Hotel developments have retarded the natural healing of the Barbuda sandbar, Mussington charges

Due to the constant destructive human activities taking place on the
sister island, the sandbar in Barbuda is still struggling to repair
itself, says Councilman John Mussington.

The mangrove sustained a breach over six years ago from the
devastating Hurricane Irma, and, reportedly, its condition is
basically the same.

Mussington says that under normal circumstances the sandbar
would have healed itself; but due to the development in the
area, healing is taking a much longer time to achieve.

He says the nearby hotel development and several other projects
have compromised the sand bar in terms of its ability to function in
the way it should.

According to the Councilman, the authorities should seek to stop
destroying Barbuda and its environment.