Hmmm… The Barbuda Council have granted all kinds of lands free to Barbudans for centuries, keeping their own oral and written land registry, and in some cases individually accepting back-handers and/or favours for allocating land to others at preferential rates in return for things like Christmas Dinner, a ‘Council’ Truck, a Helicopter Ride etc etc. […]
Tag Archives: Barbuda Land Act
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Sep
Sep
Well, it all belongs to me, said ever-charming Gaston Brown to King Charles at that widely promoted audience in the UK, where (after several attempts to meet, because we know the PM of Antigua has been busy recently, what with the Queen’s funeral and the ‘shall we ditch the monarchy’ meeting with Jacinda Adern) the […]
14
Jun
Jun
The devastating decision of the Privy Council to dismiss the appeal of Barbudans in the Paradise Found case has delighted an avaricious Antiguan government and set back our fight for justice and self-determination. Here is the full Privy Council judgement and within that, the PC said this: ‘In particular, if the claimants had established, contrary […]
19
Apr
Apr
This information is taken from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council website. MacKenzie Frank and another (Appellants) v Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda (Respondent) (Antigua and Barbuda) Case ID: JCPC 2021/0070 Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Antigua & Barbuda) Case summary Issue The issues on appeal are broadly […]
07
Apr
Apr
Barbudans Worldwide Dear Fellow Barbudans, Re. BARBUDA LAND RIGHTS CASE AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL LONDON 3rd May 2022 We are writing this letter to seek your assistance in prosecuting the Barbuda Land Rights Case that is due to be heard in the highest appeal court for the Eastern Caribbean, the PRIVY COUNCIL LONDON. The background […]
25
Mar
Mar
Finally, the long awaited date has been agreed for the hearing in the UK at the Privy Council, in the Paradise Found case.This case which will be instrumental in deciding the land issue dispute between the Barbudan people and the government has been long awaited and costly, and will have implications for all who are […]
07
Nov
Nov
The Observer must be having a boring week because they have resurrected this story again. 300 Barbudans are trying to get legal ownership of the lands they currently legally own? Or is it just Tyrone Beazer trying to get in the papers, without pretending to be Derek Barrett, or the other way round? It’s just […]
12
Aug
Aug
Of the many articles written about Barbuda after Hurricane Irma, this one, by Mikki K Harris, a Barbudan descendant, is one of the best. She writes ‘Codrington Village sits adjacent to the Codrington Lagoon in Barbuda. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in September 2017, the Antigua and Barbuda government repealed the Barbuda Land Act, […]
19
Jul
Jul
A letter has been sent (copied below) from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to the central Government of Antigua and Barbuda, asking them to provide more information on the luxury Barbuda Ocean Club development and nearby currently abandoned runway, following a representation to the UN from the people of Barbuda. […]
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Apr
Apr
Melford Nicholas explains here on youtube rather unconvincingly why a new Barbuda Land Registry is necessary, but Barbudans are clear they will not comply with this or any further attempts to control Barbuda land until the outcome of the appeal of their land court case – to be considered by the Privy Council. This new […]