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Land acquisition by prescription is 'highway robbery'- Hon Fraser
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Senior Opposition Member, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called for the House of Assembly (HoA), with the help of the Attorney General, to get rid of 'Land Acquisition by Prescription' from the Virgin Islands, calling the system a legal form of highway robbery.
Gov’t seeking to acquire 600 acres of land around TB Lettsome Airport
CAPPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is now eyeing some 600 acres of land around the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport located at Beef Island for development purposes.
Many VIslanders lost their land through law loopholes- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Calling it “unfair”, host of the 3D Show on ZBVI 780 AM, Doug Wheatley has questioned whether the Legislative Council/House of Assembly, which is responsible for enacting laws, did their jobs when many Virgin Islanders lost their properties through the acquisition of land by prescription as well as their foreclosed properties being acquired by persons without a Non-Belongers Land Holding License (NBLHL) also known as Alien Land Holding license.
EE resident at wits end over dust pollution
FAT HOGS BAY, East End, VI- A resident of Fat Hogs Bay has been voicing his disgust at the state of the Blackburn Highway in the East End area as he said the dust from the dug up roads has been affecting residents severely.