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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has taken note of persons on social media who say he should suffer a similar fate to that of Dr. Ralph Gonsalves.<\/p>

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Browne said on his Facebook page:<\/p>\n

“Me next?<\/strong>
\nSome savageous punks in the UPP, are inciting barbarism in our society, but they shall fail in their efforts to destabilize our democracy.”<\/strong><\/p>

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He was\u00a0referring to the wounding of St. Vincent Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves allegedly by a woman using a stone.<\/p>

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In a statement today condemning the St. Vincent incident Browne said;<\/p>\n

“There is no place for violence and personal physical assaults in our CARICOM democracies where the rule of law prevails and rights, including the right to peaceful protests are fully upheld.<\/p>

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All law abiding and well thinking people of CARICOM should join in resolution that such gratuitous violence will not be tolerated in our peaceful societies.”<\/p>

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has taken note of persons on social media who say he should suffer a similar fate to that of Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. Browne said on his Facebook page: “Me next? 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