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Barbuda People’s Movement Trevor Walker has declared that Barbuda will not support the sale of its lands, reaffirming a long-standing position that development must continue under a leasehold system to protect future generations.<\/p>

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Addressing a Barbuda People\u2019s Movement (BPM) rally this week, Walker said land remains the island\u2019s most valuable asset and warned against any shift toward freehold ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBarbuda lands is the only thing that we have,\u201d Walker told supporters, adding that his party is \u201ctotally against the sale of land and this party will never agree for lands to be sold.\u201d<\/p>

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Walker argued that the existing leasehold model allows development while preserving communal ownership, noting that land can be leased for decades but remains under the control of Barbudans.<\/p>

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\u201cIn the past every single development\u2026 [was] done on a leasehold basis,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen your children come, they can review that lease \u2014 it\u2019s not sold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He warned that selling land outright would strip future generations of control over Barbuda\u2019s resources, describing land as both \u201cpower and wealth\u201d that must be safeguarded.<\/p>

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The BPM leader also pointed to rising land values as evidence of what is at stake, citing a recent inquiry involving a 20-acre parcel reportedly valued at $33 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo when we sit down and make jokes and believe that all is well, all is not well,\u201d Walker said, urging residents to remain vigilant about how land is managed.<\/p>

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Barbuda\u2019s land tenure system has long been a defining political issue, with debates over ownership, development and control shaping elections and legal battles on the island.<\/p>

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Walker framed the April 30 general election as critical to preserving that system, urging voters to back the BPM to ensure that land remains collectively held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to allow anybody to gamble with the lands of Barbuda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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