{"id":143340,"date":"2021-12-14T10:07:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=143340"},"modified":"2021-12-14T10:09:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:09:37","slug":"letter-about-the-hispanic-community-in-antigua-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-about-the-hispanic-community-in-antigua-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: About the Hispanic Community in Antigua & Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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I watched a video by a Hispanic man who says he is the President of some type of Hispanic group in Antigua and I was very angry.<\/p>\n

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He claims discrimination. Really. The Spanish community in this country continue to flaunt our laws and whenever the Police try to mitigate, they are resisted. How many remember\u00a0the stoning of the Police bus in St. Johnson’s Village not so long ago.<\/p>

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And what was the cause of his video presentation? Our Police doing their job in the face of a law breaker being aggressive and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n

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The Spanish community have continued to drink, assemble and party with immunity right throughout the restrictions of the pandemic, apparently with immunity. See bars in Grays Farm, Browne’s Avenue. in Potters behind Obeez and in St. Johnson’s Village\/Skerrits\u00a0Pasture, to name a few areas.<\/p>\n

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Antigua has always been the most welcoming of countries in the Caribbean for immigrants. That is a fact. But when you come here you must respect our laws, customs, culture and traditions. No one is holding you prisoner If you cannot conform, then you are free to leave<\/p>

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The Hispanics have a tendency to be clannish and to live by their rules. They do it everywhere they\u00a0go. Just take a\u00a0trip to Miami and see for\u00a0yourself. But this is not Miami. Primarily they live together and only support each other and each other’s businesses. This is a small\u00a0island with a small\u00a0land base and population..<\/p>\n

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So my message is simple. We welcome you but if you cannot follow our laws then the VC Bird Airport is open.<\/p>\n

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Signed.<\/p>\n

True Antiguan and Barbudan<\/p>\n

Paul Belfield.<\/p>\n

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