The government of Antigua and Barbuda has expanded its utility amnesty programme to include internet services, in a move aimed at reconnecting households that have been cut off due to outstanding bills.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne said the decision followed public feedback, noting that access to internet connectivity is now considered essential alongside electricity and water.
He explained that the initiative is designed to assist vulnerable families who have fallen behind on payments, allowing them to restore services and improve their standard of living.
Browne added that the programme reflects a broader approach to governance, where policies are shaped through ongoing engagement with the public and adjusted to meet emerging needs.
The amnesty forms part of wider social support efforts targeting low-income households, with the government maintaining that no one should be left without access to basic and increasingly essential services.
The inclusion of internet access is expected to benefit families reliant on connectivity for education, work and communication, particularly in underserved communities.
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What a man: Gaston you are not that sympathetic you really do not care about people only yourself and family you will give away any and everything to hold on to power. This is the kind of sickness that has not been seen in any other territory in the Caribbean ever. Of course the people should be glad to get back some of the wicked tax dollars your administration have robbed them of. WICKED FELLOW
So what happened to rent? Help those who were unemployed and fell behind on rent too.
@ Rent
You got that right. Since he is giving away so much to try and win an election just go all the way and pay people’s f’ing rent too, no one should be left behind. TOP DAWG MY A’HOLE
De sudden just get sweeter. How can a government reward some for not paying their bills but neglect those who sacrifice to pay theirs monthly. This can’t be right! There seem to be more joy in not paying your bills.
Why not just make the country free for everyone and send home the whole government
I am making a bold prediction. Days before we go to the polls Gaston is going to announce that he got America to change their VISA policy for Antiguans so everything is back to normal and those desperate to go back will believe. People remember just as a leopard cannot change it’s spots, so too a CHARLATAN cannot change his CHARLATANISTIC WAYS. Mark my words
Why don’t he go and pay the dead beat dads and mothers child support back pay as well, they too has fallen behind, no?
😂. This man is a financial idiot. Is Antigua in a recession that we do not know about?
What happen to all the glowing numbers that the people are making more money and doing better?
If you have a job,and don’t have enough to pay your bills, then something is seriously wrong with the cost of living in your country.
That is a terrible index to even follow, and a government should not be paying peoples bills, that’s not what a government is for.
Socialism will kill any country.
@ Capone
Gaston Browne cannot be that bold faced and do what you are suggesting, his Administration created the problem with the CIP program, the Americans do not trust anything coming out of his Administration only the Opposition can make this right, the people are more than aware of this fact
Gaston: me a do everything to get back in power see because me no want miss them monies that me and me minister and them pocket and all them land and house we own even overseas, me even tell them me have a renaissance or rebirth like christian say them born again so them fools believe am not coming back to continue plunder and thief and sell passport, oops the visa issue me cause them to the USA and Canada.
If the UPP is weakened and in disarray, then why is the Red Cult so uneasy? They are giving away Antigua and Barbuda and bombarding Facebook, YouTube and other APPS. Something that we don’t yet know about is happening or going to happen. I doubt that the members are aware but this Lawless Money-Hawk is unusually desperate and his string-alongs have no other choice but to be guided. One thing is for sure and it’s that the financiers of their campaigns expect to be enumerated tenfold and the squeeze that we are now enduring will only get tighter.
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