The ownership of land at Calabash Lake, near Queenstown on the Essequibo Coast, reportedly included in the Amerindian reserves, is being contested by Queenstown residents, who believe it was bought by their ancestors.
The claim was made on Thursday before the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate African ancestral and other land matters, and was brought before the tribunal by Cornell Beaton.
Queenstown resident Beaton, who identified himself as a social worker, stated that residents believe that the section of land was included in the lands bought by freed African slaves.
“There was evidence that our ancestors had
