{"id":271435,"date":"2026-03-31T07:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=271435"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:49:36","slug":"letter-kelvin-shugy-simon-neglected-branch-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-kelvin-shugy-simon-neglected-branch-office\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Kelvin \u201cShugy\u201d Simon neglected branch office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For over two years, Kelvin \u201cShugy\u201d Simon neglected one of the most basic responsibilities of representation\u2014opening a branch office to hear and serve the people. For over two years, that office sat closed, useless, and absent\u2014just like the representation the people were promised.<\/p>

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No access. No accountability. No presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, suddenly, on the eve of an election, the doors are open.<\/p>

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Let\u2019s not sugarcoat it\u2014this is a blatant political gimmick.<\/p>

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For years, there were no excuses about resources, no urgency, no effort. The people were ignored. Their concerns went unheard. But now, with elections approaching, there is a sudden, desperate attempt to appear relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is not leadership\u2014that is hypocrisy.<\/p>

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That is not service\u2014that is deception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do they really think the people are blind? Do they really believe voters are so easily fooled? That we would forget two years of silence just because a door is finally opened at the last minute?<\/p>

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The people of this constituency are not fools. We see through the timing. We see through the act. And we will not be disrespected by last-minute theatrics disguised as leadership.<\/p>

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You cannot abandon the people for years and then show up at the final hour expecting trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is simple: real representation is consistent\u2014it doesn\u2019t show up only when votes are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people are watching. The people are fed up. And the people will respond.<\/p>\n

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