{"id":97829,"date":"2020-01-20T11:58:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T15:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=97829"},"modified":"2020-01-20T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T15:58:49","slug":"pm-gives-dean-jonas-an-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-gives-dean-jonas-an-ultimatum\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Gives Dean Jonas An Ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has publicly given his Agriculture Minister Dean Jonas an ultimatum, to improve the sector or leave.<\/p>

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Browne was on radio over the weekend responding to criticism over the performance of the sector when he issued the missive to Jonas.<\/p>\n

Both the small Democratic\u00a0 National Alliance and the main opposition United Progressive Party criticised the county’s performance in Agriculture.<\/p>

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The prime minister admits that some of the criticism is justified.<\/p>

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“I am going to accept that we have not made enough progress\u2026 I am not saying that enough progress would not have been made,” he said.<\/p>\n

Browne said he has already spoken to Jonas on the matter.<\/p>

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“I had a real stern discussion with the Agriculture Minister yesterday and I said to him you have to step up.<\/p>\n

“He has said to me there would have been improvements but I\u00a0 am not necessarily doubting him,” Browne said.<\/p>

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“I do not believe that the objectives we have set to increase agricultural production significantly, that those objectives have been met at least not fully.<\/p>

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“He has to step up and I am putting him under public notice that he either shape up or shape out.”<\/p>\n

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