January 20, 2023
The Antigua and Barbuda elections went as many thought it would have with the governing Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party winning by a solid majority. However, it was not without some casualties as they dropped from 15 seats to now only holding nine of them.
The people have not grown just quite weary of Browne and his party yet, but this is a far cry from the clean sweep he reportedly was looking for. This is good for Antigua because it shows the democracy is vibrant and alive. The Opposition should not be ashamed of itself, because from what they were battling back from and with being so unpronounced, it is a shock they won any seats.
It’s not as if investors are fully in love with Browne. He has a penchant for getting into his bravado and feelings, jumping on his high horse and having all of these indignant and self-righteous outbursts of vituperation, all of which is very unbecoming. But he is not a dastardly man, by all intents and purposes.
We wish Antigua all the best with their new “ish” government. But at least, the trend of these clean sweeps in the region have appeared to have come to a stop now.
In other news, the headwinds for the region is still strong with regard to getting their economies back on track but there are bright signs ahead. The Caribbean Development Bank is reinvigorated with the thought of plunging into where it left off in 2019. They are moving full steam ahead on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and more importantly, pushing countries into the new age with digitisation and other modern reforms.
This post pandemic recovery is going to be exciting and birth new things in the atmosphere for the Caribbean. We can see it.
Despite having to battle with some entrenched elites who are lodged in the system, we have a lot to look forward to and a lot to build.