By Shuntel Glasgow
Despite warnings since October 9 last year that they had to move to make way for an East Bank road link, Mocha Arcadia squatters yesterday defied attempts by the Ministry of Housing to evict them and a standoff developed with dozens of residents and members of the opposition arriving on the scene.
The seven-hour standoff attracted a gathering of approximately 200 residents, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, Mayor Ubraj Narine, and members of Parliament Sherod Duncan, Nima Flue-Bess, Ganesh Mahipaul, and Coretta McDonald. Several ranks from the Guyana Police Force were also in attendance at the scene.
