The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches
Local campaigners in Barbuda are fighting against foreign developers who are buying up the island's beaches. The case of Miranda Beazer highlights the struggle of residents to retain access to their land amidst legal complexities. As wealthy investors, including celebrities, seek to develop luxury resorts, the community's connection to their coastline is increasingly threatened.
- ▪Miranda Beazer, a former bar owner, is in a legal dispute to regain access to her land after foreign developers demolished her property.
- ▪Barbuda's property laws allow collective land ownership, complicating individual claims to land.
- ▪Wealthy developers, including Robert de Niro, are investing in luxury resorts that restrict local access to beaches.
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The fight against foreign developers buying Caribbean beaches15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleChelsea CoatesBBC World ServiceBLRRCLocal campaigners in Barbuda say they are losing access to the island's beachesOn the small Caribbean island of Barbuda, the Pink Sands Beach Bar played host to locals - and the occasional tourist - for more than 20 years."It was a very warm place," says Miranda Beazer, its former owner, describing how people used to gather there to play dominoes, or to relax after church on Sundays.Named after the rose-tinted sand it stood on, the bar was a cornerstone of the local community, until Hurricane Irma hit the island in 2017, when all of the roughly 2,000 Barbudans were evacuated to sister island, Antigua.Miranda's bar - and her house - were…
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