Protecting Your Right to Access Our Beaches
Submitted by UPP Team on 19 May 2012 - 9:38am
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has personally intervened to ensure that the people of Antigua & Barbuda will be able to access the beaches at Pearns Point by car. The Observer reports:
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has stepped in as lawmen yesterday threatened “arrests” in order to deter workmen from rebuilding a controversial gate that would prevent vehicular access to beaches at Pearns Point...
“I got an idea of what transpired,” he said, referring to Wednesday night’s demolition of the contentious barrier, under the supervision of Codrington.
The talks, with “all parties involved,” are scheduled for Wednesday, according to Acting Chief Town and Country Planner Frederick Southwell.
He told OBSERVER Media he’s looking forward to the meeting so that “everyone can be singing from the same hymn sheet,” since the project would ultimately bring “much economic benefit and employment to Antiguans.”
We are committed to ensuring that development takes place that employs the people of Antigua & Barbuda while simultaneously ensuring that Antiguans & Barbudans have access to our beautiful and treasured beaches.
Land! 600 Plots to Be Distributed by the End of the Month!
Submitted by UPP Team on 18 May 2012 - 9:33am
The UPP knows that these are difficult times. Cost of living is high and the global economic crisis continues to rage. That's why we're doing everything in our power to ease the burden on working Antiguans & Barbudans.
To make the burden a bit easier and to provide opportunity for Antiguans & Barbudans, we are set to begin distributing 600 plots of land at peppercorn prices to Antiguans & Barbudans at the end of the month!
Out of our commitment to working people, the landless will be given first priority and individuals who were let down by the previous ALP Government's failed Land-for-Youth scheme will also be prioritized.
Minister Hilson Baptiste:
Lands are subdivided based on topography. The shape of the land will determine the size of the lot, but the average size is 5,500 square feet. Some are bigger, some are smaller.
The prices are also based on location and the infrastructural needs, so that if the land is on a hill where it is difficult to put water and electricity, it would cost more than land in a flat area, but the prices range from $3.50 per square foot to $5.50.
This UPP Government is committed to helping our people during hard times. And, giving Antiguans & Barbudans access to land is one way that we're delivering for the people!
Update 19 May 2012
For more information and to get a piece of land, visit or call the Antigua & Barbuda Lands Department in the Ministry of Agriculture. The Lands Department is located on the 2nd Floor of The Ministry of Agriculture Building on Queen Elizabeth Highway. You can also call them at (268) 462-5576 or (268) 462-8824.
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