Herstelling squatters face uncertain future after eviction notice

Some residents of the Herstelling Sea Dam yesterday.

Persons living on the river defence reserve at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara say they have nowhere to move to as they anxiously waited yesterday to see whether authorities would evict them.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) a week ago, on March 22, served the squatters with a one-week notice to move. The letter, titled ‘Notice of Contravention of the Town and Country Planning Act, Chapter 20:01 Laws of Guyana,”