Government getting tougher on crown land policy

Read storyThe government plans to be tougher on squatters in efforts to protect the approximately 15,000 acres of crown land left on New Providence.

Land and Surveys Director Tex Turnquest said persons who are trying to hold on to land without devloping it will be stopped.

Turnquest said the government is providing more resources to the department which will help them to deal with squatters more efficiently.

Land and Surveys is currently putting together a map of the crown land still available in The Bahamas, one island at a time.

The Nassau Guardian