free books, uniforms and school meals. You and your kind will never see anything good.
Am yet to hear their plan for the country except “foreign investors” which in today’s environment is virtually non-existent and since Allan is in Jail heaven only knows what other unscrupulous person they have lined up again.
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Antigua people have to be the duncest people in the world!!! Everybody, politician and civilian alike, is all for themselves with the mentality to enrich oneself at any cost! Politicians don’t have a clue with regards to civil service and the civilians are clueless on electing officials to effectively represent them.
Shame on the UPP who for so many years lead a vigilant fight against ALP’s corruption and ineptitude, but only to take the reigns of power to do the same!!
Shame on the ALP who have chosen to retain the same leaders who have been embroiled in so many corruptible accusations locally and foreign! To think that Lester, Gaston and Assot are fit to lead this country is absurd to the point of stupidity. These are not moral men and they have shown that time and time again by their words and actions!! Antigua will be the laughing stock of the world if these men are to retain power after all the wrongs they have committed.
Shame on the people of Antigua who are so blinded by party colors that there are willing to accept the mediorce representation and are willing to turn a blind eye to the corruption and ineptitude just as long as their party is in power.
Anybody who thinks Lester Bird is a viable leader of any government should be committed to a mental institution. Anybody who thinks Gaston Browne is a viable leader must be sucidial because this man has an insatiable appetite for power and greed; these qualities are not suited for public office! Anybody who takes Assot Michael serious as a viable leader, are only enticed by the many gifts he has known to give. Assot is not a moral man and has continued to be an embarrasment with his vile actions!
Antigua will only continue to spiral downwards because its leaders and citizens are so blinded by their own selfish needs that they’re are willing to sacrifice the country’s well being for their own personal gain. WAKE UP ANTIGUA, YOU ARE ON THE VERGE OF SELF DESTRUCTION!!!!
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LABOUR ARL DE WAY!!!!!!! THANK YOU JESUS… U NEVER FAILED ME YET……. YES I CAN COME BACCK TO ANTIGUA TO LIVE AGAIN….GOD BLESS ALP!!!!
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It is such a shame that my Antiguans are in such a denial at such a curcial time in our contries history. When the PLM took office back then my mother was employed by the ALP at which time she was called by the then Commissioner of Police Wright George that she should not return to work because Bird did not win the election at which time my mother had two of my older siblings in private and had to find a job as fast as she could so that my brother and sister could have continued to get a private education, at at that time when they took office I was a young child in Antigua but I was well aware as to what was going on in our country, there was a dark and heavy cloud hanging over our country and once again that cloud has return in the form of Baldwin Spencer and his crones. I always know my fellow countrymen are not great at remembering what have happen to them in the pass but I think that the majority of Antiguans know what prosperity is and if anyone both here in America and back home in Antigua say to me that our country is at its best then we do not know what prosperity means. I was in Antigua in 2008 and I was in shock and still is today how my people survive and how they are even able to support themselves and their families when the cost of living is so high.
Antiguans are paying higher taxes on food stuff than we do in America and please people in America we do not pay tax on food or medicine so it really ticked me off that I had to pay taxes on food stuff that I do not pay in America. As a country we are so accepting of the nonsense that are been fed to us by our leaders that we sit back and act like we are un-educated. Baldwin Spencer wants to turn Antigua into a Cuba. I will close by saying we elect you and what you do ultimately affects all of us and from what am seeing the only people that are benefiting are the ministers of the UPP.
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I was a REAL STRONG UPP SUPPORTER……..BUT DEM HAFFU GO!!!! Dey were given a chance 2 prove themselves & dem **** UP-P de country!!! Wen it comes 2 dat Anonymous abt Gaston & u tink Cutie should b jailed, BALDWIN, JACKIE & MAGINLEY need jailin 2 cause dey did illegal tings; but esp 4 a PM he of all should show example as de “SO-CALL” leader! Me honestly tink dem should contest CHET 2 cause me firmly believe namba’s part min teef 2!! RUN HIGH, LOW, SIDE / W/E JUSTICE BLENMAN DONE DO SHE RULIN & A TIME DEM WICKED PPL {UPP} GET DE HELL OUTTA POWER; ABUSERS, LIARS, BUNCH A THIEVES DEM B!!!! Me nah say ALP min perfect cause dem do alot a stupidness 2 wen dey were rulin, but e can mount up 2 wha dem COLD, HEARTLESS UPP retards did, trust me!! TIME 4 DEM 2 GO…..NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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whatever happened to the CARICOM OBSERVER team’s report? Didnt they say the elections were free and fair despite the late start?
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Think about this: everyone is disappointed in baldwin-both alp and upp supporters and politicians. The judge is doing both sides a favour. overturning his seat only would look suspect, so she did the next best thing-overturn two others to appear fair.
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I wonder if this Guyanes Judge would have ruled the same way in the case of Lester, Asot, Tco and Molwyn if the UPP had challenged them; becasue their polling also started late and I agree with Eric she has set a precedent in that no election can start at 6:01a.m. This woman is ridiculous; and then to not want to hear the appeal clearly she has a bee in her bonnet. Many right thinking Antiguans know this Guyanese judge has no love for the UPP and Baldwin and is a close friend of the Fullers. once again foreigners have decided our elections. But God never sleeps!!!!
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UPP Supporter, please stop you are fooling noone. You reason like a birdhead, speak like a birdhead, lie like a birdhead so you must be a birdhead. Stop pulling this slight of hand about being a UPP supporter who has changed sides in the hope that others might follow you. We are not that daft in here.
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Hi cool rider, Boy you seem to be a staunch UPP supporter. But take this into consideration during UPP’s first term they blame the ALP for everything. During this current term they are blaming the world crisis. Does that mean that UPP has done nothing wrong? What evils ALP has done in 28 years the UPP has surpassed it in 6. It may be the party you support but give Jack his jacket they are worse than the ALP.
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Upp idiots cant get anything right and will blame everyone for their failures and incompetence…rememeber the incident with the stadium during the world cup,not once nor twice and they never accepted the responsibility,they thief and over spend and still blame the alp which is not even in govt or poor foreigners who have been contributing in this society.
now they cant even organize a fair and free elections and they want to blame a judge’s decision when everything happened under their watch…these stupid UPP just need to go.worse govt ever in the caribbean.
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Please, please, Anitiguans wake up and be counted! Don’t forget your history under the previous regime – newcomers to our island don’t know about the history of injustice and bribes delved out by the power-hungry party. I don’t want what happened to the late Honorable Prime Minister George Walter to happen to the present UPP executives. Dear Judge, “Be careful in making those salient long-term decisions. Do you believe Sir Allen Stanford has any regrets?”
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RED RED, God put up leaders, and GOD take down leaders, seems like you are contradicting yourself, because God handed the power to the UPP you ran away?
GOD did not give us a spirit of fear.
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gaston is the man
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