Later this week Antigua and Barbuda will go to the polls. After weeks of campaigning, speeches and promises, the noise fades away and what remains is the quiet of the voting booth; a space where each of us must render a final verdict on who will steer our twin-island nation for the next five years.
In that booth, there is only one question that matters: Who is fit to lead?
When you compare the two men seeking your mandate, the answer is not merely clear, it is glaring. This election is a referendum on leadership and the choice is between a proven Captain at the helm during a tempest and a rookie first mate who cannot control his own crew.
Let us speak plainly and honestly about Gaston Browne. Love him or respect his tenacity, you cannot deny the facts. Prime Minister Browne is strong, focused, steady and supremely knowledgeable. He has stood behind the podium on the world stage, negotiating climate finance for a Small Island Developing State that the world often ignores. He has navigated the crushing economic fallout of COVID-19, the volcanic ash crisis and global inflation with a steady hand. He knows the levers of power; he understands the corridors of finance; he does not blink in a crisis.
Now, look across the aisle at Jamale Pringle. To call him an alternative is to misuse the word. Mr. Pringle is presiding over the weakest political opposition in this country’s history. This is not an opinion; it is an observable fact. His party is not a government-in-waiting; it is a caucus in chaos. While the ABLP has put forward a solid, enviable lineup of youthful energy fused with experienced governance; a balanced ticket built for tomorrow, the opposition is paralyzed.
The UPP is plagued by infighting so severe it makes parliamentary sessions look like a tea party. They are devoid of any coherent policies required to advance our national agenda. Where is their economic plan? Where is their housing strategy? They have none, because they are too busy fighting each other to write one.
The UPP is plagued by infighting so severe it makes parliamentary sessions look like a tea party. They are devoid of any coherent policies required to advance our national agenda. Where is their economic plan? Where is their housing strategy? They have none, because they are too busy fighting each other to write one.
It is an open secret, agreed upon across the political divide, that Mr. Pringle is simply not fit for the job. He is weak. He is out of touch. When Antigua and Barbuda needed an opposition to hold the government accountable, he was missing. When the nation required a constructive critique of the budget, he offered silence. The job of Prime Minister is not a training ground; it is a war room. You do not send a child to do a sentry’s duty.
Since leadership sets the agenda, let us compare the blueprints.
The ABLP has released the Renaissance Agenda. This is not a list of promises; it is a strategic roadmap. Renaissance seeks to advance what we started: the completion of major hotel projects to supercharge tourism, the digital transformation of our public service and the expansion of the Citizenship by Investment Programme with integrity and transparency. It addresses the rising cost of living through targeted subsidies and wage negotiations, not platitudes. It is a vision crafted by knowledgeable minds for a modern Antigua and Barbuda.
What is the opposition offering? Confusion. Their “manifesto” is a collection of AI bullet point renderings, lacking financial modeling or timelines. They critique the ABLP’s projects but offer no viable path to replace them. They speak of change but when you ask “to what?”, they point to their internal chaos.
You cannot advance the national agenda if you cannot agree on a meeting time. You cannot lower the price of bread if you do not understand macroeconomics. You cannot keep us safe if you cannot keep your own party united.
Fellow citizens, a general election is not a protest vote. It is a binding contract for the future of our children. Throwing your support behind a fractured opposition led by a man universally viewed as unfit for the role is a gamble Antigua and Barbuda cannot afford.
We are not a country that can afford “on-the-job training” for a Prime Minister. We need the steady hand of Gaston Browne, a leader who is focused and knowledgeable to finish the infrastructure boom, to stabilize the economy and to lead the Renaissance.
On Thursday, the gavel falls. The evidence is in. The ABLP has the track record, the team and the plan. The opposition has infighting, emptiness and a leader out of his depth.
Vote for strength. Vote for stability. Vote for the ABLP to ensure the continued growth and prosperity of our beloved 268.
Vote for a Renaissance, not a Recession.
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Chet green: let me renaissance to more properties and monies enrichment, don’t be jealous of my yah so so building, I have a few more buildings I want in my real estate achievement.
Make me and my ALP politicians rich again, you will get yours in heaven.
We REDy 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩
REDy for what??? More self-enrichment?
MUST BE… 🤣
With that diatribe (same as shit) written by Chet Greene about Proven Leader and Rookie, Chet with all his brains should know everyone was a Rookie at some point in their life, even the over-rated Gaston Browne. Gaston’s Proven Leadership have caused us Visa difficulties that will never get any better under his Leadership. Maybe, just maybe a ROOKIE can get the US to ease restrictions. CHET YOUR SCARE TACTICS WILL NOT WORK. THE INDEPENDENTS ALONG WITH UPP SUPPORTERS WILL KICK YOU AND GASTON OUT OF OFFICE
Hmmmmmmmm!!!!!
Chet????
Strength and stability?????
How about party unity????
Not sure if the ALP knows how to spell that word.
In fact it is a party where members are afraid to raise their heads .
There is fear of having it chopped off.
I wonder if it woukd be chopped off like Asot’s.
And just to send a sharp warning shot, the leader pulls Chet’s wife out of the Canadian embassy.
To consolidate he hold on leadership the leader purchases turncoats who will vuve him majority support over those who have labored in the field cutting cassy.
The only comrade who has gotten as sizeable a chunk as Anthony “Babyface Judas” Smith is Max Fernandez.
So “Bottom fo the Barrel, Unsanitized, Destructive Elements” are rushing in and displacing laborats.
Chettttttttt!!!!!!!
Is that the party you are speaking of?
I dont believe you meant what you have written.
Mr. Greene I would not exactly call you a Rookie because you have been around for ages, but because you are too scared to challenge for Leadership you allow Gaston to frig up this country, little wonder he sees so much potential in Lamin Newton and he is from the bottom of a barrel. That’s says a lot of what he thinks about you. YOU ARE NUTTEN BUT A KISS-UP
Chet, I guarantee you if you go home right now and ask your wife if you are a better man than GB, I guarantee you that she will say ‘hell yeah’, so Chet, why are you still following a man that you are better man than?
You have all this experience, but yet still GB favor a way lesser experience person than you to be PM in the future..
Just think about that for a moment Chet.
@ Islanman26
Even though Chet is Chairman, he really has no clout. Gaston has him on the same level as all the others. Maria is the only exception. Who would imagine that Gaston would elevate bottom of the BARREL Lamin Newton above him. Were I Chet Greene resignation would be my option, but once he is in the corridors of power he will take the humiliation
This reads like a campaign speech, not an objective opinion
Every election they say the same thing‘only one choice.’ Democracy deserves better than that narrative
Say what you want about Gaston Browne, but the man knows how to lead in crisis. COVID alone proved that
May the best party win
Facts. Leadership is not trial and error. This is not the time to experiment
Calling Jamale Pringle ‘unfit’ is disrespectful. Let the people decide
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