Caribbean Times 28th Issue - Monday 14th June 2016

Monday 13th June 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 3
Gaston greets the people
By Justin Peters
Over the weekend the
ABLP celebrated the 2 nd Anniversary
of assuming leadership
of the government, an
important milestone for the
people of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Prime Minister of Antigua
and Barbuda the Honourable
Gaston Browne took
to the streets of his constituency
to meet those that matter,
the people who trusted him
with the future of their village
and their nation.
In humble form, he started
his walk from The IT Centre
on North Street and made his
way through Booby Alley, a
maze of derelict housing occupied
by many generations
of Antiguans and Barbudans
who came from humble beginnings
just a he did. He was
well received as a brother and
a son of the constituency.
As the walkthrough progressed
he took the time out to
gather feedback from the denizens
of City West, many of
whom knew him as a young
man before becoming a businessman
and before politics.
The prime minister could
be seen engaging persons
from many walks of life,
young old and in between,
supporters and opposition
alike leading by example giving
inclusion to all, physically
embracing not only his admirers,
but also his skeptics.
Visits to the elderly and
shuti-ns were welcome as he
was answered with shouts of
“Browne” of “Gaston” showing
a high level of familiarity
with all those he came across,
drawing smiles and admiration
from children and respect
from adults who readily
shared their views with a son
of the village who has risen to
the position of leadership but
hasn’t erased his genesis from
his mind.
The meet and greet which
started at 3 in the afternoon
and lasted until well into the
evening with a small crowd
gathering and follow the honourable
Prime Minister past
the Adventist church in Rohan
Henry Street all the way down
to the very back of Villa and
back around to the ball courts
facing the new Dredge Bay
Housing Project.