{"id":311929,"date":"2023-11-14T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=311929"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:29:28","slug":"antiguas-airport-authority-ceo-resigns-amid-dispute-with-pm-browne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/antiguas-airport-authority-ceo-resigns-amid-dispute-with-pm-browne\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua\u2019s Airport Authority CEO resigns amid dispute with PM Browne"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_311930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311930\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-311930\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-13-at-2.23.46-PM-642x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euletta Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CEO of Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA), Euletta Francis, has resigned. The primary reason for her resignation is disputes with Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Francis cited two verbal clashes with Prime Minister Browne as the underlying cause of her decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of these incidents took place on November 9, when Browne allegedly criticized her in front of Osmond Lake of Sunrise Airways, &#8220;for telling Mr Lake that in two weeks he and I can enter further discussion about a business opportunity for the airport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her resignation letter, Francis explained, &#8220;The PM wanted to know why two weeks and not two days. I attempted to explain that yes I did tell Mr Lake we could speak in two weeks and shared the reason being that I was in the final stages of a USD$100 million loan deal for the airport and that was my focus for this week and next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis described the prime minister&#8217;s response as &#8220;shocking and most egregious&#8221; and the day as &#8220;one of the most embarrassing, demoralizing, and demotivating experiences&#8221; of her career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next day, according to Francis, she received a call from the PM during which he allegedly rebutted every statement she made and accused her of raising her voice, shouting &#8220;girl go home, I&#8217;m fed up of you, you are an obstructionist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Francis claimed that on November 11, the PM went on his radio show, launching &#8220;a tirade of half-truths and untruths in an unbridled attempt to assassinate my personal character and professional reputation as well as to bully and intimidate me as a public servant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis had been a public servant with the authority for 11 years and had served as the CEO of the ABAA for four years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her resignation follows the departure of Esworth Martin, the General Manager of Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA), who Cabinet requested take pre-retirement leave immediately, as part of the Cabinet&#8217;s commitment to maintaining high standards for APUA managers, reflecting those expected of elected officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The CEO of Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA), Euletta Francis, has resigned. 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