{"id":240347,"date":"2025-06-14T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T17:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=240347"},"modified":"2025-06-14T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T17:36:10","slug":"letter-why-is-the-social-security-board-holding-us-as-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-why-is-the-social-security-board-holding-us-as-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Why is the Social Security Board holding us as hostage?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Director <\/p>

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Can you tell us as to why is the Social Security Board holding us at ransom ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aproximately two years ago, lands at Paynters were bought from the Social Security Board and promises were made by you, as the Director, that the infrastructure for the area would be put in place in short time, so that we, the patrons, who purchased the lands would benefit from our investments.<\/p>

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It is extremely unfortunate, that your promises were made, but they were made just to comfort us like fools. We are now left to wonder as to why have we been treated in such distasteful & dispictable manner.<\/p>

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Obviously, we have been lied to and it seems as though deceiving us seems to be the order of your day. Now, what value are the lands to us, if we cannot use them to build our homes to reside & enjoy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we going to be treated like some of your pensioners who have applied for their pensions and have been left in the cold for a long time, twiddling their fingers and waiting patiently to get what is duly theirs? Infact, some pensioners have applied for over year now and to this day have not received a dime.<\/p>

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Now Mr. Director, where Is that compassion? Some of us have made a sacrifice to purchase these lands, so we can be just like you to own a piece of the rock and enjoy the fruits of our labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex<\/p>

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