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Magistrate rules there is sufficient evidence to commit MP Browne’s case to the High Court
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The criminal proceeding against former education minister Michael Browne has gone one step further as the case has now been sent up the High Court.
Yesterday, Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel-Edwards declared that there is sufficient evidence against the Member of Parliament for All Saints West to commit the matter to be tried in the higher court.
The prosecution subsequently proceeded to tender six pieces of evidence which will be used against Browne, should the matter go to trial.
Those exhibits include WhatsApp messages, call records, screenshots from Facebook messenger with photos, etc.
The word on the street
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The word on the street is that the ruling Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) is conducting polls to gauge the sentiment of the people in a number of constituencies. This is perhaps an early sign that elections are in the offing. Of course, for world-weary and frustrated Antiguans and Barbudans, the next election cannot come soon enough. The people are sorely disappointed, and much disillusionment has set in. This is an administration that was granted a second term with so much promise, but it has produced so precious little.
As you can imagine, the temptation will be there to pin the blame for the shocking underperformance of this administration on the pandemic, but that argument will not suffice. The regime was already running on fumes prior to Covid-19, and with the very first puff from the virus, it was down for the count. Since that time, it has only gone downhill – pensioners are crying out for their monies, as are so many ent
Political adviser says Newton is the best option to replace Michael Browne
Regional pollster Peter Wickham believes that former United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate, Lamin Newton, could be the best person to contest the All Saints West seat, if the current MP has to be replaced.
Michael Browne, of the ruling Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP), resigned from his position as Education Minister in November after he was arrested and charged with a criminal offence.
“My sense is that, if the Prime Minister would need to look for a new candidate, then Lamin Newton would be a good option for the Prime Minister to consider. I think he would want to do that if he has to make a decision to choose an alternative candidate,” Wickham said.