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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to a post in which he is accused by UPP Political Leader Harold Lovell of being only concerned about himself.<\/p>

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Below is the Prime Minister response, which was made on Facebook Page:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Other Sir Vere, no other leader has empowered the people like Gaston Browne.
\nHere are some of my administration\u2019s contributions:<\/p>

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\u2013 UWI Five Islands
\n\u2013 $25M in university scholarships at a cos of $25M annually.
\n-subsidizes middle class housing, to the tune of $150K each and increased land ownership.
\n-duty and tax concessions on motor vehicles; virtually every home has a MV.
\n\u2013 Free homes and home repairs for the indigent.
\n\u2013 PM entrepreneurial fund providing funding for entrepreneurs
\n\u2013 fibre to home<\/p>

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\u2013 installed several RO plants. Two being installed and a third to follow next year ensuring water sustainability.
\n\u2013 Increased specialist services at Mt St John, including kidney transplants, establishment of an infectious disease Centre, 75 bed hospital facility, poly clinics in Point and Glanvilles.
\n\u2013 Rebuilding major highways, all of which were left dilapidated by UPP after spending 1.2B on roads.
\n\u2013 Expansion and extension of Heritage berth, dredging St John\u2019s Harbour, construction of fifth birth to accommodate largest ships in the world.
\n\u2013 $250M to rebuild cargo port, nearing completion.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Renewed broken grid electrical infrastructure,
\n\u2013 Renewed and expanded primary and secondary school plant, constructed Sir Novell Richards Academy.
\n\u2013 Constructed solar voltaic plants in Antigua and Codrington.
\n\u2013 Constructing a new airport in Barbuda to receive jets, to be open operational early next year.
\n\u2013 Bought West Indies Oil company using private capital and transferred $150 to the public. (A greedy, selfish, man would have enriched himself instead.)
\n\u2013 Saved $300M in customer savings after the collapse of ABI bank. (Harold who is not selfish did nothing to help these depositors. Gaston on the other hand saved their deposits.)<\/p>

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\u2013 Cancelled the Arrangement by Lovell et al, that allowed Sandals to pocket over $100M of ABST government revenue.
\n\u2013 Reduced debt to gdp from 104 percent to 67 percent. Paid off IMF $300M, Local banks 400M, Credit Suisse 200M, among others. (Lovell sought and obtained approval to expand the airport runway by 1000 feet at a cost of $45M and eventually paid US$94M to a corrupt Brazilian firm, Andrade Gutierrez, for the same scope of work.) forensic audit taking place; Commision of Inquire may follow into the costs overruns of US$44M, biggest rip-off in the history of our country.<\/p>\n

-Expanded concessions and leases to farmers to increase production. This is to displace the majority of stale meats and produce which are imported. We need more farmers producing fresh meats and produce to ensure food security and nutrition.
\n\u2013 Grew the economy from $3.2B to $4.5B, an average of five percent per annum prior to COVID. Most vibrant economy in the hemisphere for our first five years in office. (Lovell collapsed the economy, with a 25 percent contraction, representing 3X the regional average.)<\/p>

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\u2013 Put thousand back to work, reducing employment from 22 percent to under 10. COVID has increased unemployment, but it is being reduced.
\n\u2013 Attracted more investments than any other including $2B PLH in Barbuda. Investment larger than Jumby Bay and includes one of the best golf courses in the Caribbean.
\n\u2013 largest tourism arrivals, both cruise and stay-overs.
\n\u2013 New radar at VC Bird airport
\n\u2013 Completed ADOMS and State Insurance buildings which were saddled with tens of millions in cost overruns.<\/p>

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\u2013 Antigua is now the Centre of gravity of leadership in the Caribbean. It\u2019s leader is currently chairing Caricom, OASIS, Commonwealth Finance Ministers and is an extremely active and respected voice in the regional, hemispheric and global institutions.
\n\u2013 Stabilized statutory corporations including APUA, Antigua & Barbuda Development Bank and Antigua Port Authority, which were all tethering on bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

\u2013 City West Uber my leadership: more jobs, improved roads, more businesses, middle income housing, a poly clinic, community Centre, refurbished and expanded sporting facilities, Marina under construction at Dredge Bay, Dredge Bay Mall and Credit Union under construction. More constituents Maryclare Hurst, Luther Lee, Delano Richards, Peter Wang and many others in leadership position. Housing renewal at Boo\u2019s Alley in progress. Increased land ownership.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Strengthened governance framework to end the abuse of state resources. Contracts must be costed by quantify surveyors to determine cost and must receive prior approval from Tenders Board. Prime Minister and Min Browne (household member) precluded from government procurement and contracting to eliminate any opportunity for abuse.
\nPrime Minister role is to exercise ensure good governance practices abd exercise oversight to ensure that there is no abuse.<\/p>\n

Only investment that PM has undertaken since becoming PM is a farm. All other business interested were divested or suspended, for example home Construction and land development. PM built over 100 homes while in opposition and sold them all, but has suspended that lucrative business to serve the people. Instead, he has unselfishly utilized his experience and expertise to establish the most vibrant and successful public sector housing project in the history of our country.<\/p>\n

The truth is an absolute defense against any claim of defamation: I challenge anyone, including Lovell to bring a scintilla of evidence of any corruption involving the PM, or even to call him a thief in public.<\/p>\n

Harold Lovell and his UPP could not even pay suppliers for water, fuel and electricity. $160M was owed to those suppliers, which the my administration settled.
\n\u2013 19M owed to UWI, paid in full by my administration.
\n-Lovell et al acquired HMB hotel and failed to settle the debt after 10 years incurring US$25M in interest charges. My administration paid down the debt by 55 percent.
\n\u2013 UPP \u2013 US$60M Wadadli power plant had to be mothballed, engines do not work and plant infrastructure rotten.
\n\u2013 Settled UPP $222M liability for breach of contract with APC.
\n\u2013 Paid US$1M to recover 10 acres of beach land at Valley Church beach sold to a bogus investor by Lovell and his UPP colleagues for $1.00. We subsequently sold the land to Calvin Ayre for US$10M to construct a wellness resort; to start later this year.
\nMany other projects to commence later this year to include: airport Marriott, Arman Hotel Barbuda, RCL US$100M beach park at Ft James, Callaloo Quay, GPH Tourism mall, entertainment and leisure.<\/p>\n

\u2013 ABLP administration stabilized the economy in 2004, restored sustainable growth, saved LIAT from liquidation, forced BNS to sell local, RBC followed. Got Harvard to partner with UWI five islands as reparatory justice, protects gas station operators from Rubis.
\nWe have worked our ass off for the oriole because we love and care for them.
\n\u2013 Gaston Browne \u2013 dedicated to serve and empower.<\/p>\n

Harold Lovell et al, your lies about corruption, diaspora bullies and fake profiles can\u2019t help you from sure defeat.<\/p>\n

Already, you hold the losing record: five or six defeats in a constituency, yet you are posing as a success. You also hold the record of any finance Minister who failed to grow the economy after five years as finance minister.<\/p>\n

The decline ANU suffered last year was in keeping with the regional average. However, we expect to see marginal growth this year and unprecedentedly high growth next year; unlike your dead hands that destroys.<\/p>\n

Harold, everything you touch \u2013 you both.<\/p>\n

Btw, your fake profiles can\u2019t vote, neither your diaspora bullies who are not registered. So don\u2019t start to believe in this artificial support from the media bashing.
\nABLP administration has performed and deserves another term.
\nMuch love & blessings<\/p>\n

PS.<\/strong>\u00a0The funds to pay salaries abs wages are in the bank. U unfortunately, there was a problem with timing of the receipts which resulted in the delayed payments.
\nWe sincerely apologized to the public servants so affected.<\/p>\n

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