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CABINET : Construction boom results in aggregate shortage<\/p>

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The Cabinet received a report that several building projects throughout Antigua and Barbuda are unable to move forward as rapidly as they would like because of the scarcity of cement, steel and some aggregates.<\/p>\n

It was reported that as soon as the vessel bearing its cargo of cement discharges the material at the Crabbs Plant, the firms that sell premixed concrete regularly scoop-up all the cement until the vessel returns one week later; then, the same series of events recur.<\/p>

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There is a construction boom taking place in Antigua and Barbuda that was deliberately engineered by the Gaston Browne Administration; when it became evident that the Covid-19 pandemic would disrupt our tourism traffic; the administration moved to incentivize construction.<\/p>

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Several hotel and other building projects are scheduled to begin within weeks; they will add to the demand for cement, steel and aggregates.<\/p>\n

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