Photo: A section of attendees at the Village Movement Symposium held by the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G)
Afro-Guyanese on Sunday signaled they would be accelerating lobbying for a return to village councils because the existing local governance system has removed their ownership and direct responsibility for their villages, but the Guyana Reparations Committee said a special law is needed for land rights and local governance.
Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G), Vincent Alexander told a well-attended symposium on the “Village Movement” that the time has come to invoke the country’s constitutional provision for the establishment of village councils because the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) system has taken away villages. Continue reading
GUYANA: Heavy rainfall floods Hinterland Communities once again
Several hinterland communities flooded once again — 2021 repeated
–- flooding streets, forcing residents to evacuate homes
— Last year, these and other regions across Guyana suffered after the country recorded the highest amount of rainfall in decades.
Jun 23, 2022 – Kaieteur News – Scores have been forced to evacuate their homes as massive floods hit Kwakwani, Upper Berbice, Region 10, Mahdia, Region 8 and a number of communities along the Cuyuni River, Region Seven.
Flood Scenes from Kwakwani, Upper Berbice, Region 10
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