PM Browne Responds to Criticism Over Family Vacation
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has pushed back against criticism over a recent family vacation, saying public figures should not be condemned for spending time with their loved ones.
Speaking on his Browne and Browne radio programme on Pointe FM, the Prime Minister said he was surprised by the backlash.
“Recently when I took my family away, I was shocked to see some so-called sensible people in the society making an issue about it,” he said. “So what do they want me to do — take a kip woman to go on vacation?”
Browne said the trip was an opportunity to expose his children to different cultures and experiences.
“I took my family and I want my children to be there to experience things, cultures — because you see we must understand, as adults we’re not necessarily living for ourselves,” he said.
He added: “Our story is their story, or their story is our story. And we can’t be so selfish in which we just want to take care of our own personal consumption and we don’t look after our children.”
The Prime Minister added that investing in children is part of responsible parenting, and said that this sense of sacrifice was more common in previous generations, even under hardship.
“It was not always so, because even when we were poor, our parents used to sacrifice for us,” he said.
He shared a personal example, recalling his mother’s priorities when resources were limited.
“I recall with my mother — I know that she would have loved to probably go to the hairdressing shop and do her nails and so on and fry her hair — but she made sure that the little money she had… she prioritised caring for her children.”
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If he paid for the trip out of his own pocket then why not.
What’s weird is you left the country when a lot of people cant buy food much less save for a ticket to go outside of the region. You’re not understanding the subject of the criticism of when you did it and also posting about it
Fake locks too? Is drag queen B next? At least he has a disguise but don’t forget iris technology. The Russians will still find you.
If he would afford nationals the same opportunity to give their children the same experiences not an ounce of criticism would be passed. When people are in a country where the minimum wage is so small you have to decide weather you can afford to get food or pay a bill. Of course. Essential workers can’t afford to get a home without being married, so on and so forth…Better can be done.
Have no problem with that at all, I would have done the same, let’s rise above petty politics and focus on things national
All these negative comments everyone deserves a vacation all these people that are making the big fuss about the Prime Minister taking his family on a vacation let me ask you a question I am sure you all go on vacation do you worry about who cannot take a vacation or who don’t have food to eat or a place to rest there head no you don’t so yal leave the man to enjoy his life an I am sure he has enough money to pay for it whether it’s his own or the government yal are some bias set a people
There are thousands in Antigua and Barbuda living from hand to mouth, pay check to pay check who are not able to enjoy life because of the burdens that you put on their backs. Dont you think that they would like their children to experience different cultures as well? The sweet life must be for ALL not just for you and your family.