The Cabinet repeated its determination to remove derelict properties across Antigua, despite its acknowledgement of the sacrosanct value of private property.
The abandoned houses and buildings are places where criminals hide firearms and addicts utilize as drug houses (for males who have become addicted to illegal substances).
The Cabinet determined that vending across the city of St. John’s continues to give the city a look of untidiness.
Therefore, stricter rules governing vending in St. John’s will be articulated in the coming weeks in order to reduce the unkempt look of the city. Sites from which vendors at the T.N. Kirnon Primary School and others on Old Parham Road have planted booths make for an unsightly jumble.
The Cabinet will end the practice of erecting booths along public spaces.
