{"id":168769,"date":"2023-02-08T16:11:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T20:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=168769"},"modified":"2023-02-08T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T20:11:27","slug":"letter-was-it-a-picket-or-a-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-was-it-a-picket-or-a-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Was it a picket or a protest?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Was it a picket or a protest? So we\u2019re protesting or picketing against the way in which the Africans can stay here?<\/p>\n

Question: What\u2019s human trafficking? A lot of you go to strip clubs right?\u00a0The females that\u2019s dancing, came here on documents saying they are waitresses, bartenders, etc.\u00a0But hold on, if the club owner holds on to their passports what do you call that?<\/p>

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Let us not forget that a certain media personality went to Canada then \u201cseeking asylum, saying we in Antigua fighting down that person\u2019s sexual preference.\u201d<\/p>

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A lot of folks will cuss at this point, but you folks have a problem with the Africans but not the plane load of Jamaicans coming to Antigua three times a week.<\/p>\n

Why not speak about the UK\u00a0 and USA and the Middle East folks who come to Antigua and buy land and driving up the cost of lands in certain areas. (Lemme guess. Cause of their skin color we have nothing to say right?)<\/p>

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To the UPP. Where was this energy to stand with the parents at CHSS? Again where\u2019s the energy to stand with the prison staff and inmates and remanded persons for the conditions of 1735?<\/p>\n

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But you wanna protest or picket against the way in which refugee status may be given? U know how long me a try learn fu mek fufu. Now the Africans here fufu till me tired.<\/p>

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UPP since y\u2019all wanna protest or pickett something try this. All them tyre places who selling used at nearly the same price of a new tyre.<\/p>

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The usual suspect<\/strong><\/p>\n

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