St. Phillips Primary set to take place tonight

Published July 4, 2024, 11:16 AM

A new Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) caretaker for the St. Phillips North Constituency will be chosen later today.

Sources within the party explained that voting will take from 4 pm- 8 pm at the Willikies Primary School with four candidates vying for the spot which is now being held by Sir Robin Yearwood Snr.

Whoever replaces the stalwart, will have major shoes to fill as the politician has decades of victories under his belt having never lost a general election.

His son, Robin Yearwood Jr will hope to walk in his father’s footsteps but there will be tough competition from Randy Baltimore, Dr. Oswald Thomas, and Telly Cornelius.

A total of 907 electors are eligible to vote.

This story was first published by Antigua News on July 4, 2024 at 11:16 AM (Antigua time, UTC−4): antigua.news/2024/07/04/st-phillips-primary-set-to-take-place-tonight. © 2024 Antigua News. Republication without permission is not allowed.

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Comments (26)

Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 12:03 PM

If Robin Yearwood Jr wins, I feel sorry for the people can’t even take care of his family let alone a whole community of people left me to raise free children by myself with no help and support from himself so I don’t understand how he’s going to be able to support a whole community of people The only thing that Robin is good. For is lying and misleading people and that’s what your in for I feel sorry for antigua
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- Anonymous July 4, 2024, 1:47 PM
  
  I am a single mum in Antigua and Robin jnr has helped me greatly , the comment above sounds like a very bitter person and she can’t spell it’s three not free !!
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- Randy beat him please July 4, 2024, 2:11 PM
  
  You can’t spell it’s Five children he has and he pays no child support for. Robin is wicked 5X.
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- Anonymous July 4, 2024, 2:24 PM
  
  Can’t even spell properly! Why do you care what’s going on in Antigua if he’s such a bad person?!
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- Newfield Checking out the scene July 4, 2024, 2:26 PM
  
  Robin Jr aka annoying I mean anonymous get off the page and send Tina some hush money. If she just come now with the news about your kids now or later, you wouldn’t get my vote even in the general election.
  Sad Day for St Phillips North if you elect a waste man.
  How your Dad feel about this? When your own Father don support you it says a lot.
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- Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 5:10 PM
  
  Thank you for pointing out that I can’t spell yes I’m one of the 1 million people in this world that have dyslexia so sorry if my spelling is not up to your standards but just because Robin gives you money to take care of your children doesn’t mean he’s taking care of his own you don’t live my life neither do you know me, or know what’s happening behind closed doors with me and Robin Robin has left me to take care of our 3 children by myself and then on top of it he’s out there telling people that he’s taking care of he’s kids The only reason I made my comment is not only are you not taking care of your children but you want to lie about it now I’m gonna stand on truth so whoever you are you don’t know me and is clear that you don’t know Robin either you might be blinded by him, but I have been with this man and known him for over 12 years so yes sorry to disappoint you, but yes, Robin does not take care of his children. He’s flesh and blood. And PS, I hope he continues to take care of you and your children or child
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Feed ya pickney before politics July 4, 2024, 12:27 PM

Cuss pan man dat nuh support dem pickney. Robin jr have plenty money shame and cuss ah go meet he nuh. He up ya in da village a gee way goat for vote and dem youth man on de corner a get $100 and new shoes.
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Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 12:36 PM

Robin Has threatened me because of my comment left of the truth of what is really going on behind closed doors and said to me that if I do not take down my comment he is going to release inappropriate videos of myself to the public but Little does Robin Yearwood Junior know that I am not scared of him and I’m ready for this fight. Robin has been jealous of the fact That his sister Katrina Yearwood is somewhere that he is not and she has made a life for herself. The only thing Robin is waiting for is for his dad to close his eyes. He has fraud and lied about everything to the people and I am not going to sit back and allow him to ruin peoples lives like he ruined mine, so come for me Robin. I am ready for you. Do what you have to do release what you feel you need to release i’m not ashamed of who I am and never have been I am the mother of your three beautiful children and have been raising these children by myself. You lied and told people that you do for your kids and you’re part of their lives. You are not just be honest once in your life and admit that you’re not worthy of the position that you’re trying to fight for because you’re not even taking care of what is yours and as your sister said a man that doesn’t take care of his own is nothing
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- Linda Lloyd July 4, 2024, 12:54 PM
  
  It is disappointing to see this comment from my own family, Robin has always been an amazing father to his children and also had full time care of them, why on the day of his Primary are you mentioning this now and not beforehand? It’s obvious this a bitter comment.
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- Me too. I stand with Ms Tina July 4, 2024, 1:31 PM
  
  I’m standing with Tina. Any man that nuh support his child dem deserve hell. Miss no way you could be a woman and come defend this man.
  Man like Robin Jr love cry unfair when people hold mirror under dem nose.
  Ah walk round the village like his sh*t nuh stink and know his pickney in England ah suffer.
  No Sar feed de youth dem.
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- Bye Robin Jr July 4, 2024, 2:08 PM
  
  Don’t back down miss when he get beat tonight is straight England he going to. Some man out here too wicked.
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- Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 4:52 PM
  
  You’re no family of mine I don’t even know who you are ?????
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Single Mom standing with Tina July 4, 2024, 1:08 PM

As a single mom I could never give this man my vote. Running and leaving this woman with 3 mouths to feed is evil. Robin JR God Curse on you boss.
If I was giving you my vote this made me change my mind.
Randy all the way!
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Anonymous July 4, 2024, 2:09 PM

This is a cruel sabotage of a young man trying to do well for his community you should be ashamed of yourselves
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- Newfield resident July 4, 2024, 2:17 PM
  
  He not trying to do well for nobody but himself. He don’t care about nobody. What man that don’t care how their children eat, care about anyone else.
  The boy lie no wha.
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- Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 4:48 PM
  
  I will never be ashamed of myself for standing up for what’s right and telling the truth
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Go back to England July 4, 2024, 2:13 PM

Randy go beat him back to England tonight. ✌🏿
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Concerned mum about this bullying behaviour July 4, 2024, 2:15 PM

You have all known Robin since he was a child how many of you know Miss Tina or what sort of person she is
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Anonymous July 4, 2024, 2:19 PM

Complete slander – absolute rubbish has always looked after his children and supported his family. Don’t listen to this rubbish
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- Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 4:50 PM
  
  And you know this how anonymous shame you can’t put out there who you are how much did Robin pay you?
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Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 2:27 PM

I am a single mother of three children For Robin Yearwood Junior. I came on here to tell my truth. I understand that a lot of you don’t know me but I have no reason to lie about a man that stands up and takes care of what is his all I know is that I’ve been alone taking care of my children by myself with no help from Robin, but he’s out there painting a picture, of being a great family man and a father I know that this is a lie and I just wanted the people to hear my truth. I don’t need anyone to believe me but an amazing woman once said to me whatever goes on in the dark will come out in the light. I have no more to say I hope that Robin will step up as a man and a father and take care of his children. That is all I’m asking for, because at the end of the day he’s children are his future too and if he let’s them down he only has them to answer to. I can only stand for my children today because they are very young and cannot speak out for themselves so I stand on my truth of what I have told the people today , and I will leave it at that.
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- - July 4, 2024, 2:31 PM
  
  If you look for your pekanerga then why would you look to destroy their father and grandfather legacy
  Stupidity
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- single mother Robin Supporter July 4, 2024, 2:36 PM
  
  You try this lies against your kids father you are destroying their future not him
  Wicked
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- Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 3:37 PM
  
  You can’t destroy anyone with the truth.
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- Tina lloyd July 4, 2024, 3:40 PM
  
  The future is protected by me their mother who looks after them day in and day out I don’t need to do anything to Robin but just tell the truth
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Anonymous July 4, 2024, 6:19 PM

Lady chat as you like all of them love ugly who feels it knows I know he not getting my vote Randy all the way
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