Land-grabbing continues on East Coast

This playfield in Non Pareil was marked off.

Scores of persons continue to invade vacant lands along the East Coast Demerara (ECD), demarcating house lots with the hope of acquiring same and the new government yesterday expressed concern and instructed the authorities to maintain order.

In a statement last evening, the APNU+AFC alliance said that it is disturbed at recent reports of Illegal and unauthorized grabbing of land in some communities. “The coalition wishes to inform the public that President David Granger has not authorized any of these illegal activities,” the statement said.

“To those participating in these activities we say please do not be (misled) by persons who may have encouraged these actions and rest assured that all Guyanese will be given fair and equitable access to land under the new government’s land distribution policy,” the statement said. “The police and other