{"id":240002,"date":"2025-06-08T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T18:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=240002"},"modified":"2025-06-08T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T19:03:17","slug":"pm-says-barrymore-hotel-resident-has-agreed-to-cleanup-clutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-says-barrymore-hotel-resident-has-agreed-to-cleanup-clutter\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Reports Progress on effort to clear waste at Barrymore Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barrymore Cleanup Underway Following PM’s Intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed the removal of large quantities of debris from the Barrymore <\/a><\/strong>Hotel site, following a public appeal for action during his Pointe FM programme.<\/p>

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Speaking on his June 7 broadcast, Browne revealed that the site\u2014previously used to store refuse relocated from the Booby Alley area\u2014was cleared last week after his direct engagement with a community member identified as \u201cGeorge.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cLast week, I called out my friend George, who took all the rubbish from Booby Alley to Barrymore<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d Browne said. \u201cAnyway, he cooperated with us. We were able to remove a couple of chock-loads of rubbish out of Barrymore last week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prime Minister acknowledged that his approach may sometimes appear unorthodox, but insisted it stems from a desire to improve living conditions and ensure that government-led development projects\u2014such as the new condominium complex at Booby Alley\u2014are not undermined.<\/p>

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\u201cWe want changes for the better. I want to leave this country significantly better than how I inherited it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want action. We want results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Browne has repeatedly expressed concern that areas targeted for urban renewal could fall back into disrepair if not properly managed and maintained by residents. He warned against allowing criminal elements or negligent behaviors to take root in newly rehabilitated spaces.<\/p>

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The cleanup of Barrymore comes amid broader efforts to transform the Booby Alley district into a modern housing community, supported by a $50 million investment secured by the government.<\/p>

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Browne\u2019s remarks also reflect his continued use of public forums to pressure individuals and agencies into action, a style he defends as results-driven leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot allow them to come and turn the place back into a dilapidated community,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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