{"id":180503,"date":"2023-07-24T23:58:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T03:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=180503"},"modified":"2023-07-24T23:58:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T03:58:21","slug":"letter-samanthas-silly-season-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-samanthas-silly-season-video\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Samantha\u2019s Silly Season Video"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samantha\u2019s Silly Season Video<\/p>

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Dear Editor:
\nPls permit Sunbeam some space in your paper.<\/p>\n

I went from outrage to amusement to pity, as I looked at a poorly designed video with a false narrative, put out by Samantha Marshall last weekend.<\/p>

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Looking at the video I wondered \u201cCan Silly Season Get Any Sillier?\u201d Samantha just made the best closing argument as to why the people did NOT vote for her, and why they will NEVER vote for her again.<\/p>

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The 30 second video begins with \u201cWHEN KELVIN SIMON ASK, WHAT HAS SAMANTHA MARSHALL DONE IN 9 YEARS?\u201d It then gives quick flashes of various pictures and then says \u201cThis.. This\u2026 \u201c pointing to a so-called list of accomplishments.<\/p>\n

From the video, Samantha has clearly lost touch with reality and by extension, the people St. Mary\u2019s South. She points out a few things in the Constituency that are still non-functional. Why would she post pictures of the Fire Station and the Bolans Clinic? Why remind people of your failures Samantha? Why highlight areas where you have not delivered? These services are not functioning in the Constituency.<\/p>

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Then the video touches on national issues that have no bearing on Samantha. Why would she post a picture of job postings from Jolly Beach, while so many young people in the South are unemployed? Aside from the hotel being located in her Constituency, what exactly is Samantha taking credit for? What about construction jobs at Jolly Beach? How many Southsiders got work?<\/p>\n

A picture of St. Mary\u2019s Secondary School? This school was built before she was elected. What exactly is she taking credit for? Is the school adequately equipped with computers, books, fans, water fountains, furniture?<\/p>

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A picture of St. John\u2019s? No comment. Moving right along.<\/p>

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Then there are few pictures of Samantha posing with sports teams in St. Mary\u2019s South, while the Urlings Basketball Court is dilapidated.<\/p>\n

A picture of a paved road, while 90% of the roads in St. Mary\u2019s South are in a state of disrepair. The road near Cades Bay has been one of the worst in the country for many years, and is still under construction.<\/p>\n

A picture of Samantha at an RO plant. Yet Southside people still can\u2019t get regular water.<\/p>\n

It’s time to Call out Samantha \u201cPropaganda\u201d Marshall on her boldfaced lies and deception. Here are some of the issues that Samantha should address:
\n– Get Cades Bay Farm up and running. It is a shame how it was allowed to run down under her tenure as Minister of Agriculture.
\n– Get the Bolans clinic up and running. It was declared \u201ccomplete\u201d in December 2022, handed over with much fanfare in March 2023 and was to be opened in two weeks. More than four months later, the facility has no equipment and is still non-functional.
\n– Reopen the Pharmacy in Johnson\u2019s Point. It is a burden to residents who must travel to Grays Farm or Browne\u2019s Avenue Clinics to fill their prescriptions.
\n– The Basketball court in Urlings needs to fixed. Children are on holiday and need this facility for recreation.<\/p>\n

So at the end of the video I asked myself, \u201cWhat accomplishments in St. Mary\u2019s South would warrant re-electing Samantha Marshall in the by-election?<\/p>\n

The people of St. Mary\u2019s South weren\u2019t born yesterday. We are objective and independent minded. Samantha: stop calling attention to your blatant failures after 9 years. Delete that silly video and get to work.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nSunbeam<\/p>\n

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