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width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'segoe ui', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', sans-serif;\">JOHN\u2019S, Antigua and Barbuda \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup>January, 2023<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'segoe ui', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', sans-serif;\">\u2026\u2026..Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne has called on citizens and residents of Antigua and Barbuda to make the right decision entering the New Year in charting the way forward for Antigua and Barbuda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said that the economy of Antigua and Barbuda, as projected by\u00a0United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC has grown by a whopping 8.3 percent, surpassing almost all countries in the region.\u00a0 This he said is due to sound government and creative policies implemented by his administration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country\u2019s leader pointed out that the nation is now at a pivotal moment as troubling global circumstances have not subsided.\u00a0 He said to combat these challenges, the country requires tried, tested and successful leadership and government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have before us a fork in the road, and a decision of which path to take. One path was risked before with disastrous consequences, including economic failure, represented by a 25 percent decline in the economy and high unemployment; bank failure which cost taxpayers over $300 million to resolve; fiscal failure that included burdensome debt with over 50 percent in arrears; the imposition of personal income tax; late payments of salaries &amp; wages, and social security pensions; and expanded poverty,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He noted that all of this occurred under the UPP government with Harold Lovell as the Minister of Finance<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe other path is the one that has always taken our nation to higher heights of employment, economic growth, and development; that has attracted investments; improved health services; expanded education facilities; increased home, car and business ownership; more than doubled water production; delivered high speed broadband facilities; created opportunities for all; and &#8211; most significantly &#8211; successfully lifted us up as a nation,\u201d stated Prime Minister Browne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He remarked that it was the high performance Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Administration that has achieved growth and development for Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also quick to point out that in a matter of weeks, Antiguans and Barbudans will be called upon to make a choice between the established economic success of the ABLP administration and the proven financial failure of the UPP and Harold Lovell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe UPP choice is worse this time.\u00a0 Not one of the UPP aspirants to office, has any proven successful track record in government, in financial administration and in economic competence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Browne said that risking the UPP, is risking retrogression and the country\u2019s future, as well as the future of the nation\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor just as it took years to recover the country from the last UPP government, so it will take years to rebuild what we would lose,\u201d he pointed out, concluding that, \u201cthe prospects are real, and the future is bright if sound government and visionary leadership continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-3226175250\" 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>The prospects for Antigua and Barbuda are real, and the future is bright if sound government and visionary leadership continue \u00a0JOHN\u2019S, Antigua and Barbuda \u2013 1stJanuary, 2023\u2026\u2026..Prime Minister the Hon. 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