East Canje family homeless after house dismantled

Farida Latiff and her daughter Rosanna stand near the materials from their dismantled home.

A 50-year-old woman and her family are now homeless after their house at Adelphi, East Canje, Berbice was dismantled by persons who claimed that the land belonged to them.

On November 15, persons who had previously contested Farida Latiff’s ownership of the land turned up at the property with police and proceeded to dismantle her house, leaving her, along with her 15-year-old daughter Rosanna and 24-year-old son, who is visually impaired, homeless.

The trio are currently lodging below a relative’s house at Reliance, Canje that is only partially