(Antigua Observer) The first of four days of protests will be staged outside the Governor General’s office by the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) today.
The UPP is renewing calls for Sir Rodney Williams to commission an inquiry into Antigua Airways and other flights from West Africa late last year, which resulted in hundreds of Cameroonian refugees becoming stranded in Antigua.
The government has maintained its stance that the Governor General cannot call an inquiry without the advice of Cabinet, and has cited three legal opinions apparently received from King’s Counsels in support of its position.
The protests will run from Tuesday to Friday, from 8am-10.30am each day, with members of the general public invited to join.
“The United Progressive Party has decided that we must bring attention to and put public pressure on the Governor General to reconsider,” the UPP’s Franz DeFreitas said.
