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To The Residents of Antigua,<\/p>

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I just finished a 10-day vacation at the beautiful Hammock Cove resort. From my vantage point on our seaside patio with its plunge pool and gorgeous view of the Atlantic, Antigua has a lot of natural beauty.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, beautiful Antigua also has a very big problem. Garbage. Everywhere. Everywhere except at the resorts that are painstakingly maintained to create an illusion<\/u> for tourists.<\/p>

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I noticed an excess of garbage strewn around when we went out of our resort to walk through Devil\u2019s Bridge.<\/p>

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Empty liquor bottles, food wrappers, plastic cups, smoking paraphernalia, soda cans, and even larger items that seemed hard to explain.<\/p>\n

Then my husband went on a 6 hour birdwatching excursion with one of the locals. They covered a good deal of the island \u2013 lagoons, fields, bush, beaches and small communities.<\/p>

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The one common thing, everywhere, was garbage.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to appreciate colourful birds when they are perched on discarded screens and other electronics. Even more disconcerting was the fact that the local bird guide admitted there was a problem with people defecating<\/em> in the bushes.<\/p>

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A quick internet search revealed that concerned citizens of Antigua & Barbuda have brought this to the attention of the government before. I found a letter to the editor by Audley Philip<\/a>, dated May 20, 2018, pleading for people to start taking pride in their country and make changes. Looks like that fell on deaf ears.<\/p>

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Paper straws in the cocktails at resorts are not good enough. I am not impressed. If Antigua & Barbuda wants to entice tourists for years to come it will have to clean up the garbage and start showing a genuine appreciation for its surroundings.<\/p>\n

Until then, this Canadian couple won\u2019t be back.<\/p>\n

Dr Shannon Lee Dutchyn<\/p>\n

British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n

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