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Civic activist Bonnietha John is urging Barbudans to tackle the island’s growing litter problem.
Following a recent clean-up effort, John said residents and volunteers should not have to repeatedly clean up after others. She called for litter wardens to be appointed and fines imposed on offenders to help protect the environment.
John, who recently contested a council seat, also called on elected officials to take greater responsibility.
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Yh, the land they love to death!
The pollution situation is extremely disappointing for a beautiful island like Barbuda. The lack of control at the official island’s Dump is evident. Responsibility needs to fall upon the residents, Barbuda Council and Antiguan Government. A proper waste management plan needs to be set. Talk is talk and without actions our words will remain just words blowing wind on the ear.
Shameful
Antigua here is the same, I went to fort James 2 days ago, saw some persons on the beach packing up to leave, when they left there was KFC boxes, other food containers and drinks cans.
Please people be proud of this island and let’s keep it clean thank you. Change your mindset and work towards a cleaner nation.
There MUST be heavy fines for all littering. Either monetary or Community service. No one, to include children should be exempt from littering charges and fines.
Why are we surprised? Barbudans believe they are entitled and we owe them something lazy set of people
I don’t understand why we do not take more pride in our country. Is this a tourism problem? Or more closer to the homegrown?
The simple answer is when going to the beach or other well known places of relaxation and leisure; just take along an empty refuse or rubbish bag, and take your litter home with you if there are no bins around.
If you’re proud of your own home, you should also be proud of your country.
Simple enough …
Such a broad statement. Not all Barbudans are lazy and entitled.
Bonnietha is absolutely right. We can’t expect a clean island if people keep dumping garbage and expecting others to clean it up. Time for accountability!
This is a leadership issue as much as a community one. Bonnietha is right to push elected officials, they must lead by example.
Not even the land they want to keep clean??? Trevor Walker was right about them. To quote Trevor Walker in addressing Barbudans:
“…and seem to be on a protracted path of
-GAMBLING
-IDLENESS
-SEXUAL PROMISCUITY
-DRUG ABUSE
-ALCOHOL ABUSE
-BADMINDED-NESS
-COVETUOUS-NESS
-SELFISHNESS
-UNPRODUCTIVITY. People don’t want to work
-DECEITFULNESS
-People badminded and just covet other people
-LACK OF RESPECT FOR OTHERS
-LACK OF RESPECT FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY
Council say work til 4 o’clock or 5 o’clock. You warn go home 10 o’clock
-LAZINESS
-THE LOVE FOR MONEY
-GREEDINESS
And the last one which I find is the most profound for me:
-OUR TURNING AWAY FROM GODLY THINGS”.
~Member of Parliament Trevor Walker
@Faithful National #1
The so called “Civic activist Bonnietha John” is a former police officer who was encouraged by The Politicians, to quit her job and run for a Position on the Barbuda Council.
While she was somewhat visible as an Officer, she had no community service history or credentials that would justify being on the Barbuda Council.
She was the best the politicians had who was willing to run for Council.
A photo op with a trash bag does not make one: “An Activist”
How she got on the ABLP ticket is to be Blamed on the politicians. She now needs a job that’s what this new sense of so-called activism is all about.
Where was she when John Mussington and other cleaned up the Wharf area, built trash bins and painted up Wharf
If she was really interested in a rubbish free environment then she would first start with her own home.
When I see her front yard clean, I’ll begin to think she lives a clean place.
So blame-it-on-the- politician is not nonsense. As you say: Should you continue with that view then we are all doom.
I’m not doomed. I call the shots as they are, not as they are perceived for political expediency.
The fact is there is a significant increase in litter in Barbuda which stems from the migrant community of Jamaicans and DR.
The Chairman of Health on the Barbuda Council has not interest in picking garbage up at peoples homes until he get his own garbage truck.
Being Cuban educated, he is ready to hire Spanish people for garbage pickup for he speaks their language.
Who is to blame here but the politicians, supported by Loyalist like you
not only are they easily brainwashed, ignorant, backward and uncultured….it appears they are very nasty and wutliss too. What a burning shame!!! Where is the hypocrite Mussington who claims to care so much about the environment? Did he run go to Obsrver radio to spread this nasty story?
@ Brixtonian,
I say blame it in the politicians.
#1 Faithful says that should not be so.
The politicians can legislate behaviours. You are incentivized or you are fined.
How many litter bugs would continue to litter if there was a system to identify them convict them and then they are forced to spend a couple of weekend in 1735.
That may seem severe, but that’s what it will take to change behaviours in a generation or two.
The behaviors in the recent carnival did not develop overnight but not its inculcated as our culture.
The political class don’t care. All of the root causes can be attributed to them.
@Sad But True,
Those words equally applies to Antigua; and possibly possible more so.
Just that no politician in Antigua could mutter such words. That would be the of his or her’s political career.
@Quiet intellectuaL,
Referring to yourself as a quiet intellectual is an oxymoron.
Your writing does not represent a person of intellect.
Your brash style is anything but quiet. You present yourself as a person of limited intelligence. Never mind intellect.
Too many pigs squealing in the comments. Goes to show that Trevor “BROWN PAPERBAG” Walker was right about them Barbudans. He just needs to update his speech and add “NARSEE GATE” to his list of adjectives
@Sad but True,
Ironically you are incentivized to illustrate how well you are able to wallow in the shit gutter when Barbuda is mentioned.
Never thought Barbuda would have such an effect on unimaginative people like you.
Stay where you are; and keep slogging shit til it covers you for I know you are not in Barbuda.
Barbudans driving themselves crazy under the BRAINWASHING POWER of Trevor “BROWN PAPERBAG” Walker. Bunch of backward, ignorant,silly people. Putting money in Trevor pocket while he keeps them under his psychological control!
Trevor have his big house and land in Antigua, but still don’t want Barbudans to pay $1 to get their title deed. What a demon!!!! Then again, blame the gullible, weak, ignorant cult members, not the cult leader!
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