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An embattled Asot Michael prepared to push legal challenge through the courts

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 31, 2023)—Incumbent candidate for the St Peter constituency Asot Michael has vowed to take his legal challenge to the highest court following the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s (ABLP) official nomination of candidate Rawdon Turner on December 28, 2022. Michael was sidelined for the governing ABLP’s nomination after failing to meet …

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Browne says threat of a thump to the face was meant to deescalate matters

Campaign Entanglement: Gaston Browne and Asot Michael sparred verbally while campaigning in Pares in the much-watched St Peter constituency Friday night    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 31, 2023)—Prime Minister and Political Leader of the incumbent Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) Gaston Browne says his threat to punch Asot Michael came after the embattled incumbent …

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Tensions rise in St Peter as Prime Minister threatens Asot Michael

Prime Minister Gaston Browne and independent candidate Asot Michael in a confrontation at a Pares Village home (Photo courtesy of an onlooker)   ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 31, 2023) – Police were dispatched to the eastern constituency of St Peter Friday evening after a heated exchange between Prime Minister Gaston Browne and incumbent candidate Asot …

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ABEC opens registration units to facilitate Voter ID collection

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 30, 2022)—All registration units will open from 4 pm to 6 pm to facilitate the collection of voter identification cards, starting Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) announced. ABEC stressed that the only function of the respective offices is for ID collection, and individuals must present …

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ABEC confirms 53 candidates nominated

ST. JOHN’s, Antigua (December 28, 2023)—Fifty-three candidates—17 on the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) ticket, 16 apiece on the United Progressive Party (UPP) and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) tickets, three independents and one from the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM)—were nominated on Wednesday’s Nomination Day in Antigua and Barbuda. The early highlights of the day …

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Opposition UPP fields 16 candidates for January poll

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 28, 2023)—Sixteen United Progressive Party (UPP) candidates on Wednesday completed the nomination process in anticipation of elections due on January 18, 2023.  Exuberant supporters clad in blue and yellow—the colours synonymous with the main opposition party—punctuated the process. Party faithful marched with their respective candidates to the various stations across the …

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Pringle says he won’t be single in Parliament next time around 

  Hon. Jamale Pringle, the incumbent in the All Saints East & St. Luke constituency, completed the process to become duly nominated as a candidate for the January 18, 2023 polls. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 28, 2022)—Wednesday’s Nomination Day found Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Jamale Pringle confident he would shed the “Single Pringle” …

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Writ of Election Published

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (December 22, 2022)—Governor General Sir Rodney Williams on Thursday issued the Writs of Election, which were duly published in The Antigua and Barbuda Official Gazette, making official January 18, 2023 as Election Day across the twin-island nation. The Writ for each of the 17 constituencies is published on pages 3-25 of The …

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