The Honourable Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, delivered the keynote address at the Oxford University Said Business School graduation ceremony on 18th July.
The subject of his speech was responsible leadership. Furthermore, he used the example of Antigua and Barbuda, an island state with limited natural, financial, and mineral resources, facing significant challenges within the global community.
The problems addressed included:
- Climate change
- The retreat of multilateralism
- The obstacles placed in the way of Antigua and Barbuda’s banking sector by more powerful countries
The Honourable Gaston Browne used Antigua and Barbuda’s leaders who have demonstrated innovation, creativity, and resilience as key points to transform the country from an economic backwater at its independence in 1981 to a modern society today.
The Honourable Gaston Browne believed that the audience he was addressing, made up of current and future leaders, had in their hands the opportunity to contribute to an economically prosperous world in which Antigua and Barbuda could have a bright future.
The Prime Minister pointed out that, thanks to responsible leadership, innovation, and creativity, Antigua and Barbuda is one of the most modern countries in the Caribbean with a high-preforming education sector, sustainable growth, developed seaports, and airport to be considered as a high-income country according to the IMF.
Finally, the courageous way in which Antigua and Barbuda handled the COVID crisis and the reopening country’s borders to air and sea travel in the Caribbean paved the way for other countries in the region.
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I’m not fan of Gaston Brown. But the opposition Parties are also failing. It clear to me that this presentation at Oxford University was designed to be excerpted and regurgitated as news, hoping to burnish Gaston’s reputation The opposition parties in Antigua and Barbuda should be writing the following individuals letting them know what a travesty it was to have this man taking at Oxford:
Mr Paul Polman, Chair of the Board
Dr Vivienne Cox, Vice Chair of the Board
Mr Sam Laidlaw, Chair of the Global Leadership Council
Mr Wafic Saïd, Benefactor
Ms Rasha Khawaja, Benefactor’s Representative
Ms Wendy Becker, Co-opted Member
Ms Janet Dawson, Chair of the Alumni Advisory
Can you imagine Donald Trump, a selfish bigot being invited to the Graduation Ceremony of University of the West Indies and telling his audience racial harmony and selflessness is the true definition leadership.
Gaston a man who has ignores the vulnerable in his population and threatens those who oppose him talks about responsible leadership and courageous way in handling Covid.
The opposition should be getting the names of everyone sitting in the audience and inform them that Gaston’s government tear gas his people when they marched on the streets peacefully opposing his Covid restrictions.
The opposition parties need to let everyone become aware of this man’s philosophy and words for he and his colleagues to innovate , and creativity build their wealth at their constituencies expense.
Gaston didn’t tell them that both the seaport and the airport Antigua and Barbuda great grand kids will be paying the debt.
I do need to get to work; but what’s the use of a shinny new car in the driveway which I still have to pay for way after retirement?
I’m still researching the connection that enabled this folly. I’m trying to connect the dots.
Mr Wafic Saïd, Benefactor and dual citizen who has naming rights to the Oxford business school is an important figure.
Jumby Bay is an important part of the UK business community in Antigua and Barbuda.
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