In September of 2023, the draft for the Virgin Islands Crown Land Policy was made available for the public. The scope of the policy is “to govern the administration, management, development and use of all Crown land for all purposes, and focuses on...
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In September of 2023, the draft for the Virgin Islands Crown Land Policy was made available for the public. The scope of the policy is “to govern the administration, management, development and use of all Crown land for all purposes, and focuses on strengthening the transparent administration and management of Crown land, including disposal of the same. This Policy does not address matters concerning private land.” The Mission of the policy is to establish and implement an enabling framework (administrative, policy, regulatory and legislative) for the sustainable management and development of the Territory’s Crown land that, among other things: 1. Takes account of all relevant social, economic and environmental factors to ensure the interests of the people of the Territory; 2. Maintains and strengthens the Territory’s unique culture of strong affinity to land. As Chairman of the Anegada Advisory Land Committee and an Ancestral Anegadian, I must admit that after reading this draft of th
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