Is it now legal to squat?

Dec 13, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,
With reference to a letter captioned, “this lawlessness must stop” appearing in the Kaieteur News edition of Friday, December 10, 2021, I wish to state the following.
Indeed, the author of the letter is bang on target and he/she speaks for many other communities about the, “wanting erection of shacks and other hazards on the road ways”. This is exactly what is happening at the entrance of Tuschen New Housing Scheme.
People are being allowed and seemingly encouraged to erect shops, beer gardens, rum shops and other unsightly structures on government reserves, disturbing the peace, impeding the smooth flow of traffic hindering the proper cleaning of the main canal and allowing urinating and the easing of bowels in plain sight of passersby way into the night. Loud music and vulgar language perpetrating the once peaceful neighbourhood.
I also call on the Honourable Minister Juan Edghill, Ministry of Public Works and Honourable Minister Nigel Dharamlall, Ministry of Local Government to immediately take action at least for the mental health benefit of the folks in the neighbourhood. By the way, did the former Minister of Public Works, The Honourable Robeson Benn, not leave his “sledge hammer” with the new minister?
I reiterate that all of this is happening on government reserved land. I now ask, what has happened to the law against squatting and is it now legal to do so?
Very concerned resident
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