Antigua and Barbuda has an estimated population of 96,286, a number that seems significant but in reality, is smaller than some cities. Disparities in living conditions, public works, streets, and sidewalks are strongly felt. In 2017, the island of Barbuda was devastated by Hurricane Irma, whose 295 km/h winds destroyed 95% of the islands' buildings. Nearly every resident of Barbuda was evacuated to Antigua, and efforts to rebuild are still ongoing. Meanwhile, Parham is often called the "first town" of Antigua and home to the majority of the inhabitants of St. Peter's Parish is a city that has been in dire need of repair and renovation for decades. All of this is on Asot Michael's mind when the MP for St. Peter's closes out his argument in the debate of Antigua and Barbuda's budget for 2021. Where earlier in his statement, MP Michael critiqued what he felt to be an oversight in tax concessions and a misplaced prioritization of meeting excessive demands of select private sector interests, he now turns his attention to areas most in need of assistance: the island of Barbuda still in shambles after the hurricane and his own parish, the bedrock of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.