Chenapou protests over land titled to neighbouring village

Conflict is brewing between two Region Eight indigenous villages over land and despite pleas for the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs to intervene, officials have not responded to letters sent.

“If they don’t wanna do anything, we of ourselves would take action against it,” Edward McGarrell, the Toshao of Chenapou told Stabroek News. He said that the Village Council had sent a letter on the matter to the ministry in August and never received a response. “I feel bad because I think is something of urgency and something that