{"id":21677,"date":"2018-11-13T16:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T20:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=21677"},"modified":"2018-11-13T20:07:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T00:07:59","slug":"letter-the-festivals-commission-must-pay-its-debt-and-stop-galavanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-the-festivals-commission-must-pay-its-debt-and-stop-galavanting\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: The Festivals Commission Must Pay Its Debt And Stop Galavanting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor, <\/p>

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I am fed up with the Festivals Commission and their mismanagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last month alone, they have sent staff to the Uber<\/g> Soca Cruise costing tens of thousands of dollars by a conservative estimate.<\/p>

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The festivals minister sent himself to London and was having a ball on tax payers money.<\/p>

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They went to New York for Labor Day with a large team to do so-called promotions for a carnival that they cannot afford by their own admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that they were in Miami and God knows where else?<\/p>

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They are spending these large sums to party<\/g> and have a good time with their big per diems in their pocket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They stay in the best hotel rooms and post pictures on instagram of the views.<\/p>

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They eat steak and lamb and even travel first class. Zamoni seems to be on every trip and I don’t know why.<\/p>

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All this is costing tens of thousands of dollars if not more, while the festivals commission has outstanding bills for the most recent carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They cannot even pay the smallest invoices for $1500 and $2000 so where are they getting money to travel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When people call to inquire about the prize monies and monies for provision<\/g> of services, they tell you “we will call you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of us will die waiting for that call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am disappointed with Daryl Matthew. He must give an account of where all these monies coming from to travel with all these people and live the good life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whose paying for those trips. Everyday I see a different one on ANR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is the value for money? If Antigua was a real place we would not provide any services and participate in any shows next carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop galavanting and pay your debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owed<\/p>\n

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