{"id":256727,"date":"2025-11-04T09:52:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=256727"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:46:08","slug":"video-opposition-leader-jamale-pringle-joins-protesters-outside-the-ministry-of-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-opposition-leader-jamale-pringle-joins-protesters-outside-the-ministry-of-works\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle joins protesters outside the Ministry of Works"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle <\/a>joined protesters <\/a>outside the Ministry of Works<\/a> on Tuesday, demanding accountability and an independent investigation into what he described as a \u201c$15 million vehicle-gate scandal<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pringle, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for All Saints East and St. Luke<\/a>, accused Prime Minister Gaston Browne of misleading the public and called for the Works Minister to step aside pending an inquiry.<\/p>

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\u201cThe public needs to know and not listen to the words of the prime minister who would have lied to us from the inception,\u201d Pringle said. \u201cYou cannot be at the helm of the ministry and there\u2019s a $15 million scandal within your ministry and you don\u2019t know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He said the opposition has written to several offices \u2014 including the Cabinet, the Governor-General, and the Ecclesiastical Commission \u2014 requesting an independent probe into the alleged misuse of funds linked to vehicle imports and transfers within the Ministry of Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pringle cited the prime minister\u2019s past remarks about corruption and the movement of senior officials in the ministry, saying the government\u2019s response has been inconsistent.<\/p>

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He also expressed skepticism over digital evidence or statements circulated publicly, warning that \u201cwith the advent of AI, we cannot take his words or what it is they\u2019re going to put out publicly because you can manipulate so many things.\u201d<\/p>

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The opposition leader said the United Progressive Party plans to escalate its protest action, beginning with a nationwide motorcade on Sunday, November 9, to \u201craise awareness and involve the public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue to raise the awareness to the people of Antigua and Barbuda because this is only the beginning,\u201d Pringle said. \u201cNo longer are we going to have things swept under the carpet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has responded to today’s protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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