{"id":179643,"date":"2023-07-14T09:24:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=179643"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:24:06","slug":"price-of-govt-land-is-above-struggling-peoples-pockets-says-simon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/price-of-govt-land-is-above-struggling-peoples-pockets-says-simon\/","title":{"rendered":"Price of gov\u2019t land is above struggling people\u2019s pockets, says Simon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kelvin “Shugy” Simon, the candidate for St. Mary’s South representing the United Progressive Party (UPP), is deeply concerned about the exorbitant prices of government lands in recent times.<\/p>

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Simon highlights instances where struggling residents were informed that acquiring a piece of Crown land would cost them a staggering $60,000. He strongly believes that such a sum is unreasonably high and poses a significant burden on the people.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Simon points out that his political opponent, Senator Samantha Marshall, has been boasting about the distribution of lands in St. Mary’s South to constituents. However, he dismisses her claims as laughable and misleading.<\/p>

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According to Simon, only a fortunate few have managed to gather the funds required to purchase the land, while the majority of people have been unable to meet this financial threshold. Consequently, he urges Marshall to cease deceiving the citizens of this country with false claims about her performance.<\/p>

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