{"id":255398,"date":"2025-10-25T08:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=255398"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:14:41","slug":"letter-are-our-representatives-sleeping-or-failing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-are-our-representatives-sleeping-or-failing\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Are our representatives sleeping or failing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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In the midst of the ongoing\u00a0vehicle scandal, I can\u2019t help but wonder if our representatives are sleeping on the job or simply failing us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a long-time resident of the\u00a0All Saints East and St. Luke community, I am deeply concerned about the neglect our area continues to face. I am calling not only on our\u00a0Parliamentary Representative,\u00a0Mr. Jamale Pringle, but also on\u00a0Prime Minister Gaston Browne\u00a0and\u00a0ABLP Caretaker\u00a0of community\u00a0Mr. Lamin Newton, to take a serious look at the conditions we are living under.<\/p>

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Mr. Pringle, while you are focused on criticizing what the\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0is doing, your own constituency continues to suffer from years of disregard. The Government\u2019s much-promoted clean-up and beautification initiative seems to have bypassed us completely. The grass in Folley\u2019s is overgrown, and roads within the Folley\u2019s Housing Development have become nearly impassable, some now dead ends because of neglect.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Browne, Mr. Newton and Mr. Pringle, we are appealing to you. Why must residents wait until election season to receive the attention and basic services we deserve year-round? The Ministry of Works must also be held accountable, as our roads are in deplorable condition and continue to deteriorate without any visible plan for repair.LETTER: Are our representatives sleeping or failing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are tired, tired of waiting, tired of being ignored, and tired of promises that never materialize. It\u2019s time for all our leaders, both in Government and Opposition, to put aside the politics and start addressing the real needs of the people they were elected to serve.<\/p>

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A Concerned Resident
All Saints East and St. Luke<\/p>\n

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Dear Editor, In the midst of the ongoing\u00a0vehicle scandal, I can\u2019t help but wonder if our representatives are sleeping on the job or simply failing us? As a long-time resident of the\u00a0All Saints East and St. Luke community, I am deeply concerned about the neglect our area continues to face. 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