Barbadian pollster Peter Wickham has commended political parties in Antigua and Barbuda for not fostering violence, contrasting the nation’s political culture with troubling incidents abroad.
Speaking on state television, Wickham was asked about political violence following the recent shooting death of Charlie Kirk in the United States. He said while ideological divides run deep in the Caribbean, the relationship between opposing parties does not allow violence to take root.
Wickham singled out Antigua and Barbuda, saying parties there recognise the importance of maintaining civility despite entrenched differences. “People may not realise it the way they speak to each other, but there is a private level of relationships that I think is good and speaks to the way that political parties ought to behave,” he said.
He noted that unlike the United States, the Caribbean does not have easy access to firearms, which he described as a key factor in preventing violence. Wickham also recalled Jamaica’s history of politically motivated clashes, but stressed that such incidents have since abated.
“I don’t know that the main central movement, certainly the UPP, Antigua Labour Party, would want to encourage that kind of behaviour and I think that’s good,” Wickham added.
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I thought you were in the south of France with your bo??
Hush up!!!
Peter wink up!!!
Always Inna antigua business.
Trupz!!!!!🤔
You peter wickams bring violence to this world against human gender etiquette, when a man is suppose to be a man and not play a woman and go married a man, I wonder if you aren’t suffering some psychological trauma, I going find peter wickams mother and find out if she gave him girls doll to play with when he was young.
You want to be the one receiving the violence or perpetuating the violence?
Isn’t it violence to enter i to a man’s exit it have a man enter your exit?
Isn’t it violence to push back the waste when it wants to come out?
You are praising gi ernmentts for rejecting violence however you are happy to be at the receiving end.
No wonder you cannot go to the veach or you may become a fish pond.
What hypocrisy!!!!
On another note, once the ALP resources you we know elections is in the air.
Can you ask Gaston to call the elections soon soon soon.
Antigua and the rest of CARICOM need to wake up. If refugees start coming in large numbers, it will overwhelm our small economies.
Again this vulture show his face???
This nabucodosor descendants,still praying around for adding more cra.. into the ni..ers society. GO and ask for solid human ( male ) candy stick…and publish fresh photos for you really look ( today ) nabucodonosor descendants.
This nabucodosor descendants,still praying around for adding more cra.. into the ni..ers society. GO and ask for solid human ( male ) candy stick…and publish fresh photos for you really look ( today ) nabucodonosor descendants.
The absence of political violence has nothing to do with the parties, but everything to do with the indigenous Antiguan people. Antigua for Antiguans!!!
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