{"id":262838,"date":"2026-01-01T09:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=262838"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:25:54","slug":"upp-unveils-15-caretakers-and-candidates-ahead-of-the-next-general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/upp-unveils-15-caretakers-and-candidates-ahead-of-the-next-general-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"UPP Unveils 15 Caretakers and Candidates Ahead of the Next General Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3588601971\" 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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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>UPP Unveils Caretaker Slate Ahead of 2026 Political Push<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-2104227283\" 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\n\n\n<p>The United Progressive Party has unveiled its slate of constituency caretakers as it moves to strengthen its organisation ahead of the 2026 political cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition Leader and UPP Political Leader <strong>Jamale Pringle<\/strong> confirmed the lineup in his New Year\u2019s message, describing the team as central to rebuilding and restructuring the party and preparing for a national campaign focused on what he called \u201cPeople First\u201d governance.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3907581350\" 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, 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width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The announced caretakers are:<\/p><div id=\"antig-695089317\" 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\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>St. Philip South<\/strong> \u2013 Sherfield Bowen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Philip North<\/strong> \u2013 Senator Alex Browne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Paul<\/strong> \u2013 Wayne Benjamin Marsh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Peter<\/strong> \u2013 Captain George Wehner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Mary\u2019s North<\/strong> \u2013 Senator Johnathon Joseph<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Mary\u2019s South<\/strong> \u2013 Kelvin Simon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s City East<\/strong> \u2013 Senator Pearl Quinn-Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s City West<\/strong> \u2013 Alister Thomas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s City South<\/strong> \u2013 Franz deFreitas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s Rural East<\/strong> \u2013 Ashworth Azille<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s Rural West<\/strong> \u2013 Richard Lewis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s Rural North<\/strong> \u2013 Malaka Parker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John\u2019s Rural South<\/strong> \u2013 Emanuel Peters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All Saints West<\/strong> \u2013 Harold Lovell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All Saints East &amp; St. Luke<\/strong> \u2013 Jamale Pringle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pringle said a caretaker for <strong>St. George<\/strong> will be named in the coming weeks after the party\u2019s branch in that constituency completes its internal process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that the caretaker team will be responsible for strengthening constituency structures, engaging supporters, and laying the groundwork for the party\u2019s broader political agenda heading into 2026 and beyond.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1407578496\" class=\"antig-content_2 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