Residents of Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday protested over attempts to have them removed from lands some of them have squatted on for more than thirty years ago.
According to the protesters, the request for removal comes from a private citizen who they allege is claiming ownership but is yet to come up with the relevant documents.
The protest came after the alleged owner showed up yesterday with an excavator and began digging along the government reserve at Sarah Johanna where he had pipelines put in the ground. It is believed that his eventual intention is to develop a housing scheme. Residents are further alleging that the man is claiming he purchased the land from another who they say is currently in court over the ownership of the land.