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The Cabinet was briefed on the clash between the members of the Royal Police Force, who were acting on a court order, and a male who occupied a wooden house in Booby Alley and refused to exit.<\/p>\n

The press statement placed in circulation by the Police formed part of the discussion.<\/p>

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\u00a0<\/strong>The Cabinet agreed to have an Assistant Commissioner accompany the Minister during the press conference on Thursday morning.<\/p>

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The Booby Alley project will see 150 new homes built on the largely cleared land.<\/p>\n

The 150 houses will be gifted to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda by the People\u2019s Republic of China, whose Government enquires each week about the readiness of the site in order to commence construction.<\/p>

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