Rebuilding for the Future
A longer, steadier view of public life than election slogans and daily spectacle.
Official Opposition - Antigua & BarbudaCore promise Guiding standard Political contrast
People First. People Not Politics.
Rebuilding for the Future.
The United Progressive Party is the official opposition in Antigua and Barbuda. Under Jamale Pringle's leadership, the party is making a disciplined public case for accountability, credible national rebuilding, and a stronger presence in every constituency while rebuilding the party's organisation between elections.
People First
Every proposal should be measured against whether ordinary life improves.
People Not Politics
Service, accountability, and competence over theatre, noise, and self-interest.
Scrutiny in Parliament and presence across the constituencies.
A public programme the country can measure, test, and compare.
A supporter and member system built to keep the party organized between elections.
What UPP is doing now
Five signals that the party is rebuilding as a serious national organisation.
The strongest opposition case is not only what the party says. It is the machinery the public can see: scrutiny, constituency presence, movement bodies, records, and a disciplined way for supporters to stay connected.
01
Scrutiny in Parliament
Track budgets, public contracts, broken promises, and the questions the opposition keeps on the public record.
02
Constituency presence
Show the party in all 17 constituencies through local dossiers, current mandates, and year-round community follow-through.
03
UPP Connect discipline
Give supporters and members one serious place to register, update their details, and stay linked to constituency and issue work.
04
Movement bodies
Keep youth, women, and elders visible as working parts of the movement rather than symbolic attachments.
05
Public record
Keep the election archive, achievements record, and programme visible so the public can judge organization and readiness for itself.
Public failures, public answers
Where families are still paying the price.
The work of opposition is not abstract. It means naming the pressures people are living with now and placing better answers on the public record.
01
Cost of living
Families are choosing between groceries and bills
What people are living with
Essential goods carry taxes and duties that the government collects while people go without. The Dollar Barrel lifeline was removed. Food prices keep rising.
What rebuilding should look like
Remove all taxes on essential goods. Restore the Dollar Barrel twice yearly. Boost local agriculture through the Central Marketing Corporation.
Cost of Living plan02
Roads
$100M road loan. 40% fee hike. Roads still broken.
What people are living with
The ABLP borrowed $100 million for roads, raised vehicle licensing fees by 40%, and delivered nothing communities can point to. No oversight. No accountability.
What rebuilding should look like
An Independent Roads Commission with teeth. A full public accounting of every dollar. Community Road Rehabilitation Plan — every community gets a fair turn.
Roads & Infrastructure plan03
Transport costs
Import duties make vehicles unaffordable
What people are living with
A family car, a delivery van, a farm tractor — import duties price them out of reach for working families. The 40% licensing fee hike made it even worse.
What rebuilding should look like
Remove import duty on personal vehicles up to 7 years old. Commercial vehicles will benefit from 50% less duties. Full exemption for farm vehicles and equipment. Owning a vehicle should not be a punishment.
Vehicle Duties plan04
Water
Households go days without water — no schedule, no plan
What people are living with
Tanks sit unconnected. Pipes go unrepaired. RO plants break down with no spare parts. Families are forced to buy trucked water they cannot afford.
What rebuilding should look like
WATA Programme launched within the first 100 days. All unconnected UPP-built tanks commissioned. National Water Delivery Schedule — every community knows when water is coming.
Water Security plan05
Healthcare
Community clinics closed. Night services gone.
What people are living with
Working people cannot see a doctor without sacrificing a day's pay. The All Saints Clinic was shut down. The elderly and those struggling with addiction have nowhere to turn.
What rebuilding should look like
Reopen All Saints Clinic. Restore night clinic services. Fix Mount St. John's Medical Centre operations. Introduce a 1-year service bond for medical graduates. Establish the Cynthia Boone Thibou Senior Centre. Expand youth mental health care.
Healthcare planProgramme and standards
The programme stays public, testable, and tied to daily life.
The homepage should not behave like a manifesto launch. It should show the shape of the programme, prove that it is disciplined and measurable, and point people to the full platform when they are ready to go deeper.
01
We will make food affordable again — within the first 100 days.
Read the plan Cost of Living
Remove ALL taxes and duties on essential food items. Redesign and expand the Basket of Essential Goods. Restore the Dollar Barrel twice yearly. Revitalise the Central Marketing Corporation to boost local agriculture.
02
You will see where your money goes — and you will see results.
Read the plan Roads & Infrastructure
Conduct a full public audit of the $100M road programme. Establish an Independent Roads Commission with real oversight. Launch the Community Road Rehabilitation Programme — including use of recycled materials.
03
Owning a vehicle should not be a punishment.
Read the plan Vehicle Import Duties
Remove import duty on personal vehicles up to 7 years old. Commercial vehicles will benefit from 50% less duties. Fully exempt all farm vehicles and equipment.
04
Water is not a luxury. It is a right.
Read the plan Water Security
Launch the WATA Programme within the first 100 days. Accelerate pipe infrastructure rollout. Maintain and optimise reverse osmosis plants. Every community gets a National Water Delivery Schedule.
05
Education for life, wealth and freedom.
Read the plan Education
Free public education from Kindergarten to A-Level. CSEC fees sponsored in English and Maths. School Uniform Grant reinstated. Trades & Skills Training Centres. 100% broadband in every school.
06
Healthcare accessible, marine environment protected, coastline responsibly developed.
Read the plan Health & Environment
Reopen All Saints Clinic. Restore night clinic services. Expand mental health services. National marine environment strategy protecting coral reefs. Coordinated sargassum response. Responsible coastline investment with Barbuda at the centre.
Organisation across the country
A serious team in Parliament and in the constituencies.
The site should present the UPP less like a campaign cast list and more like a public team that is visible, accountable, and supported by real constituency organisation.
Member of Parliament · UPP Political Leader
Jamale L. Pringle
All Saints East & St. Luke
Jamale L. Pringle is a member of the UPP's parliamentary leadership team, serving All Saints East & St. Luke.
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Senate Minority Leader · Trade Unionist · Former MP
Chester Hughes
Senate
Chester Hughes is a member of the UPP's parliamentary leadership team, serving Senate.
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Opposition Senator · UPP Public Relations Officer
Johnathan Wehner
Senate
Johnathan Wehner is a member of the UPP's parliamentary leadership team, serving Senate.
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Caretaker · Returning Candidate
Malaka Parker
St. John's Rural North
Malaka Parker is a member of the UPP team representing St. John's Rural North.
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The documents should help prove the party is organized.
A credible opposition keeps its platform, record, and constitutional commitments in view. The site should feel like a public reading room, not just a campaign asset.
2026
Featured documentPriority 0115 pillars Priority 02Archive page Priority 03Public record
People's Platform
The 2026 People's Platform remains the archived election document for the party's fifteen-pillar programme, covering cost of living, infrastructure, vehicle duties, water, health, education, jobs, public safety, agriculture, justice, sports, energy and transport, youth, social transformation, and business and economy.
The document broadens the 2023 framework into fifteen named policy pillars, each carried through the manifesto and now reflected in the wider People’s Platform hub.
The 2026 campaign programme remains available as its own archived public page so readers can review the original election document as published.
The archive keeps the 2026 PDF alongside earlier manifestos while the live movement page carries the broader People’s Platform identity.
2023Seven Pillars — Relief, Recovery and Shared Prosperity
2018Delivering HOPE
Register and stay connected
Use the party tools, follow the work, and stay in the system.
The public should be able to register, update details, connect to their constituency, and follow the party's work without hunting for the next step.
Register or update with UPP Connect
Register as a supporter or member, update your contact details, and help the party stay connected to your constituency.
Open UPP ConnectConnect with your constituency
Use the elections hub to find your seat, understand the local record, and stay close to the constituency work on the ground.
Open the constituency explorerStudy the People's Platform
Open the live movement hub connecting the fifteen pillars, rebuilding direction, and the wider organisation.
Open the People's PlatformFollow the public record
Read the manifesto archive, achievements record, and election history that show the party as an organized institution, not a one-season campaign.
Read the archive