{"id":94884,"date":"2020-01-07T19:12:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T23:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=94884"},"modified":"2020-01-07T19:12:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T23:12:04","slug":"pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Pays Tribute To Last Remaining 39er"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier this week Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed the last living 39er, Mr. Harold Carter to the Office of the Prime Minister.<\/p>

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\u201cYou represent the struggle and sacrifices made for the progress and development Antigua and Barbuda enjoys today,\u201d PM Browne said as he greeted the living legend. “Whatever you need, please know you have the support of my government,” the Prime Minister continued as he seated the now 90-year-old citizen.<\/p>\n

Mr. Carter was one of the thirteen (13) protestors who were arrested in 1951 after they led a protest against the plantocracy in Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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Excerpts from Vere Cornwall Bird Biography highlights the prosecution faced by these 13 men.<\/p>

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Thirteen brave comrades, whose names have been etched into the annals of the history of the Trade Union and the transformative movement, were to demonstrate the meaning of courage and overcoming. They were poor but fearless, understood the pivotal moment in Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s history conveyed by Labour Day 1951, and were determined to end minority rule in \u201cisland in the sun, given to them by their father\u2019s hand.\u201d The thirteen were arrested, charged with trespassing and using threatening language to other workers.<\/p>\n

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They all pleaded \u2018not guilty\u2019 to the trumped-up. Twelve were sentenced to one month in jail, and one received a three (3)- month sentence. The arrested comrades were: Kelso Federick, Clovell Williams, James Drew, Wills Emanuel, Renford Payne, Steven Payne, Kervin Samuel, Jesse Silcott, Joseph Samuel Simon, Alvin Tanner, Alfred Thomas, Charles Williams, and Harold Carter.<\/p>

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After Mr. Carter gave a recount of the events leading up to their incarceration, PM Browne responded, \u201cYou are an example of what it means to fight for your rights and to defy injustices against our people, we thank you for your sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Harold Carter, now 90 years of age, is the only living hero from the famous thirteen, 39ers.
\nMinister of Sports, Culture, National Festivals and the Arts, The Hon Daryll Matthew also got the opportunity to meet the living legend.<\/p>

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Earlier this week Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed the last living 39er, Mr. Harold Carter to the Office of the Prime Minister. \u201cYou represent the struggle and sacrifices made for the progress and development Antigua and Barbuda enjoys today,\u201d PM Browne said as he greeted the living legend. “Whatever you need, please know you have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":94887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nPM Pays Tribute To Last Remaining 39er - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM Pays Tribute To Last Remaining 39er\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Earlier this week Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed the last living 39er, Mr. Harold Carter to the Office of the Prime Minister. \u201cYou represent the struggle and sacrifices made for the progress and development Antigua and Barbuda enjoys today,\u201d PM Browne said as he greeted the living legend. “Whatever you need, please know you have […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-07T23:12:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Harold-Carter.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"PM Pays Tribute To Last Remaining 39er\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-07T23:12:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-07T23:12:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/\"},\"wordCount\":339,\"commentCount\":7,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:720\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Harold-Carter.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-pays-tribute-to-last-remaining-39er\/\",\"name\":\"PM Pays Tribute To Last Remaining 39er - 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