I have worked for years to keep this country safe, did my time and now that it’s time for me to relax and enjoy my retirement with my money I can’t receive it.

If I was a criminal and I did a crime I would have to do the time forthwith, now why isn’t it so with people funds I do the time so pay me for it, I am very much displeased as to how the workers in the treasury dealing with these type of situations as well, if I was a person of rich background or friends to politicians I would have already received it but because I’m just a small Antigua man I can’t get through people have a lot of things planned for their little money come on give it to them we have our health and our family to deal with mortgages and such this is cruelty on the government part, these are things they need to look into, what they waiting for people to die so that the money can be unclaimed come on.

I think also these persons not doing their work in the treasury that they should be fired for their attitude and lame excuse.

This article was originally published by Antigua News Room. Read the original article here: LETTER: Why must poor people wait so long for gratuity benefits from treasury?.