After some thirty years, the dispute over the western boundaries of the Annai District has finally been resolved, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said on Monday.
The issue came to a close following consultations between the residents, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) also assisted in the process, DPI said.
For years, it said that the residents of communities in the Annai District, Region Nine, have been calling on Government to resolve the land problems, which hindered their community’s development.
Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock, who visited the area on Friday, and met with leaders of Annai, Yakarinta and Aranaputa, Rupertee, Kwatamang, Wowetta, and Surama, said that, though there were many challenges, he is pleased with the outcome.
