A number of farmers in Region Five were ecstatic on Saturday to receive news from Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, that they would be allowed to once again farm on the land which they were removed from by the region’s former Regional Executive Officer, Ovid Morrison.
“I am here to tell you that we have instructed the RDC (Regional Democratic Council) to put you back on the land but it will have to be done in a processed way. Each of you will get a plot of land in this vicinity”, he told the farmers gathered.
Nandlall then sought to remind the farmers that the land ultimately belongs to the state hence they should not attempt to sell to others. “None of you own it so none of you can sell it, you are going to get permission to occupy and farm and that was the original agreement”.
