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**Jumbee Picknee** » 2012-04-03 20:52

Tenman, it's not just our people in our Nation. It's a Universal PHENOMENON,huma nkind, and not just those of a darker hue. The lighter hue's of humanity, have come to the realization, one of the principles which one must come to on their way to enlightment, that even if they may not agree on all principles, their continued growth, survival and sustainability are paramount. However, we of the darker hue CANNOT seem to get beyond this, the realization phase. We as Antiguans, Barbudans & Redondans are once again at the "REALIZATION PHASE", I see the glass as half full and that we will get to the enlightened phase....Jah Guide

**History Repeats** » 2012-04-03 18:14

Or how about.....

Caesar fiddled while Rome burnt

Becomes

Spencer fiddles while Antigua burns

**Concern Antiguan** » 2012-04-03 17:58

Antiguans should not elect parlimentarians who are clearly illiterate. The world is now too small since the advent of the media revolution. The prime minister and Daniel are two clowns. Bird might be on to something by saying we will poll for our representatives and not elect them. Daniel and Baldwin fighting for the rights of which massa interest to advocate. Antiguans should not be giving the Hadeeds and Shouls political power. They already have the financial power.

**tenman** » 2012-04-03 17:29

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“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”Sir Winston Churchill

Jumbee Picknee your post at 2012-04-03 15:42, well said. Its a pity too many of our people keep making the same mistakes probably because we are guided only by our emotions (mostly hate and fear). We even allow those who wish us no good is to manipulate this weakness.

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**History Repeats** » 2012-04-03 16:37

I bet Spencer is feeling a bit like Caeser at this moment.....

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Et Tu Brute?

Like all who put themselves above the law, Spencer has found his Brutus in Daniel's.

**rupert j.** » 2012-04-03 16:33

I always find it puzzling that the ALP party seems to think that they are the concience of this great country. enough said.

**Jumbee Picknee** » 2012-04-03 15:42

History has a way of repeating itself, but unless we know the mistakes which were made, did the appropriate things to correct them positively, we will be doomed to repeat those same mistakes.
This juncture of our History is similar to the early late 1960's to the mid 1970's, during which the powerfull Dr. Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. was challenged by Sir George Walters, Donald Halstead, Sidney Christian and others. We can take a page from that historical time, amend it positively and move on for the betterment of Antigua, Barbuda & Redonda...me garne

**Jumbee Picknee** » 2012-04-03 15:28

Greetings folks, I cannot see the need for another Public Enquiry. This only adds to the National deficit which the tax paying public will have to incur and nothing gets solved, no one goes to prison even though they may be publically reprimanded; a slap on the behind, the good old boy's fraternal order way.
However, this is THE PERFECT STORM in which an INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT, void of any party affiliation can take root after the storm has passed. The seed for such change, was revealed by Sir Alexander Vivian Richards. We must now plant it, nurture it and allow it to come to fruition. GASTON, this is the time to "make that move..."

**ANTIGUAN WOMAN** » 2012-04-03 14:38

The Pm has not just balls,but overgrown balls(which is not soo good) how else could he be soo barefaced? However,he lacks basic commonsense to match the large balls ,he just plain dunce.And BoyKe was right& wrong,they (the upp)will not go down from anything the ALP did,but they will not go down by friendly fire either,they will go down from what they have failed to do,and that amounts to just about everything a competent Govt should do.

**Cool Ruler** » 2012-04-03 13:59

As many persons get set to observe Good Friday and Easter, we are reminded of the story of Barabbas and Judas. No doubt the good gentleman has began to play his hand, for it is well known that he has been secretly holding discussions with the red’s for some time now in an effort to remove himself from the UPP whip and caucus with them as an independent at the right time, perhaps he feel that the time is neigh. It does not take a rocket scientist to see that this so-called letter was written with an ulterior motive.

As the late Roy Boyke said, If the UPP is brought down it will not be because of anything that ALP would do to make this happen, it will be because of friendly fire. Mr. PM you need to show that you have some balls and make a pre-emptive strike before the Judas collects his thirty piece of silver.

**follow up** » 2012-04-03 13:21

call the election fast but please no lester no baldwin........ ..

**tenman** » 2012-04-03 11:42

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it was you who invited me to your office to meet with Ambassador Ramiz Hadeed. My recollection of this is that you reminded me of the friendship and financial contribution to the UPP for elections of 2004 from that family.

Dig It the added question is why is the PM so afraid of MP Daniel? I have heard persons suggest that the letter was done because he was removed from the UPP slate. The problem however is the letter was written on the 20th and it was about a week after this that the potential slate, excluding Daniel was made public. It seems more likely that it was the letter which propelled the announcement of a new slate. The problem the PM faces is unless he can bring in a new power plant under the cover of darkness, putting lipstick on a pig will not solve his problem.

The letter also showed that we have all been made pawns under the cover of nationalism. The PM likes claiming that there is a war against moneyed persons. What Daniel's letter reveals is that the PM is in their pocket, and the public is being used as pawns

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**Dig It** » 2012-04-03 10:49

I believe we as a people sometimes need to look beyond "politricks" when it comes to our leaders doing what's "right" in the best interest of this nation! We can play "tic-for-tac" all day along but does that do any help in solving our problems or getting to the "truth" of the matter? Isn't "the same stick licking de wild goat licking the tame?" Whether or not we agree with Daniel's Letter, is not the question. The question is why the PM saying the Power Plant is "new" and the "Great Negotiator" saying it is "used?" At the end of the day, the most important question of all is whether the tax payers get their monies value in this US47 million dollar Wadadli Power Plant? It is up to the PM and the Chinese Ambassador to either show the "evidence" or have a "public inquiry!" If some of us want the "smoking-gun" why put our political differences a side, and, ask the Chief Servant to be "transperant" and put water on this fire on the mountain?

**Wiki-peeps** » 2012-04-03 10:36

Remember Lester Bird stabbed John St. lusce in the back in his quest for power, how he discarded his father, the Father of the Nation Sir V C Bird to realize his politiical ambition. And the many Antiguas & Barbudans marginalize for Norman Wexelman, Brusce Rapapport, Dato Tan, Aldo Pinto, Peter Deeth, Falconee, Devcon etc,

Also, the politiclal future of the ALP is guided by Lester Bird, his selection will not be Gaston Browne or Gail Christian, but Molwyn Joseph. But Gaston has a great deal of information from his days as a Swiss Bank employee, so the leadership must be cautious, watch yourbback Lester.

**galileo** » 2012-04-03 09:06

baldwin spencer just not ready and qualified to be a leader.inept,ar rogant and visionless,damn I cant believe this guy was a trade unionist and hate poor ppl .I just hope fools realize that power is just temporal.He might be spending the rest of his life in 1735 for xxxxehaxixur in public office,so much corruption pointing to xxx and xxx dictatorial leadership styles.It is time for the few good crew to jump out of that sinking ship,their so called captain is an IxIOT.the upp failed experiment is over,time for all true patriot Antiguans to rescue the beautiful island.

**DadliMan** » 2012-04-03 08:38

Yesterday, Daniel's letter literally shook the nation. Interestingly, it did not make it as a news item in either of the government-alig ned media houses - ABS or Observer Radio. Not surprising to many of us.

I was also not surprised to hear that the night-time reptile had much to say. When he was coxxecxing a xox xxxx from Daniel, Daniel could do no wrong. As soon as the xox xxxx ceased, Daniel started getting blows like rain. These people have no integrity, and they have proven that they can easily be bought.

**Judge Dredd** » 2012-04-03 08:30

UPPites ,must sit up and take note. Daniel stood by BS, with loyalty and decication, protecting his back, all through the dark years in opposition. As soon as the UPP came to power, BS turned his back on his Deputy and sucked up to 2 non-elected but very wealthy Arabs - Shoul and Mansoor.
Money talks and BS knows that. Locals better take note.

**HTH Peppersauce** » 2012-04-03 08:11

"Shoul's Chief Store" had nothing to do with this fiasco. I think you mean "Shoul's Toy's & Gifts"

**Barabas** » 2012-04-03 08:01

My prayer this Easter is for an Antigua and Barbuda where each person - whether voter; politician; priest; bishop; **; radio personality; or ambassador will make a commitment before their God to make their paramount concern be for the less fortunate in our society who are most affected by corruption!

**Water** » 2012-04-03 08:00

Maulwyn you are right! You were investigated and fired by Lester for the Rolls Royce saga! Therefore you are speaking from experience when you want people fired and investigations done!
However, with the one strike and you're out rule, you should not be in politics. Then again anything goes in Antigua and Barbuda.
What i have a problem with is the silence of the churches and the TUC and other organizations who are seeing a spate of new taxes coming at the people. It seems clear to me that the same way the new Catholic Bishop can speak out for homosexuals, he should be willing to speak out against corruption. Then again David is a BIG sheep in the flock, and like in the Bible, the Shepard must abandon the flock to look for the one sheep that has gone astray. Now we know why all the people from the "established" churches are leaving to go to the Evangelical Churches!

**Cool Ruler** » 2012-04-03 07:34

If anyone listen to the logic of some of these people they would believe that a number of players have colluded to deceive the people of Antigua and Barbuda. They would have us believe that ambassador Shoul, PM Spencer, APUA’s management, engineers and board, the government of China, Shanxi Diesel Engine Heavy Industries (SDX), Xian Marine Equipment Research Academy (XMEA) and Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BECG) not to mention MAN Diesel and Turbo. All these persons, companies and even the government of China have somehow gotten together to hoodwink the people of Antigua and Barbuda.

I am still waiting on the smoking gun and will not take the word of a man who obviously has an axe to grind talking about Shoul told him anything. One need to ask, why would Shoul tell this particular person this when it is well known that he is in the in the corner of the xxxx interest the owners of xxx. Does that make sense?

**W. Day** » 2012-04-03 07:30

Daniel’s letter to the prime minister: “Since commissioning this plant the government has gone on record in declaring it to be New. Mr Prime Minister when I posed questions to you in the cabinet, you confirm (sic) then that the engines were indeed new.

However, I was shocked by your revelation, since I had reported that in a telephone conversation with Ambassador David Shoul, he informed me that we (meaning he and APUA) negotiated for the purchase of used generators and that he never told anybody that the generators were new

The PM losing court case after court case, now it seems he's being called a liar, and from his own UPP colleague...how much more insult and injury can a nation take from its Chief Servant....befo re he steps down?

**skyewill** » 2012-04-03 07:27

This is not the question. They said new, so they must be new. Ask any Canadian and they will tell you that these are used ship engins modified and the rust is because they have been through sea water. No matter where you go or who you ask except me, you get the same answer, USED. I got another theory, Keibler Elves. Everyone thinks that these little guys only makes cookies in that old tree. One night while making Peacan Sandies as a distraction they broke into Shoul'd chief store and changed the plans for the NEW PLANT and sprinkle rust dust all over. True story

**Good** » 2012-04-03 06:49

..and the Fences....Side Walks in the City...Bencorp. ...Food City....Jelly Bean side walks,...Roade around SVRCG....Did I mention The Fences...?

**ABESAK** » 2012-04-03 06:24

I stand with you in regards to your call for a public enquiry into the Chinese plant. I will not be led astray by the "singers" on the "night program" on a radio station. I listened carefully to you (Daniel) when you told us how much money you gave to some people who host programs on radio. In my opinion they should be ashamed but I can understand they are not ashamed because they have no shame. We talk about shutting down the "** houses" in Antigua. Maybe we should look to arrest the "**" :-*

**Pellucid** » 2012-04-03 02:45

There was no report regarding the Sir Allen (and his Bird, Spencer, Cort and King associates)'s Bank irregularities.

What makes you think a few engines require more inquiry?

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