Dear Editor,
As a resident of All Saints West, I could not help but respond to the recent article by our parliamentary representative, Anthony Smith Jr., titled “Harold Lovell: The Man Who Turned His Back on the People of All Saints West.”
The title alone is ironic – coming from the very man who has, in practice, turned his back on the people he was elected to serve.
Let’s be honest: hypocrisy would be amusing if it weren’t so painful to live through.
Here are the facts we face daily:
• The All Saints Clinic has been closed for over 900 days – almost three years – leaving mothers, elders, and children without access to basic healthcare.
• Crime is at crisis levels, and residents no longer feel safe in their homes.
• Community infrastructure and Garbage collection are deteriorating before our eyes.
• And the representative who once promised to “put people first” has been missing in action.
Yet, instead of addressing these pressing issues, Mr. Smith has chosen to attack Harold Lovell, a man whose record of service, competence, and integrity speaks for itself.
Mr. Smith was elected under the UPP banner, supported by the very people and machinery he now ridicules. The truth is simple: He didn’t cross the floor; he crossed the people.
After nearly three years in Parliament and more than a year sitting comfortably on the government benches, what tangible results can he point to? Beyond the photo opportunities and self-praise, what meaningful progress has been made for the people of All Saints West?
Mr. Smith likes to boast, #StillLegitWithSmith. But the reality for many of us is:
• We are still without healthcare.
• We are still fearful in our communities.
• We are still waiting for real leadership.
Perhaps the more fitting slogan would be #SmithLegitwithSmiththerenownedhypocrite.
Until the clinic reopens, the streets are safer, and the people see tangible improvements, Mr. Smith has no moral authority to lecture anyone about anything.
Does he not take any responsibility? He continues to blame others for the very shortcomings that define his own tenure. If he had shown half the courage in Parliament that he now displays behind a keyboard, All Saints West might have been in a much better place today.
The people of this constituency deserve better. We deserve a representative who serves, not one who switches sides and rewrites history to suit his ego.
Sincerely,
A Concerned Resident of All Saints West
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UPP supporter relax boss u making All Saints West sound like a Haiti….Anthony on the right side to sort out everything in All Saints West don’t u worry ur little blue heart…
Good points made and highlighted from a disappointed voter in All Saints West. It’s nice to hear these relevant points of views.
Politicians love to tell us that everything they do is working well. However, life for voters in ASW isn’t always the perfection as Anthony Smith likes to promotes.
The writer has taken the time to inform, highlight and taken apart Smith’s broken promises to his constituents, and left them feeling letdown, and now vulnerable as well to rising crime.
Never forget that Anthony Smith has the ear of Prime Minister Browne since his surprising defection from the UPP; yet still no improvement for ASW voters.
Just goes to show that Browne is more interested in the services of Anthony Smith, rather than serving the electorate.
Letter of the day …
The ones who bashed him previously are the same ones who are now glorifying him. There’s not a more dishonest, deceitful person on the planet like an ALP supporter.
All the man Anthony Smith thinks he is tell him run as an Independent. He will be on a Labour ticket because he will be depending on their unlimited cash and various goodies
Every word of this letter speaks truth. We’ve been without proper healthcare for years. The clinic gates stay locked, and people have to go all the way to Clare Hall or Fiennes. But yet time always there for press releases and Facebook photo ops. We need action, not talk.
Smith doing what Lovell never did …actually trying to connect with young people. Maybe not everything perfect yet, but at least he didn’t abandon the area after losing. Lovell only show face when he want a headline.
He’s fearful of Lovell so he’s trying to distract us with his hypocrisy but he’s karma is about to catch up on him .he’s like a rolling stone that gathers no moss election soon call so wet your hands and wait for us Lovell have you jumping out you boots is so you to have it ,you gonna get what’s coming to you.
The writer hit the nail on the head, our rep gone ghost since he cross. The road from Buckley’s to Freemans still look like war zone. And crime getting outta hand. When last anybody see him walking through the area?
I respect the writer but this letter just playing politics. Lovell’s record not clean either. You can’t call out hypocrisy and pretend Lovell was perfect. Both of them could do better, but stop pretending one is angel and the other is devil.
Politics in Antigua turn into a blame game. Whether it’s Lovell or Smith, the people catching the hell same way. We need representatives who actually deliver, not ones who remember us only during campaign.
Unruly One, Anthony Smith came to my home under a UPP banner and promised my family just what you are saying “He will deliver”. Did He deliver? He’ll No. After the election I reached out to Him, he promised he would come by but never did. How could I ever trust Anthony Smith again? He Deceived me! I voted for Smith under the UPP banner, to represent me and the welfare of my community. Anthony never even put back His Foot In Herberts Estate after he won his seat, but we are Still legit with smith? No way!!! Smith wet you hand and wait for Us.
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