{"id":21262,"date":"2024-07-10T19:49:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21262"},"modified":"2024-07-10T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:50:00","slug":"minister-mccoy-addresses-housing-issue-in-sarah-johanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-mccoy-addresses-housing-issue-in-sarah-johanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister McCoy Addresses Housing Issue in Sarah Johanna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Public Affairs Minister Kwame McCoy recently visited Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara, to engage with residents whose homes were demolished on privately owned land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demolition, carried out in compliance with a court order, affected seven families who were squatting on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, residents acknowledged their squatting status and expressed willingness to relocate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They highlighted their desire for assistance from the government to acquire land they can legally occupy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Savitri Lachman, speaking on behalf of the displaced squatters, emphasized their readiness to relocate if provided with suitable alternative land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evelyn Singh also voiced her plea for assistance, appealing for temporary support from the government during this challenging period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister McCoy assured the affected families that the Ministries of Housing and Water, and Human Services and Social Security are collaborating to address the housing issue promptly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He prioritized support for the seven families directly affected by the demolitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the interim, the government is offering temporary shelter to those in need, while others are seeking refuge with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation in Sarah Johanna underscores ongoing challenges related to housing and land ownership in Guyana, with efforts underway to find equitable solutions for affected residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire, NCN News<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Affairs Minister Kwame McCoy recently visited Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara, to engage with residents whose homes were demolished on privately owned land. The demolition, carried out in compliance&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21264,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21262\/revisions\/21264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}