UPP Boycotts Official V.C Bird Day, Holds Independent Celebration Instead
The United Progressive Party (UPP) has decided to boycott the annual V.C. Bird celebrations, a significant event traditionally organized by the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) government.
This celebration typically includes heartfelt tributes to Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, the nation’s first Prime Minister.
In lieu of participating in the official festivities, the UPP opted to conduct a private wreath-laying ceremony paying their respects to those who sacrifced their services to Antigua and Barbuda.
In a post shared on its Facebook page, UPP Leader Jamal Pringle was depicted alongside fellow party members
“Today we, the United Progressive Party, celebrated the distinguished contributions of our nation’s national heroes with citations, presentations and a wreath laying ceremony at the resting place and monuments to the exemplary citizens whose sacrifices, service and contributions to nation building are immortalized on the pages of this nation’s history,” they said in a statement.
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