{"id":145877,"date":"2022-02-02T08:27:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T12:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=145877"},"modified":"2022-02-02T08:27:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T12:27:14","slug":"dwyer-astaphan-is-taken-aback-by-prime-ministers-claim-and-denies-that-he-offered-browne-any-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dwyer-astaphan-is-taken-aback-by-prime-ministers-claim-and-denies-that-he-offered-browne-any-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwyer Astaphan is taken aback by Prime Minister\u2019s claim and denies that he offered Browne any apology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dwyer Astaphan is contradicting claims by Prime Minister Gaston Browne that he received an apology from the former St. Kitts politician and media commentator.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, February 1, an online media house reported Browne\u2019s claim that Astaphan had apologized to him in private \u2013 saying that the attorney would not do so publicly \u2013 and accused the Prime Minister of being thin-skinned.<\/p>

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However, REAL News is reliably informed that Astaphan denies making any apology to Browne, either implicitly or explicitly.<\/p>

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Since the story was published, Astaphan also claims that he contacted Browne, asking when the purported apology took place. Reportedly, the Prime Minister has not answered the question.<\/p>\n

This saga began on January 16, when Astaphan served as a panelist on Observer Radio\u2019s Big Issues programme.<\/p>

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Along with Akaash Maharaj, he was thoroughly disparaged by the Prime Minister for comments made about a high-priced rental contract between Browne and Victor Singh, the principal of the Western Imperial Special Economic Zone.<\/p>\n

Browne accused Astaphan of attacking the Antigua Labour Party and his family and of meddling in this country\u2019s politics.<\/p>

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