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General consensus facilitated Angoy’s Avenue injunction removal

Jun 27, 2013 News

 
Representatives of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, say that a consensus was reached to enable the community to consider lifting a 20-year injunction against the government.  They highlighted, with some anxiety, utterances in the media which seem to suggest reluctance on their part to lift the ban; thus stymieing development in their area.
Addressing the matter was shadow Minister of Public Works, Joe Harmon, who said that the community after much consultation, agreed to lift the court order since their concerns, previous and current, were promised to be addressed.
Harmon suggested to Kaieteur News that residents were concerned about what was being published in the media. He clarified that a meeting between himself and Minister of Housing, Central Planning & Housing Authority (CH&PA) Irfaan Ali, spearheaded change.
He explained that arising from complaints by residents that their community was being discriminated against by the government in the provision of roads, electricity and water, Harmon said that he visited the community last December.
At the time, the residents said that the successive Central Government and Regional Administration officials were using the injunction against the CH&PA, as an excuse for not properly developing the community.
As a result, Harmon said in February, that he met with the Housing Minister and discussed a procedure for regularizing the community. Together, they identified a system through which residents could acquire land titles, with the installation of public amenities. Harmon said that he was tasked with encouraging the people to remove the injunction and in March, they agreed. The injunction was lifted after he addressed the High Court.
Harmon stated that the process agreed upon by himself and Minister Ali has commenced and a block and occupation survey is expected. He said that at every stage, community development representatives would be involved.
Among the plans for Angoy’s Avenue, Harmon said, it was agreed that mechanisms would ensure that all impediments to the regularization of the community are removed, and once this is done, the regularization process would start immediately.
Broader discussions on housing programmes and issues surrounding the housing and construction sector were also discussed and this too would make provisions for the New Amsterdam community. Angoy’s Avenue is said to be the largest squatting area in the country.
During the People’s National Congress (PNC) reign, The New Haven Co-operative Society was formed under the President Desmond Hoyte administration to bring the community into a co-op society to share resources and promote development.
However in 1992, when the current administration came into power, the society was very protective of the area and asked the government to pay them for the lands in Angoy’s Avenue, since they had claimed that persons were acquiring lands while those living in the community for long periods were being sidelined. The community thus moved to the High Court to stop the government from conducting any work or business in the community.
As a result, residents said that the community was being stifled.

 

 

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