Contending that they have no alternative, squatters at Success, East Coast Demerara yesterday said that they are prepared to stand their ground instead of giving up lands that are owned by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).
The squatters have been given up to today to vacate the lands which they have occupied within the past year. As of yesterday many of the squatters relocated their structures from deep in the fields to the front section of the farmlands.
Signs of GuySuCo preparing to flood lands occupied by the squatters were visible yesterday, with high levels of water in the trenches, blocked drains and low-lying sections of the lands taking in water since Saturday. This threat has not dissuaded the squatters as many announced “we have nowhere else to go.”
