Some of the residents of Welch Village/Bath Land, St John, say they are confused about the process of squatters acquiring land in that area and want to have another town hall meeting with their parliamentary representative Charles Griffith.
But while they are making that request, Griffith, who is the Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural, is warning people who are clearing land and erecting structures on property owned and managed by the Crown, that they should cease immediately.
On Thursday when THE NATION visited the rural district, head of the Welch Village/Bath Land community group, Myrico Morris, said that villagers were still optimistic about owning the land they resided on, but they did not understand the technicalities of doing so.
“Based on what we were told at the last meeting in July, we were supposed to fill out a Tenanatries Freehold Purchase Act form,” he said. (SB)
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