23rd October 2021
Comrade MaryClare Hurst
General Secretary of The ABLP
The People’s Place
Nugent Avenue
St John’s
Antigua
Dear Comrade General Secretary,
I received your letter after 4:30p.m. on Friday 22nd October 2021. At the time, I had been in my office seeing constituents of St. Peter. Indeed, that day, I had personally seen approximately 100 persons. Having read your letter, it is obvious that the terms of your letter amount to punitive/disciplinary action against me. As such, your letter contravenes the express terms, if not the spirit of the injunction, which currently enjoins you personally, as well as Comrade Leader and Comrade Lionel “Max” Hurst as Chairman of the Tribunal.
The Party to which we are all members is an organisation formed to champion the rights of the ordinary man and woman of this Nation. It has a Constitution to which we all are subject without exception. My understanding of that Constitution does not give you the right to exclude me from Central Executive meetings as you have now done and/or any Central Executive forum. I am the duly elected Member of the House of Representative for the constituency of St. Peter and as such, I have not only the right but also the obligation to represent their interest at all Central Executive forums. Your actions not only undermine the spirit and Comradeship of our Party but also are a direct attempt to undermine my representation of my constituency.
It is no secret that Comrade Leader and myself have disagreements but you are not to be his “minion” determined to carry out any evil desires he may have. You are the last appointed General Secretary of the Party of which we are all members. Whereas you should be using your office to address the issues between us and seek to bring about a voluntary and peaceful resolution, you are stoking the fires of divisions.
I cannot stand by and allow the ABLP to go down this road. It is not a “Gaston Browne” party. He is not a “king”. We are all equal though he may currently be first amongst us. Lest we forget that position is fluid. Comrade Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. once held it, as did Comrade Sir Lester Bryant Bird. None ever allowed for the exclusion of others in the Party who sought to hold them accountable. This Party belongs to the people of this country.
Comrade Gaston Browne met me in this Party and embraced me as his brother when seeking to attain leadership. Now because I have raised questions as to his “wealth” which has only become known since he became Prime Minister, he has taken a public and nasty discourse towards me, and you Comrade General Secretary, in this have joined him.
I am well aware that I initiated Court proceedings against you, the Leader and the Tribunal Chairman. I did so because I considered that all of you have acted unlawfully towards me as a member of the Party. The High Court so far has agreed with me and has ordered you by injunction from taking the actions that you persist in taking. It is my Constitutional right to seek redress from the Courts against wrongs against me by any person, including you and Comrade Leader. None of us are above the law. If you and Comrade Leader persist in contravening the law by use of your Office then don’t cry foul when your fate is like that of former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.
The people of St. Peter, who have elected me to Parliament on the ABLP ticket in four (4) consecutive general elections, ought not to be marginalised in this way. The Constituency of St. Peter is being neglected and ill-treated simply because Comrade Leader does not like my criticism of his behaviour in office. You condone and add to this unlawful behaviour when you carry out these actions. I invite you both instead to engage me on the issues. If it is corruption that you allege that disqualifies me, then explain your own wealth and that of the Leader and how he has legitimately acquired it since coming into office. I know where my wealth came from and can gladly answer for same. If you allege that my exclusion from office is because I am going to be charged by the British or the Americans explain to me why I have not so been charged in the last four years.
Be honest and tell the people to whom we are all accountable why I am truly being excluded and why I was truly interviewed by the Police in England and at whose instigation.
I am yet again forced to seek legal counsel to protect the rights of myself as a member of this Party and the rights of the Constituents that I represent. I do not know what course that process will take but I can assure you I am not in any way intimidated by the bully tactics conveyed in your letter.
Nonetheless, I am compelled to remind you of my Comradeship and my burning desire to have these matters settled in an amicable manner in keeping with our comradeship and the historical oneness of our Organisation. I caution that we must not let outsiders come in and destroy from within what we have built up over the years. It is for this reason I ask that you pause, take legal advice, look around, listen to Comrades and let us hold our Party together.
In recent times we have departed from our Comradeship and aligned with personalities. This in my view is to the detriment of the Organisation. If each of us fails to act today then none will be able to tomorrow.
It is for this reason that I will continue to bring actions in the Court to hold all accountable. I do not seek to place our Party into disrepute in the eyes of the public, but must let all know the unlawful behaviour that is becoming so readily acceptable by Comrades today.
No matter who we are or what position we may currently hold, let us not forget that the laws of this Nation apply to us equally.
Sincerely yours,
_______________________
Hon. Asot A. Michael, MP
St Peter Constituency
cc: Hon. Gaston Browne, MP. Political Leader ABLP
Hon. E.P. Chet Greene, MP. Chairman ABLP
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Why so many words? It’s simple.
@ Conrad…A political party is not a personal club. Your comments seem personal, and your ignore the fact that he is an elected member of parliament and represent a constituency. This is personal undermining that have no place in elected office. They are eating their young, and throwing out the baby with the bath water. This also undermines the party as a whole. The Prime Minister and his minions should lead by example and stop the infighting that will only help the opposition.
As one blogger said, in which other country would you have government minister accusing each other of who is the biggest thief? In a real country, all of you would have to resign. Asot knows what he is talking about because he was part of the club. Antigua has become the laughingstock of the world. Don’t think the rest of the world isn’t following. Are they to take the PM seriously when he goes on the world stage with his big talk, even though he sometimes mispronounce words?
@Conred: Well said by Asot,Mary Clare Hurst messing with the wrong person in Asot Michael.In my opinion,both Mary Clare and her brother Max Hurst are minions of Gaston Browne.
I really don’t care about the internal fighting in the ALP, However, there are people in that party who are just as corrupt or worst than him.
Asot release the tapes everyone know you like to make to show they not better than you, like we heard with Robin and Lester on the caribarena tapes.
They are all corrupt and have sold out the people of this nation to enrich themselves.
It starts at the top.
Asot is correct that they are unfairly singling him out but they are all crooks so why should the public care?
If there was any justice they’d all be in prison and their assets seized and returned to the treasury.
Ascot. They don’t want Comradeship with you! They want to sinkuship. Blast all of them! Radio, TV and print media. You hold the sword of information and know how. Jam dem up. I implore you. You know the trail. Show us the pathway to redemption.
Antigua and Barbuda need you now more than ever. Remember when they kicked up when Lester made you Chief of Staff. I do. They said that position does not exist in the Executive. Now Lienohell walking around holding news conference weekly as Chief of Staff. Hypocrites!
Jam dem Hard. As hard as you can. Jam dem hard like an exam. Jam dem hard like cement and sand. Boy a can’t wait till the final outcome!
Daer Mr MP of St. Peters, General Secretary of the Labor party, Prime misleader and chairman of the labor party: I would wish for all of you to understand quite clearly that there is a MIGHTY GOD who sees ALL THINGS, hears ALL THINGS. Nothing whatsoever escapes HIM.
You can jump red, blue, green, or whatever color: the choices that we make will be our judgement record.
All the corruption and means by which you enrich yourselves and friends will come to light. It may never be by the court of man. But the justice of the Creator, though slow as it may appear is CERTAIN AND FINAL.
Antiguans : where will you stand in the day when your name is called. All the corrupt business people, bank officials, Trade union misleaders, statutory board members, religious misleaders, taxi and bus drivers, air traffic controllers, law enforcement officers, education officers and the politrickians. Your evil ways will come to haunt you.
Gather all the loot for yourselves now. What will it profit you?
YOU FOOL! BIG FOOL! STUPID FOOL!
This nation is heading for a dangerous CRASH because CORRUPTION AND VANITY. They run through the very core of the people of this nation. They call righteous evil and evil they consider as righteous.
Antigua: Your time is short. A call for the wickedness in the land to cease. For the people to change course. You are divided in corruption and greed. You follow evil politrickians and deceived religious misleaders.
YOU HATE TRUTH AND ENJOY LIES, GOSSIP AND VANITY.
WOE BE UNTO THE NATION. YOUR DAY OF CALAMITY IS SOON IF WE DO NOT MAKE THAT CHANGE NOW.
WORLD “CRYSIS”: ANTIGUANS — WAKE UP ! CORRUPTION WILL BE YOUR DESTRUCTION
It look like you have a different spirit, certainly not the Holy Spirit. Be careful with your accusations. God sees. You know what I mean.
This Labour Party needs to be removed from office. They have been operating with impunity for all their years in government. Asot, they are after you, destroy them from within. You asked a question, where did Clare Hurst get her money.
I am sure she was involved in the construction of the houses at Dredge Bay paying workers $300 per week. How much was the government billed for these houses.
Wait The Labour Party is the house of royalty where politicians and their descendants run things?
@Jackie
How dare you! She used to sell sports shoes at Bend Down. Plenty money there if you know the way to undersell everybody else.
This is so sad that all the comments is about party loyalty. Where is country loyalty? The accusations and counter accusations hurts the country. When you see Mr Michael questioning the PM’s source of wealth and making certain insinuations I wonder if there is no independent body who can get the truth on behalf of the people and get this beautiful Caribbean island to be a proud place where you can succeed without political connection. I’ve been frequenting Antigua since the 1980’s and only ALP administration got a lot of development and the people thought they were doing well. Then came all the scandals and they realised the people were given the icing but the politicians and their actors were taking the cake. At some point the abused need to realised they are being abuse and hold their abuser accountable.
What a lot of developments. The PLM and UPP governments did far more to develop antigua during the short terms they governed than the APL did in fifty years. All the social benefits, the beautiful government buildings, who brought them about. The UPP even had to finish the hospital which labour couldn’t finish.
As for independent body, ABL has been in power so long that they own all the people who should be independent.
Let me repeat:
Get registered to vote (if you are not).
Let us kick Gaston and his clowns to the curb (out of government).
Asot, as one blogger said, “write a tell #ALL book, and use the proceeds to fund an #INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN…
Antigua and the rest of the World will be very interested in your “Tales & Takes from 46North!”
A wey Tenman,Sidelines and the other Jim Jones Kool Aid Drinkers?
God never sleeps. Corruption and evil can’t last forever. The empire is crumbling and our judgement is upon us.
@RED KOOL AID…”a wey Tenman,Sidelines and the other Jim Jones Kool Aid Drinkers?” 🏖🏖🏖😂👊🤣they’re probably on their mega yachts chilling with tgeir CIP neighbors.
This riff between the PM and Asot has being brewing for years in the Catacombs of 46th North. Lester Bird probably kept them from doing exactly what they’re doing now, and that is moving the #Boxing Ring(by the way, what became of Boxborough and The Falcon & the Snowman?) Again, the #Boxing #Ring has moved from the Parliament building to Sir Viv Cricket Stadium for, The Thriller In Antigua – (the Thriller in Manila and Michael Jackson’s #Thriller are good references for this ABLP Thriller, as their saga develops into a Reality Show).
Asot will win his seat again
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