Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday offered to provide shelter to squatters at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, who have refused to vacate the lands there.
Minister Kwame McCoy, who holds responsibility for Public Affairs within the Office of the Prime Minister, told Sunday Stabroek that the visit by Phillips, who was accompanied by officials from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), was in keeping with the government’s efforts to peacefully resolve the impasse with the squatters over their occupation of the lands.
He said that over the week some persons have left after the flooding of the lands but some still remain and they are being offered shelter by the government. However, he did not say what sort of shelter arrangements were in place or how many had received the offer.
