Six Men’s residents closer to land ownership under tenantries act

Over 100 families in St Peter to be given opportunity to own land

More than 100 families in Six Men’s, St Peter, are set to receive title deeds for the lands they have occupied for decades under the Six Men’s Life Improvement Project. The update was given on Wednesday night at a Barbados Labour Party (BLP) meeting in Speightstown, where Prime Minister and party leader Mia Mottley said 132 qualified tenants were now moving closer to ownership, marking a historic correction of long-standing land injustices.  She…

Six Men’s residents closer to land ownership under tenantries act

One hundred and thirty-two residents in Six Men’s, St. Peter, are closer to legally owning the land they have occupied for generations. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley told Barbados Labour Party supporters attending a public meeting in Speightstown that 37 households have received offer letters to purchase the land at ten cents per square foot under the Tenantries Freehold Purchase Act. She said some residents could be paying an affordable cost …