The Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has announced that a total of 64 individuals have been allotted house lots so far for the year 2024, as efforts are being made to relocate squatters along the East Bank Demerara river dam. The ministry is urging cooperation from the settlers as the process continues.
According to a notice published in yesterday’s Guyana Times newspaper, an inventory exercise conducted since 2021 revealed that a total of 291 settlers were residing along the river dam in communities such as Herstelling, Farm, Covent Garden, Prospect, Diamond, Grove, and Friendship. Out of this number, 50% have been allocated land in housing schemes, while some were provided with homes.