Residents of Orealla are trying to prevent the Orealla-Siparuta Village Council from leasing 300 acres of land to a Crabwood Creek businessman to conduct farming activities.
Carl Peneux, a representative of Orealla Village, in the Corentyne River, told Stabroek News that the businessman would be hiring Chinese to work on the project.
He pointed out that although Siparuta is part of the Orealla reservation, the village went ahead and acted on its own to make the decision to lease the land.
