{"id":172118,"date":"2023-04-11T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=172118"},"modified":"2023-04-11T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:24:18","slug":"leave-my-african-brothers-and-sisters-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/leave-my-african-brothers-and-sisters-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave my African Brothers and Sisters alone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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I am becoming more and more angry as I see all the nonsense going on with our stranded African idren.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, all types of people are concerned. The UPP is concerned but they have done nothing to try to assist the physical circumstances and suffering of the Africans.<\/p>

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How are they eating? Do any have health issues? What about housing?<\/p>

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Now some so called concerned citizens and religious bodies are having a vigil.<\/p>\n

I hope none of the Africans attend.<\/p>

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Only the Catholic Church has offered tangible support.<\/p>\n

Then there is an anonymous letter asking for names of those who died in the boat tragedy, claiming the families want to know. More sensational fake news.<\/p>

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The Cameroonians held their own private vigil on Sunday 2nd April. Minister Chet Greene and the entire UN delegation were there.\u00a0The Cameroonians had photos and names of all of those who died.<\/strong><\/p>

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So stop making political mileage of our African brothers and sisters. The majority of Antiguans have spurned and dissed them.<\/p>\n

Landlords have tripled their rent in US dollars. Our ancestors must be spinning in their graves.<\/p>\n

What matters now is not how they got here or who brought them. The fact is that they are here. They are humans. They are Africans.<\/p>\n

They have been made to feel unwanted and hated. And we call ourselves Christian.<\/p>\n

I end with this quote:<\/p>\n

“Our ancestors are not dead and gone. They are buried in every gene, every cell and in our very own DNA.”<\/p>\n

Angry To the Max<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dear Editor, I am becoming more and more angry as I see all the nonsense going on with our stranded African idren. Suddenly, all types of people are concerned. The UPP is concerned but they have done nothing to try to assist the physical circumstances and suffering of the Africans. How are they eating? 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