{"id":114344,"date":"2020-07-30T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=114344"},"modified":"2020-07-30T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T16:00:13","slug":"after-15-years-lightfoot-residents-are-to-get-title-to-their-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/after-15-years-lightfoot-residents-are-to-get-title-to-their-land\/","title":{"rendered":"After 15 Years Lightfoot Residents Are To Get Title To Their Land"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Parliament of Antigua & Barbuda today approved a resolution for the acquisition of more than three acres of land in Lightfood.<\/p>

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The land belonged to the failed Bay View Lightfoot Housing Project, which according to Prime Minister Gaston Browne, ended up in serious disrepute.<\/p>\n

Browne said because the project failed 20 people who constructed houses there almost 20 years ago, have not been able to get title to their land.<\/p>

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He said while some of the land has already been acquired by the previous government, a remaining portion will now be acquired.<\/p>

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At a Cabinet meeting in January 2020, a decision was made to acquire the land but it needed a resolution to take the acquisition process to the next level.<\/p>\n

Browne said the acquisition was non-contentious and there was no debate before the resolution was passed.<\/p>

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It is now left to the Secretary of the Cabinet to make a declaration that the parcel of land be acquired for a public purpose.<\/p>\n

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