{"id":166161,"date":"2022-12-24T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=166161"},"modified":"2022-12-24T12:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T16:51:25","slug":"is-st-peter-a-battleground-constituency-or-straight-forward-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/is-st-peter-a-battleground-constituency-or-straight-forward-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Is St Peter a battleground constituency or straight forward contest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2896679565\" 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=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p>Four political candidates and one constituency \u2013 St Peter \u2013 have become the focus of many, ahead of the general election on January 18.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2521294805\" 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>A constituency that has been held by the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) since 1971 has now taken front stage due to the ongoing feud between former ABLP member and independent incumbent MP Asot Michael and his former ABLP political colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Michael, who has held the seat for almost 19 years, is looking to rely on his personality and connections in the area to defeat his Labour Party replacement, Rawdon Turner.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2570766356\" 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-1880740360\" class=\"antig-content_12 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>Speaking to Observer at his party\u2019s political rally on Monday, Turner said he was convinced that the St Peter constituency will elect him as their representative.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1274473085\" 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>\u201cI believe my campaign is leading by far; the response from the people have been very supportive and I am confident that the tradition of St Peter being in the win column of the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party will continue,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n<p>Michael was removed from the Labour Party following allegations of corruption and blackmail against him in 2017.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1455554383\" 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>Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his party removed Michael as a member of the party as the strained relationship between the two men became public with accusations and lawsuits rife in the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>On December 19, Prime Minister Browne again sought to distance his party from Michael whom prior to 2017 was a high-ranking ABLP member.<\/p><div id=\"antig-28589684\" 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>\u201cSt Peter is finally getting a representative that they deserve in Rawdon Turner, to replace the rotten element Asot Michael, who\u2026 is ungovernable, has propensity to abuse power and has no place in the contemporary governance of our country,\u201d Prime Minister Browne posted on social media.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2628428925\" 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<p>Michael later sought to run as an independent following a decision by the ABLP to remove him as their candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Prime Minister Browne] wants to kill me politically and determine my political fate and determine whether I can represent my good people of St Peter,\u201d Michael told Observer last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll he is touting is that Asot Michael is corrupt, but he did not know that Asot Michael was corrupt when he sat at [my] table and had [me] financing the Labour Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am committed to continuing my service to the people of St Peter\u2014that is my message\u2014and to the people of Antigua and Barbuda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, candidates for the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Chaneil Imhoff and United Progressive Party (UPP) Trevaughn \u2018Peter Redz\u2019 Harriette are hoping to take advantage of any split between the two candidates as they seek to become the first non-Labour candidates to win the constituency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a situation where, with a voter population of about 4,000 and four candidates who need roughly 1,000 votes to win, people are now being given options and can make a more informed decision,\u201d said Imhoff in an interview with Observer.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI have experience not only in politics, but in areas that will help to empower the people of St Peter\u2026I believe that we can elevate ourselves from the \u2018check your minister\u2019 culture that has kept us back\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harriette shared similar sentiments. \u201cI see St Peter this time around being very interesting; I think in a three-horse race this is the best chance we can get to take the St Peter seat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter which side you support [Asot Michael or ABLP] there will be a split between the two, and that is in our favour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, videos of Asot Michael and Rawdon Turner both bringing truckloads of gifts and toys to constituents were circulated on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Harriette and Imhoff were asked how they intended to compete with the two financial juggernauts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation between the ABLP and Asot is interesting to watch unfold. Over the years, he has been a major financier but has always been the centre of a lot of contention,\u201d said Imhoff, adding that Michael\u2019s relationship with the UPP was interesting to note.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Harriette spoke about the need for constituents to \u201clook on the condition of the constituency which has been Labour since inception\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAlthough there is a lot of activity between the Labour Party and the current MP\u2026as long as we make connections, show the people exactly how it is and they have a viable option in myself, I think that the people of today are prepared to vote against the Labour Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Turner said that despite the finances being spent in the constituency during this election cycle, it will have little effect on election day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think money is going to be a factor in St Peter; I think people are genuinely yearning for proper representation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have already started a number of projects within the constituency to show people that I have the capacity to deliver compared to someone who has connections and money over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Asot Michael] has done nothing for the constituency and that is where my campaign differs from his,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates from all three political parties also spoke about their priority for the development of St Peter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to focus on developing the constituency into a proper economic hub; parish councils will be set up immediately and the development of the harbour, community centres and business sector will be high on the agenda,\u201d declared Imhoff.<\/p>\n<p>Harriette, on the other hand, focused on how to improve the quality of healthcare services offered within the constituency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that in St Peter, we lack serious healthcare\u2026[we] only have one functioning clinic and that is in Parham and on any given Tuesday, the clinic line can run from the clinic to the end of the basketball court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we could make the clinic in Pares operating again, it would not only ease the strain on the clinic in Parham, but stop the elderly from having to travel far,\u201d Harriette explained.<\/p>\n<p>Turner spoke about infrastructure in St Peter being his \u201cnumber one priority\u201d stating \u201croad works, curbs and drains are the first thing to tackle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSOURCE: Observer<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-701896752\" 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>Four political candidates and one constituency \u2013 St Peter \u2013 have become the focus of many, ahead of the general election on January 18. 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