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Jun 22, 2009 News
– claim overseas-based Guyanese given preference
Residents in the mining town of Linden are crying foul over what they described as corrupt practices with regards to the distribution of house lots at Amelia’s Ward.
Some residents claimed that although they have paid for their house lots in full, they still cannot receive the land, while some persons are being given preferential treatment.
According to residents, from all appearances the persons responsible for the distribution of the lots appear to be favouring persons who are domiciled overseas.
In one case, it was alleged that an American family was given three prime house lots which are all in one row, while a British-based family was given another two.
Additionally, it was observed that in some cases, couples who are living together were given individual house lots.
The residents are convinced that there is corruption involved in the process and the ‘struggling people of Linden’ are being given a raw deal.
“Patriotic Guyanese who are working with the government are getting the short end of the stick,” one resident told this newspaper.
According to one of the residents, who asked not to be named, she paid the full $100,000 for a house lot and pulled a number on May 23 last, when officials from the Ministry of Housing visited the community.
The resident said that on Wednesday, surveyors came to Linden to facilitate the identification of the allocated house lots.
However, only a few persons were aware of this.
The resident said that she approached the surveyors on Friday with a view to identify her house lot.
To her surprise, the surveyors informed her and other persons that there was a problem with the area in which their lots were located.
“They said that it was the engineer’s fault and they could not allocate the lots,” the resident told this newspaper.
She questioned why the Housing Ministry collected her money when they did not properly prepare the land for allocation.
“I had a relative who did not pay on time for his lot although it was the Ministry’s fault, and he had his land repossessed. So why now I pay in full and on time and I can’t get my house lot, especially when people who are not living in Guyana got theirs?” the resident questioned.
She said that she was told by the Ministry’s surveyors that they will return at a later date to rectify the situation.
This newspaper was unsuccessful in its attempt to contact Housing Minister Irfan Ally for a comment on the issue.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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