Authorities have marked 155 abandoned vehicles for removal in the first phase of the government’s nationwide cleanup campaign, according to the National Solid Waste Management Authority.
General Manager Indira Henry said during a press conference that the initial sweep covered the Villa and Point areas, where 75 vehicles were tagged by police for removal. An additional 80 vehicles were later identified in the Yorks area as the program expanded.
The campaign, launched this week, is described by Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph as a “deep, deep cleanup” of Antigua and Barbuda aimed at restoring the country’s appearance and improving public health. The operation involves the Defense Force, Solid Waste, the Central Board of Health, and Public Works.
Under the initiative, derelict homes, overgrown lots, and unsightly fences will also be addressed. Property owners who fail to maintain their premises after official cleanups could face charges added to their property value under existing legislation.
Officials said cleanup efforts are being conducted using mapped grids to systematically target each community. Once the first sector is completed, teams will move into Yorks and other districts in the coming weeks.
Sir Molwyn said the government intends to make the cleanup an ongoing, structured effort linked to health, sanitation, and national pride.
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And rightly so. Some folks know that the things they have are not good and not working anymore, yet they don’t want to get rid of them. Unsightly!
Just hope friends and colleagues of the people responsible for the removal won’t be given a break and people won’t go to their representative with flimsy excuses to get away, it has been done in the past under both administration. Oh hurry up and come Round South
While no one is against the removal of derelict vehicles from the public roadways, I understand that vehicles on a person’s private property are also target for removal. That certainly cannot be the case. As far as I am still aware, we live in a democratic, capitalist society where private property is sacrosanct. How then can a derelict vehicle on private property be removed without the consent of the property owner?
Election will be call next year ! Remember the date this was written.
This morning (Tuesday 14th October 2025) at approximately 10:00am, I observed a police pickup (ABP 122) driving around Yorks Village by a police officer, with persons who appear to be Defence Force personnel in the said vehicle.
Two of these persons were in the back/bay of the pickup truck (AB 122).
The Defence Force Personnel in the back/bay of the truck would enter on to persons PRIVATE PROPERTY and put an X on vehicle, I suspect they believe to be derelict (I don’t know how they determine that).
Is this legal? CAN ‘OFFICERS’ SIMPLY WALK ON TO PRIVATE PROPERTY LIKE THAT?
I spoke to a neighbor of mine (a former police officer) because I observe a vehicle on his property was marked, and he told me when he heard his dog barking and he looked out and questioned the person who appear to be a Defence Force Officer, and told the person he was on private property, the person told him ‘you don’t see the uniform’.
What is going on here?
The Commissioner of Police needs to say something about this.
I suspect that the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Police and the officers can be sued for entering illegally on private property.