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Perry Bay squatters appear to be adhering, says DCA head


Perry Bay squatters who were given a February 15 deadline to vacate the area seem to be complying with the eviction notice issued by the Development Control Authority (DCA).

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‘We have nowhere to go’ – hundreds of squatters in desperate catch-22


Perry Bay squatters – who have two weeks to vacate their homes – say government’s promise to help them move is meaningless because they have no place to go.

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DCA to set up volunteer unit to monitor unplanned development


The Development Control Authority, (DCA) will be setting up a Volunteer Corps, within the authority as it moves to “indentify buildings that are going up in contravention of the law or where they see things that don’t look right.”

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DCA sets out to obtain more ‘teeth’


The Development Control Authority (DCA) has made a recommendation to the hierarchy of the police force that their field inspectors be sworn in as special constables.

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Construction halted on APUA’s new digs


The Development Control Authority (DCA) is insisting that a stop notice issued last week on construction at the Antigua Public Utilities Authority’s (APUA) new headquarters in the city remains in effect.

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Contractor must pay $21K for demolition


Businessman and contractor Alex John has been given until Valentine’s Day to fork out more than $21,000 to the government after one of his buildings was flattened by the Development Control Authority (DCA).

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Antigua earmarked as site for meteorological pilot project


Antigua & Barbuda has been identified as a site for a pilot project, which is expected to enhance forecasting abilities of the country’s meteorological services as well as inform disaster management decisions.

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One Building Down, Another Under Scrutiny


Businessman and contractor Alex John has had one structure razed and another under investigation – this as the Development Control Authority (DCA) put people on notice that it will be business unusual.

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Yorks squatters got DCA approval


Employees at Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) can confidently say it wasn’t us in the Yorks squatters’ whodunit drama.

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MP Chides APUA On Squatters


Parliamentary representative for St John’s Rural North John Maginley has accused the Antigua Public Utilities Authority of dragging its feet on actions against squatters in Yorks New Extension.

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