Last Updated on May 26, 2023, 3:46 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, recently visited his constituency’s Upper monkey hill region alongside the Minister of Sustainable Development, Dr Joyelle Clarke and the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Shez Dore-Tyson. They were also joined by Ambassador Cedric Liburd, discussing the Freehold Title, Rehabilitation of Fencing Project. The country’s Prime Minister took to his social media account to share glimpses from the meeting.
The country’s prime minister stated that this meeting is similar to the government’s initiative in La Guerite. According to Dr Drew, the conference aimed to discuss the regularization of the lands in that area. The Prime Minister stated that families have lived in the Upper Monkey Hill region for generations. However, they do not legally own the land. The initiative aims to empower the residents and grant them ownership of the land at no cost.
Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew took the initiative to address the people of his constituency at the meeting. He stated that they had promised to deliver this initiative to fellow residents of St Peters during SKNLP’s 2022 election campaign. He asserted that they had acted on and delivered on their promise. The meeting in question aimed at regulating land ownership in the region. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew stated that the initiative aims to empower the country’s people.
The land allocation is being done under the watchful eye of the Ministry of Sustainable Development. According to them, there are one hundred and seventy-seven (177) households on the approximately thirty-eight (38) acres lands. Minister of Sustainable development, Dr Joyelle Clarke stated that that they want to regulate the land ownership in the area. Through this initiative, they seek to provide the appropriate land titles to the residents, give security of tenure, give appropriate access to infrastructure, and to manage the remaining land stock.
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