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WRITE UPS 24: Prime Minister Gaston Browne listed the achievements of his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) since coming to office in 2014. His statement comes as the country prepares for general election that is likely to be called ahead of the constitutional deadline of June 2023.<\/p>

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During an address at the convention on Sunday,\u00a0Prime Minister Browne<\/a>\u00a0said that his government spent millions of dollars to advance education, health care, and housing, in addition to providing duty- and tax-free exemptions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am honoured to lead the ABLP, the strongest political organisation in this hemisphere,\u201d said Browne, who has repeatedly asked supporters to be ready for a general election.<\/p>

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He informed cheering supporters that the government has offered student grants totalling more than EC$240 million for preschool to university education.<\/p>

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Other expenditures on education included the development of the majority of secondary school facilities and the building of the fourth landed campus of the University of the West Indies at Five Islands, which he referred to as the crown gem of the country\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n

Browne stated that significant sums of money had been spent on improving and expanding the health care infrastructure. With more than EC$300 million spent on over 1,000 subsidised homes and more than EC$250 million in duty-free and tax waivers to facilitate car ownership, home ownership, and capital purchases for small business growth.<\/p>

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The ABLP, which won 15 of the 17 seats in the Parliament in the 2018 general election, endorsed its slate of candidates on Sunday, with the chairman of a Suitability Committee, Hilroy Humphreys, telling supporters that the incumbent\u00a0Member<\/a>\u00a0of Parliament for St. Peter\u2019s, Asot Michael, was deemed unsuitable by two of the panel\u2019s three members.<\/p>\n

Humphreys noted that the committee\u2019s authority was limited to making recommendations, leaving the final selection of candidates to the convention.<\/p>

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Foreign Affairs Minister and ABLP Chairman E. P. Chet Greene stated in his speech that the party\u2019s record of accomplishments over the previous eight years demonstrates its viability.<\/p>

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\u201cWe enacted measures to keep our economy afloat and to continue paying government employees and pensions, despite the fact that the economy had shrunk by more than 20 percent and the government had little or no money. We battled hard to ensure that at least one member every home was compensated,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

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According to Greene, people are now back at work, hotels have reopened, and the country\u2019s entry points are buzzing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is undeniable that our economy is rebounding back, despite the blows inflicted by COVID-19, and only because the government of our great ABLP once again stood to the challenge of safeguarding our nation\u2019s economy and ensuring the welfare of our people,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

The principal competitor of the ABLP will be the United Progressive Party, which gained one seat in the 2018 election.<\/p>\n

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