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The Cabinet held a discussion on a further amendment to the Barbuda Land (Amendment) Act (2018).<\/p>\n

Members were persuaded by a paper emanating from the Ministry of Legal Affairs that the provision limiting the purchase of land in Barbuda to a category of citizens called \u201cBarbudans\u201d is unconstitutional.<\/p>

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That portion of the 2018 law will be repealed and that portion of the law addressing the sale of land in Antigua and Barbuda will make reference to \u201cCitizens of Antigua and Barbuda\u201d.<\/p>

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