-following reports of illegalities at Mocha/Arcadia
The government is warning Regional Democratic Councils (RDC) and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) to immediately cease and desist from any attempts to sell or lease state lands and anyone found doing so will face legal consequences.
The Ministry of Local Government & Regional Development (MoLGRD) yesterday issued a release where it noted with “grave concern,” reports of the illegal sale and leasing of plots of state land by operatives within the Mocha/Arcadia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and “Opposition elements” within the area.
The release made it clear that such actions are illegal and in clear violation of the laws governing state-owned lands in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. It also disclosed that on September 9, a Cease Order was issued to all NDCs and RDCs, explicitly prohibiting “the rental, sale, alienation, encumbrance, or lease of State/Government land, or any land where the Government has a controlling interest”, without the authorisation of the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development as stipulated in the Local Government Act Cap. 28:02 of the Laws of Guyana.
