Illegal Dumpsite Along Royalton Road Raises Alarm | VIDEO STORY

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It’s a disturbing sight on one of Antigua’s busiest tourism routes — a growing pile of garbage lining the road to the Royalton Hotel, turning what should be a welcoming drive for visitors into a public embarrassment and a stark reminder that some residents still aren’t getting the message about keeping the country clean.

Illegal Dumpsite Along Royalton Road Raises Alarm | VIDEO STORY
Illegal dumpsite on the road to Royalton Resort (photo by Luigi Rodriguez – Antigua.news)

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Comments (10)

  • Teacher for Life November 11, 2025, 7:14 PM

    Install trail cameras and fine the perpetrator(s).
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  • Informed citizen November 11, 2025, 10:33 PM

    Seriously, how does this keep happening? Someone needs to take responsibility!
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  • Apex Jones November 11, 2025, 11:15 PM

    Damn NASTY
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  • Anonymous November 12, 2025, 7:32 AM

    Jeez
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  • Anonymous November 12, 2025, 7:37 AM

    I mean these ppl are selfless by doing this , what’s that gonna benefit u , I mean Antigua belong to all of us , keep our invironments clean ,litter wardens wake up do your work the government is trying differnt groups organization doing thier part, but u have persons out there just don’t care
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  • Khross November 12, 2025, 11:55 AM

    I saw the eye sore myself and wondered why they allowed they rubbish to accuulate so much that it spills over into the road
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  • Eli November 12, 2025, 11:59 AM

    Imagine tourists paying thousands to stay at Royalton and driving past a dump site. That’s not the image we want of our country.
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  • Soup November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM

    Honestly, fines should be higher and actually enforced. People will stop when it hits their pockets.
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  • Lena November 12, 2025, 12:17 PM

    This is shameful. That’s one of the main routes tourists take to some of our top hotels we can’t be promoting “365 beaches” with garbage greeting them on the way!
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  • Tromos November 12, 2025, 6:43 PM

    Tourists take photos of everything. Can you imagine this ending up online? “Welcome to Antigua home of the garbage trail.” Embarrassing
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