{"id":19390,"date":"2018-08-30T07:17:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=19390"},"modified":"2018-08-30T07:17:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:17:06","slug":"beach-access-laws-to-be-strengthened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/beach-access-laws-to-be-strengthened\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach access laws to be strengthened"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Gaston Browne government has announced that the law governing access to the beaches of Antigua and Barbuda, will surely be amended to make it stronger. <\/p>

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The current law addresses only public access,<\/g> but does not make clear that automobiles, buses or other transport ought to be allowed where it is possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet which met yesterday determined that while hotel owners would wish to secure their visitors\u2019 safety and property, systems to allow broader access must in the law.<\/p>

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“The Attorney General has been directed by Cabinet to strengthen the law, and to put on notice those who may have intentionally restricted access in order to discourage use by citizens,” a brief Cabinet statement said.<\/p>

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Parliament will next meet on September 11, 2018; however, amendments to the DCA Law will likely not be ready by that time, according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents have been complaining that more and more land owners have been restricting access to beaches and called on the government to do something about it.<\/p>

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