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Is the UPP <\/a><\/strong>still a political party?<\/p>

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Or is it an organization of well-organized women who are good at putting together social events and activities?PS: I don’t agree with Knight that the pig tail is hard. These women can cook well.<\/p>

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I ask this because I sat last night and watched the program that the chairman and her group of women organized. It was a well done occasion and I enjoyed it a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However I remember years ago when my wife used to take me to a program just like this one, organized by almost the same women.<\/p>

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It makes me wonder, wouldn\u2019t it be better if UPP <\/a><\/strong>admit that they no longer are in the politics business and just call themselves an event management company? Because nothing is coming out of the party much to do with politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are the men in the party comfortable with that? Have they too thrown in the towel and have left anything to do with politics up to the women in the party?<\/p>

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It is sad to see what is happening. The leader is here then not here, and he has nothing to say about the state of affairs in Antigua unless he gets his talking points. Lewis seems not to want to challenge them because he is afraid they would tear him down. Not sure if Lovell is back or not back.  <\/p>

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What is really going on in the UPP?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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