Barbuda People's Movement

https://www.glanlaw.org/single-post/2018/09/17/Guest-post-Barbudans-forced-off-island-to-privatise-commons

Guest post: Barbudans forced off island to privatise commons. | Challenging Global Injustice | GLAN Law The people of Barbuda have always held ​ their land in common. That land tenure system is now being threatened by financiers and their allies in the Antigua and...

The Central Government of Antigua and Barbuda again has chosen to bury the interest of the Barbuda Council Administration and the people of Barbuda. The FIDUCIARY of DUTY and responsibility to the people of Barbuda through the Central Government headed by Gaston Brown in Antigua and Barbuda; again, since September 6th 2017 after the devastating hurricane Irma has caused on the island of Barbuda is proving the Central Government of Antigua and Barbuda has absolutely no concerns for the Barbuda Council and it's people.. BARBUDANS are to date 24th June 2018 housed in shelters in Antigua with no real effort being made to have basic temporary housing available in Barbuda.. Prime Minister Gaston Brown GOVERNMENT travelled to Barbuda and insulted the international donors and NGO's so as not to have any temporary housing available in Barbuda.. The Barbuda Local Council Administration is still seeking acknowledgement and accountability with fiscal policy responsibility as to the local, regional and international monetary contributions made to aid in the Barbuda relief programme.. However; it was ascertained from the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne that the monies contributed were used to repair Antigua State College and roads being damage in Antigua. It was even noted that monies were being used to repair Vivian Richards Stadium and National Training Technical Centre and Barrymore Hotel and Nurses Hostel. The BARBUDANS are now being told they will have to evacuate the shelters in Antigua and return to Barbuda so as to have space for Carnival revellers and the inmates at Fines Institute. REMEMBER the monies used to repair these shelters are funds from the hurricane Irma relief international donation. The Central Government of Antigua and Barbuda to date 24th June has done absolutely nothing substantial or substantive to benefit Barbuda or it's people. Barbudans are expected to return to Barbuda on the 1st July 2018 and again they will be faced with more consequences and deprived of a basic lifestyle and conditions as set out in the World Health Organisation (WHO)..

CHRIS CODRINGTON THOUGHTS ON BARBUDA VERSUS ANTIGUA


I had heard much about the manoeuvres between Byrd and the Barbudans for various items including the sand mining operation
But the account does somewhat clarify the origins of the Government of A+B’s notion that they have final authority on the title deed issues.
I don’t agree with them but think UK really scampered away avoiding the issue. In essence Queen had sovereignty now you are independent so you have sovereignty so work it out!
VC Byrd and associates certainly had their eyes on the prize there and all I can think is that if they did not pull it off then
There must be some compelling legal difficulty that does not favor their sim,ple and full assumption of sovereignty and so they keep trying to enter sideways.

However it is also clear this is the time for those who favor the Antiguan argument to push it through because the “Barbudans”
if in fact such a unified entity exists, are at their least united right now.
I have no doubt that the movement on the new airport is more than a desire to aid recovery efforts!
A couple of shuttling barges would do the job well enough. The progression or lack of it suggests someone is trying to keep a promise or two made in
in reference to what might be most helpful to those favoring De Niro’s interest. But either way if the Barbudans do not organize themselves much more formally (and inclusively) and become proactive in establishing sovereignty and a land ruling based on the island’s traditional “commons” they really cannot help but be out maneuvered. It was naïve to continue so for so long honestly.
Anyway I am not a Crown lawyer! And this is even worse a question of sovereignty going back to the Cod lease (though on reading Kelly’s account I rather doubt its importance because the Crown did in fact receive “possession” from Codringtons. So at that point, the debate is what is the legal status of the resident Barbudans? Were they freemen with no claim under law to land possessed in all but title as of 1870?

Did her majesty in fact dispossess them en mass? Were they left as essentially stateless people or were they immediately citizens of the new State of Antigua and Barbuda with the rights and privileges thereof and no other? I think that is how the Government of A+B sees it. It is possible that is how the crown lawyers have usually viewed it as well.
The question is what was the case law as it exists and is there a problem with that case law? The other question would be was the transference of the Barbudans’ citizenship without any input from them at all legal?
In other words was it legal to free the slaves and then allow them possession of their homes and lands on Barbuda with out clarification of their status until “Independence” for nearly then basically assign them a citizenship without the right of commons associated with the island since before Cods turned in the lease?
You’ve probably heard this a couple thousand times! Another way to say this is did the British Crown liberate the Barbudans and let them live under the government of the Codringtons until the lease ended only to(effectively) evict them approx. 80 years after emancipation as people with no interest in the land they occupied all that time?
I don’t think that argument would pass anymore! And there is of course a tradition of Antiguans wanted to get their hands on bits and pieces of Barbuda going back to Codrington’s colonial lease. When they had no such right to claim but were just plain envious of the Cods who had spent some serious money developing and protecting the island. Doo Daa

Ill bet its worse!
Thanks again for the reading will copy and get back you you soon ok?
Fun fun fun
Chris Codrington

Barbuda People are being deprived of their Liberty to vote freely in Barbuda (Election March 2018)
Taking away a people freedom in this way amount to ‘deprivation of liberty’. A deprivation of liberty occurs when:
‘The people is under continuous supervision and control and is not free to vote in the designated constituency, and the people lacks capacity to consent to these arrangements.’
Continuous supervision and control takes away freedom and liberty
The kind of support and manipulation that Barbuda people receive in shelters and on Barbuda by police and military supervision signals control. Police and Military will monitor and watch residents and Non Government Organisations, they will decide activities, and they will control things such as meals, distribution, travel, public gathering, leisure time and bedtimes. This supervision often leads to removal of a people liberty, and will deprive people of their freedom, if they have not consented to it. Usually this will be called special circumstances.
A people may be deprived of their liberty if they are being supervised and controlled on a continuous basis. This does not mean that someone needs to be watched and controlled 24 hours a day. If there are significant periods where they are being watched and controlled, this could count as a deprivation of liberty.
Not free to leave, vote or consult
Barbuda people have been denied freedom to vote in the constituency or jurisdiction where they are being legally obligated and constitutionally ordained, they are deprived of their liberty. It is important to note that this can be hypothetical. The people may not be physically able to leave by themselves, but the question is still the same – if they tried to leave, would they be supported? If the answer is yes – ie they did not consent to this control and are not free to consent – then they are being deprived of their liberty.
The people lacks capacity to consent
The forceful control Barbuda people receives can only deprive them of their liberty if they have not consented to it. If the people has freely chosen and consented to their situation, then they have not given up any of their freedom. Deprivation of liberty can only occur in cases where people lacks the ability to decide for themselves, known as ‘mental capacity’, where they will live and what care they will receive.
For the Barbuda people to have capacity to make decision, the people must be able to:
• understand the information about the decision – in this case, the options for voting, travelling and living arrangements
• retain that information long enough to be able to make a decision
• weigh up the information available and understand the consequences of the decision
• communicate the decision – this could be by any possible means, such as talking, using sign language or even simple muscle movements like blinking an eye or squeezing a hand.
BARBUDANS BE MINDFUL BE VIGILANT – YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR INTEGRITY IS AT RISK

Barbuda People Movement manifesto for a better, safer and fairer Barbuda for the future 2030 and beyond.

This is our vision for a country that will work for the many and not just the privileged few. With Barbuda People Movement we’ll build a country where we invest our wealth to give everyone the best chance. That means building the homes we need to rent and buy, keeping our villages safe by investing in our own police officers, customs and immigration giving our children’s schools the funding they badly need, and restoring the Barbuda 2007 Land Act to its rightful place as the envy of the Labour Party Antigua.