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As millions of dollars are set to be invested in Barbuda commencing this year, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has proposed restricting access to the island by “non-belongers.”<\/p>

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The prime minister says he wants to maintain the social, crime-free aspect of Barbuda as millionaires and billionaires are buying up lots for their luxury homes.<\/p>\n

Browne said his government’s intention is also not to dilute the indigenous Barbuda population with Antiguans and non-nationals.<\/p>

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“In fact, I am of the view too that we should control the traffic into Barbuda from the standpoint that Barbuda has been a very peaceful country.<\/p>

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In fact, it is probably the country within the western hemisphere that has the lowest levels of crime and violence,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Investors who go to Barbuda can feel very secured about an environment in which their safety is assured and if you have the unrestricted flow of people in and out of Barbuda that could create a problem,” Browne added.<\/p>

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He said he wants security checks in place even though those checks have been completed in Antigua.<\/p>\n

“So I know for example, there are some who argue that when you come to Antigua, that as a non-Antiguan, provided you clear immigration here, you should be able to go to Barbuda without any further checks. I am not necessarily sure that that is a good thing.<\/p>

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“If you are not a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda I believe that the security requirements should be maintained so that we can monitor these people and ensure that people do not go over the Barbuda opportunistically to commit\u00a0 crime.”<\/p>

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