UPP Boycotts V.C. Bird Day Celebrations for Second Consecutive Year
For the second year in a row, the United Progressive Party (UPP) has boycotted the annual V.C. Bird Day celebrations, an official national event organized by the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) government to honour the legacy of Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, the country’s first Prime Minister.
While government officials, dignitaries, and members of the Bird family gathered for the traditional wreath-laying ceremony on Lower All Saints Road, the UPP instead hosted its own private observance.
In a series of images shared on Facebook, several party members were seen laying wreaths and paying tribute at alternative sites dedicated to national heroes and contributors to Antigua and Barbuda’s development.

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