Prime Minister Gaston Browne has acknowledged that former UPP PRO Damani Tabor, despite his past actions, can still play a role in Antigua and Barbuda’s development if he continues to speak the truth about critical issues.
Browne, in a recent statement on Pointe FM, suggested that Tabor’s recent admissions about his time with the UPP – particularly about land ownership in Barbuda – position him to make a meaningful contribution to the country by “speaking truth to power.”
Based on PM Browne’s statement, Tabor who has recently distanced himself from the UPP, revealed that he was instructed by his former party to lie about the true nature of Barbuda’s land tenure system, knowing full well that the Crown owns the land.
Browne expressed some sympathy for Tabor, understanding that he was simply doing his job at the time but now applauds his honesty. “Tabor can be helpful to the entire country by speaking truth to power,” Browne stated, using a mix of humor and respect to acknowledge Tabor’s changing role.
The Prime Minister went on to criticize the UPP’s past campaign of disinformation, which included spreading false claims that his administration was “stealing” land in Barbuda. Browne noted that Tabor’s revelations dismantle this narrative, showing that even within the opposition, there was an acknowledgment that the land was under Crown ownership, despite the party’s public rhetoric.
Browne also responded to Tabor’s remarks about his leadership style, particularly Tabor’s claim that Browne had become more focused after the last election. The Prime Minister rejected the notion that he was ever unfocused, explaining that he strategically chose to disengage from UPP attacks post-election. “I was always focused,”
Browne said, noting that the opposition’s constant barrage of lies and personal attacks no longer warranted his attention. He referenced several of the falsehoods spread about him, including claims of FBI investigations and extravagant sums of money, which he believes have since lost credibility with the public.
As major government projects such as the Paradise Found Hotel and Barbuda’s airport take shape, Browne remarked that the progress has proven his government’s seriousness about development. These tangible results, he believes, have rendered the opposition’s previous accusations meaningless.
While Prime Minister Browne took the opportunity to highlight his administration’s successes, he left the door open for Tabor to contribute to the nation’s future, provided he remains truthful. This marks a potential turning point for the former UPP spokesperson, who could transition from a purveyor of political spin to a voice for transparency and development.
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Now it has always been the position held by the UPP to support the Barbudan people and the communal land tenure. Yes the courts ruled that all lands within the state of Antigua and Barbuda are crown lands. Which is against the people of Barbuda the rightful owners wishes. So these is moral rights and legal rights. So if a 60 year old , engage in sexual activities with a 16 year old , isn’t that legally? Is it morally acceptable?
You live with your parents until old age and take care of them until death. Your siblings never looked back, probably moved away and never contributed to the care of the parents that took care of them and even sent them away to study. At the death of that parent they return for the funeral and after set about to seek their share of the property. The court is obligated to rule in their favor that a portion of the property belongs to them in the absence of a Will. This is morally wrong but legally correct.
So it is my view that the people of Barbuda morally owns the lands , however as a member of a unitary state , all lands are crown.
So after the hurricane the Barbudan were evacuated to Antigua. Immediately after the clearing of thousands of acres began by the central government. P took hold of the prime beach front lands. P owners loan to the government millions of dollars, without going through the parliament and declaring. P finance the APLP election campaign. All of this is to use the crown to give them Barbuda lands or as Tabor rightfully use to suggest, Hijack Barbuda lands.
P is now making millions on a single parcel of the Barbuda people lands. Can you imagine the slave master/ privy council ruling that the lands are legally crown. That the Guy from point, who no Barbudan voted for, can unilaterally make decisions on their land. Yes this is legally correct but morally wrong.
Isn’t Gaston Browne’s politics downright evil?
In the past he has denigrated UPP members and politicians; and now he love dem when any of them speak out against the party.
Ah now he love Tabor – give me a goddam break!
This duplicitous hypocrite is like the pelican that goes wherever the wind blows.
CONCENTRATE ON THE ECONOMIC WOES IN ANTIGUA NAH!
Dear Mr Tabor.
You are going down Gaston Browne’s rabbit hole and when he has wrung you dry he will pile sand on you and seal you up in your claustrophobic prison.
He has you saying things that do not sound ethical and telling tales that not even your sympathizers want to hear coming out of your mouth.
Mr Tabor, you are a very volatile person. The UPP, especially Harold Lovell, had his hands full of you. They were patient with your trips into unreality and your off-the-wall behaviour.
Here’s the deal. Gaston Browne will not be so lenient with you.
After he has every detail of life in the UPP and all the ins and outs that you were privy to, he will cut you loose.
He is not a patient man. You will either become a victim, a cast off, or you will be turned into one of his talking heads that parade on Pointe FM daily, trying to outdo each other in how more obscene and ridiculous they can get with their revelations about UPP folk.
Stop de crying, stop de crying now!
I am a UPP supporter and have always admired Tabor’s articulation and brilliance. He is without doubt a very bright young man. It is the UPP’s loss to lose him. He says he is independent and is willing to work for the betterment of this country. All I can do is to wish him well. No hard feelings my brother.
The UPP and Harold had their hands full of Giselle since nobody can control she. Tabor talks about Harold’s “I” in Team that caused him not to be able to reign in Giselle. That was one of his biggest mistakes. He was weak and turned a blind eye to the sins of the untouchables in the UPP.
Young Tabor has to watch out.
Gaston Browne has already sold his soul to the devil, so nothing can harm him. Look at Trump, the worse eater in the world, living on KFC and Mc Donalds and he is not in bed. The devil takes care of his own.
Tabor is on his way to being one of the Darg’s disciples. He ran from Gisele, the Black Widow Spider Queen, right into the lair of Beelzebub.
May God have mercy on your soul, Tabor
Tabor was such an untruthful person in our society that the Police were ordered to place in handcuffs and foot chains, then Giselle turned him into this honest gentlemanso he speaks the truth at all times now. Gaston is undoubtedly the single most dangerous person to our country. The only thing that is preventing him from going the route of North Korea, Russia and the likes, is our proximity to the USA but it’s clear that he embraces their ideologies.
@Rovi if Tabor was untruthful and a liar then the UPP was untruthful and guilty of LIES. Tabor was only the PRO pushing the Party’s message. Boy Antiguans need to get politically sensible.
@@Frankly Speaking
Your analogy of the estranged children’s return to bury their parents and to see what was rightfully theirs is a poor example.
Barbudans were never given the lands by the Condrington’s as they themselves never owned the land. They leased it from the Crown (which was Britain)
When we became an independent nation, the baton was passed down to our local government to own and manage.
The Barbudans are not an indigenous people. They were brought there through the slave trade.
The government has made them an offer which they would be unwise not to accept.
Stop playing with their minds and speak the truth.
say it louder for the BRAINWASHED LIARS AND PROPAGANDISTS in the back!!!! The lands are vested in the CROWN!! the LYADD, WICKED, EVIL, DEVILISH BPM keep misleading the people!
Gaston is searching for mercenaries to do his dirty deeds.
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