The United Progressive Party (UPP) is utterly disgusted by Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s continued undermining of this country’s only living National Hero, Sir Vivian Richards, and by Browne’s naked attempts to manipulate him politically.
The prime minister has shown himself to be personally affronted by Sir Viv’s political preferences – as if the Hero’s right to choose should be less than any other citizen’s. Accordingly, he has taken his barely disguised resentment to a new low by publicly insisting that he has done Sir Viv “favours” he does not deserve.
Sir Viv was knighted during the tenure of Prime Minister Lester Bird and designated a National Hero, the country’s highest honour, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Dr. Baldwin Spencer. Neither of these two heads of government ever sought to extract from Sir Viv any personal and petty sense of obligation, as the current prime minister continues, pathetically, to do.
Having not gained sufficient traction with his first insinuations about business favours, Prime Minister Browne has now resorted to the basest partisan measure: accusations that Sir Viv has disrespected Sir V.C. Bird.
No honest evaluation of the annual ceremonies held at the V.C. Bird Bust on December 9 could conclude that they are anything but partisan in content and appearance.
Sir Viv has not attended.
The UPP, since it designated December 9 as National Heroes Day, has studiously honoured all its heroes, including Sir Vere, for their contributions – without political references.
Sir Viv has not attended these ceremonies, either.
How, therefore, can his even-handedness regarding each party’s celebrations be construed and condemned as disrespect for one?
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What was disrespectful was the manner in which all the other Heroes were jettisoned, in 2014, in the Labour Party’s haste to reclaim December 9 for Sir Vere alone.
It left the companion Heroes – including Sir Viv – out in the cold for several years, until they were finally parked on October 26, a date still unrecognized and uncelebrated by the majority of citizens and residents, including members of the Labour Party, themselves.
This current crusade of Prime Minister Browne and his followers – to smear Sir Viv’s reputation and to rob him of the respect he has earned, not only with his bat and ball (crudely denigrated by a sitting Labour Party MP), but with his strength of character and deep-rooted principles of race pride and human dignity – needs to stop.
It is despicable in the eyes of the region and the world and deeply offensive to Sir Viv’s fellow patriots. It makes a mockery of the honours his country and countrymen have bestowed upon him. And it makes the prime minister appear Lilliputian as a result.
This country owes Sir Viv a debt of gratitude and the United Progressive Party is proud and pleased to honour it.
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It’s a blatant shame to gutter wash “My Hero, My School Mate, My Proud Mentor” A&B’s Deserving National Hero.He whotried to belittle Our Hero would never be asked to tie our Hero’s boot lace. The late Tim Hector must be shedding tears to hear such utterances. Stand tall Sir I.V.A.Richards. The whole world will continue to Love Honour & respect you.National Zeros are what they are.
Sir Viv is one of the knighted person i am happy to call sir those bastered knighted by Gaston i would never respect especially them old fart politician that rape the country
The Honourable PM is a disgrace to the
high office he holds! He cannot compare
with Sir Viv and that bothers him so he is sacrificing his inefficiency on the altar of jealousy and envy. Sir Viv, you are loved and respected internationally, something that cannot ve said of the psuedo leader masquerading as “El Supremo!” LONG LIVE THE KING!
Stick it up, Gaston Browne.
Respect to King Viv.
Slap the bwoy with your SS bat in his ugly face if he comes in your space.
The more he tries to pull down Sir Viv, the taller Sir Viv looks!
Did they thank the PM for recommending to ECCB to place Sir Viv’s pic on the new $2.00 bill? The Chairman said at the Launch that the Prime Minister recommended Sir Viv and they quickly had a consensus to make it happen. Why is it only when they don’t like something that we hear from them? Can the UPP agree with anything whilst in opposition? It would slow some credibility.
Upp looking political mileage where there is none.. there is not one honest person listened to that(what the PM said about SirViv) believing that it was an attack on SirViv.
Sick out upp and these little foolish political games with ordinary people.
@ Jay Jay
Do not attack the UPP- go and train your bad minded prime minister who doesn’t like ANYONE overshadowing him.
Gaston is nothing less than a narcissist, full stop.
Is the UPP the only one bigging up and supporting Sir Viv.
U jealous becoz U and the ABLP not getting any as you say ‘mileage’
Sir viv once got an open cheque that he could have put in any figure he wants and he refused because he didn’t like how black people was being treated at that time, if it was Gaston clown in that position he’d sign that cheque and don’t even care if they kill all the black people in the world, gaston grudge Sir Viv that’s why he behaving so ,the man just dam wicked and bad minded
#RUN_VIV_RUN!
#RUN_VIV_RUN!
#RUN_VIV_RUN!
The UPP should appoint Sir Vivian Richards as their Political Leader and have him run in St. John’s City West against Gaston Browne.
#RUN_VIV_RUN!
#RUN_VIV_RUN!
#RUN_VIV_RUN!
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De ‘ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard
Vere C. Edwards
Dave ray u seems to have your face stuck to gaston clown’s ass , u will never call out the clown when he’s wrong, if u have children I don’t know how they can respect a father who is an ass kisser
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