Monday the 13th of April 2026 will go down in history as a momentous occasion, a changing of the guards, a re-shifting of the political landscape in Antigua and Barbuda…
No one saw it coming, no one living in the 1970s the 1980s, the 90s or the early 2000s could have predicted that a home grown young man from Barnes Hill and a home grown young man from New Winthorpes will go head to head as their party’s standard bearer in a general election……
This is not an Antigua Barbuda Labour Party or a United Progressive Party matter, it is not a Red or Blue issue. This is a matter of Winthorpes and Barnes Hill pride.
I still remember Dalso’s mother, Wilma washing my skin and feeding me when I was hungry and starving as a child. I also remember Freeland’s mother, Junie, dressing my toes when I almost cut them off with a hoe or a cutlass at age 9 or 10 and how can I forget her putting the oxygen mask over my nose during those asthma attacks.
As a born and bred Winthorpian, who once lived in Barnes Hill, it gives me much joy and pleasure to see two of my very own colleagues, friends and neighbours vying for the honor to represent me and my community in the halls of Parliament.
Whichever of you fine gentlemen emerge on top, will have my utter most respect and full support to lift New Winthorpes, Barnes Hill, Piggots, Carlise, Cedar Valley Gardens, Potters Scott’s Hill, Herberts, Powells and the rest of St George to higher heights……
Congratulations to you both and we are all proud of you guys…….
Now on to victory…… From your very own, Jermaine G Kentish……
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“Whichever of you fine gentlemen…”
How is fine gentlemen defined in your world? Then again all politicians holding political office are honorable…c’mon.
Buffy I am very proud of you your village was one of my play grounds Blessings 🙌
Fine gentlemen????
Well they are both men.
However are they both gentle?
Isn’t one a man while the other doesn’t wanna be a man?
Enough of that.
Kentish, this is a cowardly act on your part.
This is an act of betrayal.
The world knows that you wanted to represent the UPP.
The process may have been rigged as you stated previously.
However what is a fact is that you were a UPP member.
I say were.
Why?
The fact that you cannot take a side and give your blessings and support to somone who beat you in the competition says a lot.
It tells me that you are not going to vote.
It also tells me that a no vote is a vote for the incumbent.
What is your fear that you cannot boldly say that you support a particular candidate and after the polls you will give your support to the winner.
You unwillingness to categorically give your support to a member of the party that you wanted to represent tells me that your allegiance is wavering and taultering.
Thats not good enough.
You are either UPP or you sre ALP
This is a game of chicken: But one candidate mother fed you, so you could survived to grow and get you toe damaged and the other mother mended your toe. If the first mother did not feed you you probably would have died. To me the choice is easy. The question is who will you be voting for. A no vote is endorsement of the Labour Party