VIDEO STORY: Cleanup Initiative | It’s Time to Clear Abandoned Vehicles for a Safer, Cleaner Community

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The issue of abandoned vehicles has become a pressing concern in many communities, with St. Johns recently taking a proactive step towards addressing this problem through a new government initiative.

However, residents have voiced frustration over the presence of these abandoned vehicles, particularly in outlying areas, suggesting that a
broader cleanup effort is necessary to create a more orderly and inviting environment for all.

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This story was first published by Antigua News on June 29, 2025: antigua.news/2025/06/29/video-cleanup-initiative-its-time-to-clear-abandoned-vehicles-for-a-safer-cleaner-community. © 2025 Antigua News. Republication without permission is not allowed.

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Comments (8)

  • Teacher for Life June 29, 2025, 7:49 PM

    Home owners with derelict vehicles in their yards should be encouraged to get rid of them maybe by selling them to the scrapyard. I am encouraged and appreciative of the efforts so far to clean up our island home. Let’s get her done!!
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  • Informed citizen June 29, 2025, 10:58 PM

    This cleanup initiative is long overdue.
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  • Genique June 30, 2025, 11:16 AM

    I have some right in my eyes as I open my door! And it’s sickening. It can’t be that people just don’t want cars anymore and just leave them there!
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  • Nedwell June 30, 2025, 11:17 AM

    It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been seeing to many of there’s old trashy cars around cause a set of rodents in the communities. People health is always at risk and that should be a first thought
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  • Apex Jones June 30, 2025, 1:03 PM

    Goverenment should not even be the ones responsible for cleaning up our mess. Some of us too danm nasty
    Reply
  • Tahsha June 30, 2025, 8:06 PM

    I believe these vehicles are becoming like ornaments that people love to see. They are everywhere.
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  • Tahsha June 30, 2025, 8:08 PM

    These Vehicles are like ornaments that everybody seem to like to see
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  • Ben Simmons July 2, 2025, 6:24 PM

    Its time to cleanse antigua from the demons invoked by previous governance
    Reply

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