Pringle says fuel hike shows insensitivity and urges Browne to treat residents ‘like his family’
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The announcement of Friday’s increase in the price of fuel at the pump is another example of the insensitivity of the Gaston Browne Administration, made worse in light of the country’s economic condition.
The increase in gasoline prices on the world market does not justify this imposition of further hardship on the struggling people of this country.
They are already contending with almost-weekly price hikes at the supermarket; a hike in the ABST; and a hike in Social Security contributions, among other increases as of January 1, this year.
Businesses are paying more at the Port and will be handing over even more to APUA in water rates come April.
At the same time that families are finding it harder to put food on the table and pay for housing, utilities, insurance and healthcare, the Browne Cabinet – without conscience – is giving lifetime tax exemptions to so-called investors in yet another Special Economic Zone and sweetheart tax breaks to relatives.
When will the people get a break?
With the hardships that residents – including the uncompensated former LIAT workers – have endured since the COVID-19 pandemic, how could this Administration be so callous and add to the burden the taxpayers are carrying?
Instead of conveniently hiding behind the West Indies Oil Company and making this a strictly business decision, Finance Minister Gaston Browne – for once – should treat the people like he does his family and allow the Government to absorb this fuel hike.
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What’s this really about. Everything is so politicized now, it makes me tired. I am beginning to this we are opposing for opposing sake and have not taken the long term effects of our actions. Let’s try to see the big picture sometimes man. We starting to look dunce!
@ Hab so nah luv so!
What the hell are you talking about!!
Are you crazy like Gaston or one of his paid minions who live off the backs of poor people.
I have never in my life hear stupid people like you supporting all these price hikes.
You on the other hand support every crap Gaston do. You will even eat his S_ _T.
I have never seen or heard of such madness in my life.
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@psycho… Shut you arse. I have been working since I was 12 years old earning my own money… I have NEVER gotten shit from any government, red or blue or otherwise… Aryou sk**t want every effing ting fu run smooth in a dis country and aryou nah want pay none tax yah, but aryou go America and tan up in a line whole day… A yah me born… Ride off a me… Gaston does not know my name… I said what I said… Me NEVER beg nutten… I work hard…
You speak for yourself @ nah lub ‘Antigua’ so!
While there is hunger, and a high cost of living crisis, as well as road and water infrastructures are in a mess (and don’t forget the mess our health service is now in), many of concerned citizens will RIGHTLY continue to call out the wasteful years of underdevelopment by your beloved ABLP.
No one would of complained at all, if after 40-odd years of Birdism and Browneism if we’d witnessed would a marked improvement in this beautiful country of ours.
You don’t really love the country … you love Gaston 🥰, you obsequious and deferential minion.
@ Brixtonian… I guess we all have our English tongue fu say what we want… Gaston and I have NEVER been in the same space… Me never beg no politician nutten… We can’t want nice things and don’t want to pay fu it… Taxes run a country… If yall can’t stand being here, get the F**k off Antigua and go elsewhere… I will be here regardless of who in power…
As always, cursing 🤬 is the last vestige of the ignorant and uneducated ABLP supporters @ Hab so nah lub ‘Antigua’ so!
Try answering my VALID points … if you can?
The majority of you acolytes can NEVER respond in kind. Always cussing when taken to task.
Gassssston 🥸 really rub off on you all!
MY, MY, MY … MY MY 😁
@Brixtonian… I say what ever I want and cuss if I want… Are you educated enough to know if anything good is happening in Antigua… I think not… I know I’m well educated… I’m ALWAYS for country… As soon as anybody come under any post and speak about how they view things, ya’ll think they kissing Gaston’s arse… It seems as if you’re the one trying to get a seat or something at the UPP table if they EVER come to power… Jus lowe me please… Antigua is MY home… Aryou want fu always a bruk um dung… Please back away Brixy!
But, but, but @ Hab so nah lub ‘Antigua’ so! I’ve mentioned on many ANR threads that being bad and cursing is easy. There’s no educational value it!
It just make the writer(s) look ‘tupid.
A word of GOOD advice. Try and make your points of views without reverting to GUTTURAL mutterings.
It’ll make what you are saying more validity.
#justtryingtohelpyouout 😉
Agree
@Hab so nah let b so
You are an a** . You supporting f************. You all are just wicked and evil to you all selves.
I pray no increases comes to us if and when UPP takes government. Grow some balls and say when something is good. It can’t be ALL bad as is spouted over and over again. Let’s get it together.
Sorr for interjecting…. You need to be corrected…. UPP CANNOT SEE THE REIGNS OF THIS COUNTRY AGAIN. They had a chance between 2004 – 2014 and ran the country on reef making every single Antiguan, here & in the diaspora, a laughing stock…… NOT THEM AGAIN!!!!
And Antigua suffered 40-odd years of Birdism and Browneism, and you look at the 12-13 years of UPP being in office?!
Do the maths @ Bluddy Bloke, it doesn’t compare and you ABLP supporters know it.
Hab so na lob so. Straight to the point, you full of shit. Where do you live? The place hard as hell and you have the nerve to be spewing all them BS, support antigua and not party, anybody bringing hardship to any country, its time to go.
@Thankful… I have always been here, lived here, pay my taxes here, raised and educated my children here… Is it that you’re saying nothing good at all happens here? It’s my clarity and love for my country why I can speak with authority… It’s a lot of us who make it hard for ourselves… I support my country and not a party…
Well said @ Thankful; and I knew that Hab so nah lub ‘Antigua’ so! would respond by cursing 🤬 at some point in their woeful DIATRIBE.
We must keep pulling these “anti” patriots apart if they keep putting Gaston Browne and his self-enriched cabal before the citizens and this beautiful island 🏝 of ours.
Look out! Hab so nah lub ‘Antigua’ so, incoming at any moment now, in 3 (one thousand), 2 (one thousand), 1 (one thousand) Houston we have lift off … 🚀
😂😂😂
@Hab so nah lub so! IT IS ALL THAT BAD IF YOU’RE POOR, HUNGRY AND STRUGGLING TO FEED YOUR FAMILY. YOU GET IT TOGETHER. YOU…………
@Antiguan… I am together… I am not about fighting down anybody, but a lot of times we cause our own demise… As a mother of 4, I have done it… I have worked hard… I have a good SATISFIED life… We need to check ourselves and make a decision on what is important to us… Some of us don’t want to make sacrifices for anything, we want it free… I have seen and heard how young women buy wigs and hair costing hundreds, fingernails and always dey a road and children are left hungry and the Luke and then come and blame government… I see young men just smoke weed and just think about dem car or ride as they call it and can’t pay dem hills, but it’s governments fault… Some a dem nah want none work… Bruk you house as you leave for work… All of you who want to bash me, go right ahead… I don’t give a ROYAL SHIT… A lot of us here are lazy and entitled and feel Gadton and the government owes us… Me know dem nah owe me nutten, so I continue to work, cause I’m not looking for no handouts no jus gway!
@ Hab so nah lub so!
Please. Anyone can see straight through you. Your writing/prose is very familiar.
You could even be Gaston Brown, because NO ONE who lives here could ever agree with you that things are normal. U got to be SICK mentally and spiritually. You probably live on Redonda all by yourself.
GO CRAWL BACK UNDER YOUR CRAB/BIRD HOLE.
Fully agreed with that!
It’s better than what it was from 2004-2014. A whopping 15% ABST all at once, 2 years later personal income tax added, no concession on vehicles coming to the country by previous administration. Now, too many cars in Antigua. That’s how bad the country is. Thousands of people empowered to have their own ride rather than begging a ride. Hundreds of people having their own property. Construction booming throughout the country. But yet, the country is hard. Think hard about who’s creating the hardship if there’s any conscience.
I don’t believe,,the fuel hike,shows insensitivity.
I believe it shows,something more,,dastardly,,running in the background.
Maybe,,,just maybe,,the Treasury,,keeps asking,,or bullying WIOC,into sending over huge checks.
Maybe just maybe,,,the Port keeps exacting,huge sums of cash from docking ships,,,with prices varying,,with each docking.
Maybe ,,just maybe,,,The SOL Group,,and WIOC are being drained,,by the constant,,Treasury bullying and chaotic docking fees.
Maybe,,just,,maybe as A 40% + share holder,,in WIOC,,,our leaders see this as the perfect ATM card,,and keep withdrawing yuge sums of cash.
Maybe,,just maybe,,there will be,,NO WIOC based in Antigua in about 10yrs, ,,after being drained, by our politicians.
Are maybe ever a reality?
Are MAYBEE’S ever a reality?
Just for the record… We all have our opinion according to our circumstances… I live within my boundaries… I have never gotten any handouts… I have ALWAYS worked hard… It makes no sense for me to give myself a coronary arguing about what prices are up or down… We must also be reminded, we as Antiguans have the capacity to more, but we all want to work in offices and dress up nice… We must also remember, we do not make or export anything on a large scale to make any dents in rising costs… Also, we do not like to support each other… As I stated before, myself and the Hon. PM have NEVER been in the same space or even had a conversation, but I have learned when you have no control, you do what you must until you can do as you like… I remain steadfast in my opinion, and none of your opinions define who I am… Ya’ll walk good!
Well done @ Hab so nah lub ‘Antigua’ so, you’ve managed to make your points without a cuss word in sight.
KUDOS TO YOU. BRAVO 👏🏾
#there’shopeforthegastonitesyet🥸
May God help us all !!
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