The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda has directed the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) and other relevant agencies to disconnect electricity and other utilities from unauthorised vending operations along several public beaches.
According to the Cabinet notes issued Wednesday, the order forms part of a broader initiative to remove unapproved vending facilities from public beaches and to regularise operations across the country. The enforcement action targets vending structures currently operating without authorisation at Morris Bay, Darkwood Beach, Fryers Beach, and Fort James.
The decision accompanies the Cabinet’s approval for the construction of a new, purpose-built vending facility at Little Ffryes Beach. The development, to be implemented through the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment in collaboration with the Development Control Authority (DCA) and the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, is designed to provide modern and environmentally friendly vending spaces.
The project aims to improve the working conditions of local entrepreneurs, enhance the visitor experience, and promote sustainable management of one of the nation’s most popular beaches. The new facility will include upgraded utilities, proper waste disposal systems, restroom facilities, and designated parking and access areas.
As part of the transition, the Ministry of Social and Urban Transformation, working with the DCA, will support affected vendors and assist with relocation to the new vending site once completed.
The Cabinet underscored that the initiative reflects the government’s ongoing commitment to balancing economic opportunity for small vendors with orderly development, public safety, and environmental protection.
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That’s why there are soo many robberies…the small man all perishes with this kind of treatment. That is only to protect the hotels. Black people also get the shitty end
I applaud this move. The beach should not be littered with vendors especially the nonsense that was allowed to happen at Morris Bay. Yes, some people resort to vending because of hardship but that is not the case for everyone. Some people just come and figure that instead of getting a job they should just go on the side of the road to ply their trade and they stay that way for the rest of their lives instead of renting or building a space. Let the beaches be beaches. One of two vendors in fine. Not 5 and 6 blocking the view of the beach. Coconut trees need to be replanted at Darkwood and Morris Bay.