The Registrar General’s Department yesterday confirmed that Petrocelli Edwards has been appointed as The Bahamas’ first-ever registrar of lands with effect from January 19, 2026.
Mr Edwards has assumed this role following passage of the Land Adjudication Act 2025, and the Registered Land Act 2025, which have created the new land registry he will be responsible for administering and overseeing.
Mr Edwards has 15 years of experience in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs. He directed the land section in that office for at eight years up until November 2024.
His career includes serving as a committee member of the Land Acquisition Steering Committee – Corridor 41 and member of the Land Registration Stakeholder Group in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit.
Mr Edwards was also a member of the Land Reform Committee, which was responsible for bringing the two Bills to Parliament. For the past 14 months. he has served as a stipendiary and circuit magistrate.
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