REGION 2 Chairman Mr Parmanand Persaud has said that the regional administration never gave permission to persons to squat on Government reserve land at the side of the road leading from the Essequibo Technical Institute [ETI] to Chinese Lock at the back of Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast.

Mr. Persaud said the regional administration will move swiftly and use force if necessary, to dismantle all fences and posts that have been illegally erected on the Government reserve.The chairman said one woman who owns a gas station at Land of Plenty on the Essequibo Coast is allegedly using his name to say to other persons that he-the Chairman – gave her permission to squat on the reserve land. Mr Persaud said he wished to make it clear to the general public that he never gave permission to the woman or any other person to squat on the reserve that is situated parallel to the road that leads to Red Lock, Lima Sands, Mc Nabb, Mainstay Lake and the Tapakuma Amerindian community.