{"id":267703,"date":"2026-02-20T09:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=267703"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:36:58","slug":"video-resident-says-newfield-overlooked-for-14-years-pm-baltimore-promise-housing-and-infrastructure-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-resident-says-newfield-overlooked-for-14-years-pm-baltimore-promise-housing-and-infrastructure-support\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Resident Says Newfield \u201cOverlooked\u201d for 14 Years; PM, Baltimore Promise Housing and Infrastructure Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Newfield resident told Prime Minister Gaston Browne during a town hall meeting that the community has been \u201coverlooked\u201d for more than a decade, saying \u201cnothing has changed\u201d in the area despite repeated election promises.<\/p>

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Speaking during the question-and-answer segment, the resident said that for \u201cabout 14 years\u201d Newfield has seen no meaningful infrastructure development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery building, every road, everything has stayed stuck in time. Nothing has changed,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have so much land but no infrastructure change has happened, no form of development in my area.\u201d<\/p>

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The constituent questioned what had become of commitments made during past election cycles, asking repeatedly, \u201cWhat happens to Newfield?\u201d<\/p>

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She added, however, that since Randy Baltimore became caretaker for the constituency, she had seen some movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I can say is that so far I\u2019ve seen that he has been making progress, with the roads being fixed and it\u2019s being done,\u201d she said, urging the government to support Baltimore if elected.<\/p>

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\u201cI am asking the government to support him when we put him there. When he asks for infrastructure and housing, give it to us. When he asks for roads, give it to us. When he asks to help young children get scholarships and develop our community, give it to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Browne responded by pointing to works already undertaken in Newfield, including road repaving and upgrades to the community basketball court.<\/p>

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\u201cThere have been a number of roads that have been repaved within the constituency, including Newfield,\u201d Browne said. \u201cWe also resurfaced the basketball court\u2026 it now has lights, and someone will be doing the marking out and paving it with the top surface.\u201d<\/p>

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He said discussions are already underway with Baltimore, whom he described as the \u201cincoming representative,\u201d to construct additional homes in the constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Browne also referenced the government\u2019s entrepreneurial fund and scholarship programmes, encouraging residents seeking financial support to work through Baltimore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltimore followed the Prime Minister\u2019s remarks by outlining additional plans specific to Newfield. He confirmed that the basketball court has been paved and will be marked, and said a new playground facility will be installed for children in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that road resurfacing will continue and that arrangements have been made with the Central Housing and Planning Authority to clear overgrown trees in the community. A crew from Solid Waste is also expected to assist with cleanup efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltimore further disclosed that land has been identified for a housing project in Newfield, with plans to allow young residents to access home ownership opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exchange unfolded as part of the March 16 by-election campaign in St. Philip\u2019s North, with development, infrastructure and youth opportunities emerging as dominant themes during the town hall session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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