There were emotional scenes in Five Islands this week as the government’s Home Assistance Programme for the Indigent (HAPI) handed over a fully renovated home to a family of more than 25 people, marking the largest project undertaken by the initiative to date.
Programme Coordinator Inspector Veldon Raggette said the scale of the renovation required careful planning and strong collaboration to restore dignity and provide proper living conditions for the large household. The project, carried out with support from the Social Protection Board and corporate partners, included major structural upgrades and the installation of multiple bathroom facilities to improve privacy and functionality.
A significant contribution came from Kings Casino, which committed to outfitting the home’s bathroom facilities. Raggette said the support demonstrated the strength of public-private partnerships driving the programme’s success.
HAPI operates under the leadership of Prime Minister Gaston Browne within the Ministry of Social and Urban Transformation, headed by Rawdon Turner. Raggette also acknowledged the support of Social Protection Board Coordinator Mary Baltimore, along with volunteers, corporate sponsors and inmates from His Majesty’s Prison who assisted with construction work.
Family members expressed gratitude during the handover ceremony, saying the improved conditions would bring greater comfort and stability. The project underscores HAPI’s mission to provide safe housing for vulnerable residents and highlights community collaboration in addressing social needs.
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Awesome job. Continue to make people happy. (HAPI).
WHAT THE HELL…! SERGEANT OF POLICE VELDON RAGUETTE: …HAPI FOUNDER
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Few people know of:
(a) ‘…VELDON RAGUETTE: as
(b) …HOLDING MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA:
(c) …ATTAINING AND HOLDING THE RANK OF SERGEANT OF POLICE: and
(d) …BEING THE BRAINCHILD AND FOUNDER OF THE HUMANITARIAN ‘HAPI’ PROGRAMME:
(d) …INITIATED AT THE RANK OF CORPORAL OF POLICE:’
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NOW THE IRONY
Well, since he was far removed from ‘…ACTIVE POLICING:’ he
(a) ‘…HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL ‘…JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS’ BEING ELEVATED ABOVE HIM:
(b) …THEN ENQUIRED FROM FORMER COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ATLEE RODNEY: why
(c) …HE WAS NOT BEING PROMOTED: jestingly, but seemingly seriously, he answered
(d) ‘… MAN, WHERE YOU ARE, YOU SEEMS QUITE ‘HAPI.’
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SEE HOW ‘..RAGUETTE’ IS SMILING AWAY IN: ‘…HAPI,’ MOOD, SPREADING: and
(a) ‘…BRINGING ‘…HAPPINESS: to
(b) …PRIME MINISTER GASTON BROWNE’ [ANR: December 16, 2024].
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NOW:
JUST ‘…WHAT IS ‘HAPI?
It is:
‘…HOME ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE INDIGENT (HAPI).’
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BUILDING/REPAIRING HOMES, THEREBY BRINGING HAPPINESS TO THE ‘…POOR AND INDIGENT.’
A HUMANITARIAN AND VERY GOOD ‘…GESTURE OF GOODWILL.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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MUCH BETTER THAN ‘…POLICE FORCE PROMOTION.’
STILL EARNING A ‘…MONTHLY SALARY.’
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Great work guys
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