{"id":158919,"date":"2022-09-05T08:29:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T12:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=158919"},"modified":"2022-09-05T08:29:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T12:29:43","slug":"serpent-responds-to-backlash-it-goes-way-deeper-than-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/serpent-responds-to-backlash-it-goes-way-deeper-than-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Serpent responds to backlash, \u201cIt goes way deeper than that\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4022825173\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2276918549\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>OBSERVER by Newsco<\/p><div id=\"antig-3471401011\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Controversy surrounding on-air comments about a government minister has been called an \u201cisolated issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That statement was made by United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for St George, Algernon \u2018Serpent\u2019 Watts, who defended comments made towards St. Mary\u2019s South MP, Samantha Marshall on August 29.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3013867777\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-602454577\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/16cceddb-da5a-439f-8675-6fcc68a7421e.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1024x822.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-246507 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1024x822.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1536x1234.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-2048x1645.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-696x559.jpg 696w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1068x858.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1920x1542.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"front 1 backlash 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" data-cfsrc=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-1-1024x822.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>UPP Candidate for St George, Algernon \u2018Serpent\u2019 Watts. (File photo)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residents responded with heavy backlash, describing the comments as \u2018crude\u2019, \u2018misogynistic\u2019 and \u2018strongly prejudiced against women.\u2019<\/p><div id=\"antig-810573940\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Minister of Gender Affairs and St George MP, Dean Jonas, even played Marshall\u2019s social media response in last week\u2019s Post Cabinet Press Briefing in condemnation of Watts\u2019 comments.<\/p>\n<p>Watts told Observer that the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP)Agriculture Minister has made several comments and posts on social media and in Parliament in an attempt to politicise his \u201cabandoned\u201d farm, publicly questioning Watts\u2019 abilities in his business in the past.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4042768208\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what is her agenda, I kept quiet long enough in the face of, and in light of that criticism and attacks. I\u2019ve ignored most of them, I just got to a point where I decided to respond, so without knowing the backstory maybe someone not knowing what is going on may think that, but it goes way deeper than that,\u201d he declared in an interview yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was also discussed on yesterday\u2019s <em>Big Issue<\/em> show with a panel of experts providing their perspective on the matter.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3699805642\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Barbadian Senator Christina Hinds was supported by Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Candidate Chaniel Imhoff in her stance that the comments were a bit \u201cunfortunate.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-3118894897\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-246509 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3-696x455.jpg 696w\" alt=\"front 1 backlash 3\" width=\"750\" height=\"490\" data-cfsrc=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-3.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Barbadian Senator, Christina Hinds. (Photo courtesy Nation News)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They also said [that it was] \u201ca little bit odd, considering the context of the show that I was able to listen to. I think it illustrates a level of political discourse that is less than admirable, and I hope that in the Caribbean we can move away from,\u201d Hinds commented.<\/p>\n<p>UPP Chairperson D Gisele Isaac shared her surprise that the matter was being debated given that it has occurred in the past with other officials and nothing was said or done.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-246508 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-2.jpg 696w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-2-150x84.jpg 150w\" alt=\"front 1 backlash 2\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" data-cfsrc=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-2.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>UPP Chairperson, D Gisele Isaac. (File photo)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many other important matters that we ought to be discussing right now that I question the timing of this particular incident being made news, when this has happened so many times in this country, in this context where somebody on radio says something about a political opponent and there is nothing said about it,\u201d Isaac argued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1024x684.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-246510 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1024x684.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1920x1282.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"front 1 backlash 4\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-cfsrc=\"https:\/\/antiguaobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/front-1-backlash-4-1024x684.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Political analyst, Dr Oswald Thomas. (Facebook photo)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Political analyst, Dr Oswald Thomas, also shared his observations on the matter, saying the UPP has always upheld itself as virtuous, and the Political Leader Harold Lovell had previously gone on record to condemn similar comments made by opponents in the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any other country, Serpent would have been asked to resign or fired,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Watts responded to the resignation suggestion by asserting, \u201cI\u2019m ignoring anything that he has to say because it is not coming from an independent mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-14660702\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OBSERVER by Newsco Controversy surrounding on-air comments about a government minister has been called an \u201cisolated issue.\u201d That statement was made by United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for St George, Algernon \u2018Serpent\u2019 Watts, who defended comments made towards St. Mary\u2019s South MP, Samantha Marshall on August 29. UPP Candidate for St George, Algernon \u2018Serpent\u2019 Watts. 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