The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has said indigenous land rights and demarcation remain issues, while refuting recent claims by President Bharrat Jagdeo about its efforts to safeguard the interests of communities.
In a statement, the APA cited several statements made by the president and published in the November 10 edition of the Guyana Chronicle, where the head of state is quoted as cautioning residents of Paramakatoi, in Region Eight “to ignore rumours maliciously spread” regarding “a plot to confiscate lands from Amerindians” while “pointing a finger at the Amerindian People’s (sic) Association.”
The APA, which said it is being “targeted and maligned” during the incumbent PPP/C’s elections campaign, questioned whether there was an attempt to discredit its work and to
