{"id":219322,"date":"2024-12-17T17:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=219322"},"modified":"2024-12-17T17:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:36:25","slug":"senator-lamin-newton-calls-for-unity-as-he-reflects-on-death-of-pastor-and-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/senator-lamin-newton-calls-for-unity-as-he-reflects-on-death-of-pastor-and-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Lamin Newton calls for unity As He Reflects On Deaths of Pastor and Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator Lamin Newton calls for unity and youth involvement in inaugural Senate address<\/strong><\/p>

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Newly appointed Senator Lamin Newton has urged Antiguans and Barbudans to embrace unity and engage in the political process during his inaugural address to the Senate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senator Newton, reflecting on recent personal losses, described life as \u201cunpredictable and fragile\u201d and encouraged his parliamentary colleagues to set aside differences.<\/p>

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He was making reference to the death on Monday of King Counsel Dane Hamilton Sr and Religious Leader Apostle Dr. Cedric Forbes, his pastor, last week.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is extremely important for us to put our differences aside,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t get the next opportunity to say how we really feel or even ask for forgiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newton expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Gaston Browne for appointing him to the Senate, likening his political journey to that of a seed being buried and nurtured.<\/p>

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\u201cA few years ago, the members of the other side buried me, but what they didn\u2019t understand was that they were burying a seed. And once you bury a seed, more than likely, it will germinate,\u201d Newton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called on young people to \u201ccatch the vision\u201d of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) and urged them to become active participants in the country\u2019s political future.<\/p>

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\u201cI encourage the young people of this country to come and legitimize your membership in the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party. If you don\u2019t have a seat at the table, you don\u2019t have a say,\u201d he added.<\/p>

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Newton also spoke of overcoming what he described as \u201cdark days\u201d under previous leadership and praised the current administration for leading the country forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He concluded by thanking the ABLP leadership and its members for their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speech marked Newton’s formal introduction to the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch his presentation here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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