“Our nation deserves a leader, not a weekly loudspeaker”
It’s time for Prime Minister Gaston Browne to find a more productive weekend hobby. His latest antics—stirring strife within the UPP and suddenly playing “protector” of Jamale Pringle against Richard Lewis—are straight out of the Entertainment Central playbook.
Browne’s behavior is less about leadership and more about playing “top dog,” trying to hoosh (incite) a political dogfight. But the people of Antigua and Barbuda deserve better than petty provocations. With real issues like water shortages, APUA overbilling, and the high cost of living, it’s baffling that Browne chooses propaganda as his weekend pastime.
It’s ironic that the man who claims to champion strong leadership and unity is now resorting to divisive rhetoric to stir up strife within the United Progressive Party (UPP). Browne’s latest attempt to pit Richard Lewis against Jamale Pringle is a transparent distraction from the real issues plaguing the nation.
Instead of focusing on propaganda and political theater, Browne should be addressing the everyday struggles of citizens. Where is the water, Prime Minister? Households and businesses continue to face persistent water shortages. Meanwhile, mounting complaints about APUA’s overbilling practices are draining people’s pockets at a time when the cost of living is already sky-high.
Browne’s accusations against Lewis are both baseless and hypocritical. He claims Lewis is undermining Pringle’s leadership, but in the same breath, he dismisses Pringle as unqualified. If anyone is attempting to weaken the opposition’s image, it’s Browne himself. His words aren’t those of a confident leader but of someone clearly nervous and unsettled. If Browne were as secure as he claims to be, he wouldn’t need to police the internal dynamics of the UPP.
Perhaps Browne should turn his attention to his own party’s cracks and internal conflicts. It’s no secret that tension exists among his “handmaid” and “altar boys” at Pointe FM. He should focus on cleaning up his own house instead of throwing stones at others.
Leadership is about service, not spectacle. People want results, not rhetoric. Browne should spend less time trying to be a commentator on UPP affairs and more time solving the problems his administration has failed to address — like water, fair billing practices, and transparency. Antiguans and Barbudans deserve better.
From a man who claims he was duped into forming a national airline by two “partners” with more skill in printing than aviation, Browne’s track record speaks for itself. His aggressive attitude hasn’t paid off with investors, as evidenced by the many “ground fakings” that never materialized.
If the Prime Minister wants to talk about “good governance,” he should start by practicing it. His energy would be better spent ensuring citizens have access to basic necessities and holding his administration to a higher standard of accountability. Until then, his critiques of the opposition amount to nothing more than noise from a leader who seems more afraid of being challenged than of being wrong.
This is no time for sideshows. Antigua and Barbuda needs serious leadership, not a clumsy ringmaster trying to control the circus.
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Hello Shugy. It is time for you and Richard Lewis to get moving. This is the time. Forget all about who will say you are trying to mash up the party and keep trying to save it.
You have my support and there are many others who are just waiting for some thing to happen.
Go ahead. We are right there with you.
Gaston Brown is like a big man who still likes to play dolly house he might be an adult in age but his brain is very much under developed
Gaston is playing on his political train while the people living here in Antigua and Barbuda are suffering. We are being over billed for water while we can never get water. The cost of living keeps going to the skies, these are the real issues that should be addressed. Instead he’s too busy trying to stir trouble within the opposition. Time enough we get some real leadership.
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And you the amusing critics are mesmerized by his genius, Suffering or not, we the people will not pass up on the gains we have made, to date, than elect an asinine pack of dunce elements of house slaves and black boys! Y’all need to realize that we’re in the 21st century when even the child of a grass cutter has the possibility of acquiring the highest tier of educational qualifications right HERE, right NOW.. You critics are not worthy to even carry PM Browne’s slippers. Get real!